Adam Harris is an award-winning journalist and the author of The State Must Provide, a narrative history of racial inequality in higher education. He is a senior fellow at New America, and previously worked as a staff writer for The Atlantic.

Adam Harris is a contributing writer at The Atlantic. He is the author of The State Must Provide: Why America's Colleges Have Always Been Unequal—and How to Set Them Right.

Adam Harris is a senior fellow with the Education Policy program at New America and the author of The State Must Provide: Why America’s Colleges Have Always Been Unequal—and How to Set Them Right.

Adam Harris is a senior fellow with the Education Policy program at New America and the author of The State Must Provide: Why America’s Colleges Have Always Been Unequal—and How to Set Them Right.

Mar 7, 2025 · Adam Harris is a staff writer at the Atlantic, covering education and politics with a focus on inequality. He is currently working on his first book, The State Must Provide, a...

In his phenomenal book, The State Must Provide, Adam Harris reveals the definitive history of racial inequality in American higher education—and how we can set it right. The New York Times calls it “a must read, detailing the complex dynamics that both reflect our nation’s dark history and show us the way toward a more equitable future.”

Adam Harris is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he has covered education and national politics since 2018, and the author of The State Must Provide, a narrative history of racial inequality in higher education.

Adam Harris is an award-winning journalist. He is currently a staff writer at The Atlantic covering national politics. He is the author of The State Must Provide, a narrative history of racial inequality higher education, published by Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins.