Jala Hawkins, a
mathematics major, is and will continue to be a champion in the fight to ensure that an equitable education is attainable for all students regardless of their race, socioeconomic status, or any other markers of identity. She will obtain her Ph.D. in Urban Schooling from The University of California - Los Angeles, ,and then return to Atlanta and serve as principal at my alma mater, Booker Taliaferro Wa