Michèle Lamont is a professor of sociology and of African and African American studies at Harvard University, where she is also the Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies. She served as the 108th President of the American Sociological Association and her research has received numerous awards, most recently the Kohli Prize for Sociology and honorary doctorates from six countries. The author or coauthor of over a dozen books, she can be found on MicheleLamont.org.