Elyshia Aseltine is an associate professor at Towson University (TU) in Maryland. Her research focuses on racial inequalities and the criminal justice system. She is also the College of Liberal Arts Mitten Professor, the founding director of TU's Fair Chance Higher Education initiative, and a 2019 Open Society Institute-Baltimore Community Fellow.

Sheldon Ekland-Olson is Rapoport Professor and Provost Emeritus at the University of Texas, Austin. He taught in the Department of Sociology, Law School, and Honors Programs. He was dean of the College of Liberal Arts for five years and Executive Vice President and Provost for eight years. He is the recipient of numerous university-wide and system-wide teaching awards. He is currently retired.