Nikhil Goyal

Nikhil Goyal
Goyal in 2026
Born1995 (age 30–31)
EducationGoddard College (BA), University of Cambridge (MPhil, PhD)
OccupationsSociologist, educator, and policymaker
Notable workLive to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty
Political party
Democratic

Nikhil Goyal (born 1995) is an American sociologist, educator, and policymaker. His book Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty, a chronicle of three Puerto Rican children who grew up in the poorest neighborhood of Philadelphia during the era of welfare reform, mass incarceration, and educational inequality, was included in The New Yorker's "Best Books of 2023". Goyal has also written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The Nation. For his scholarship, he was elected as a fellow for the New York Institute for the Humanities.

Goyal has taught sociology at the University of Vermont, Wesleyan University, and New York University. His area of expertise has been sociology of education, poverty, incarceration, and social welfare. During the 117th and 118th sessions of Congress, he served as senior policy advisor on education and children on the Senate Committee on the Budget and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions under Chairman Senator Bernie Sanders.

Goyal holds a BA from Goddard College and M.Phil and Ph.D from the University of Cambridge. He lives in Vermont.

Goyal is one of three Democratic nominees for Chittenden-Central in the 2026 Vermont Senate election.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Best Books of 2023". The New Yorker. December 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ Goyal, Nikhil (September 25, 2023). "America Pulled Children Out of Poverty. Now It's Set to Reverse Course With a Vengeance". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ Goyal, Nikhil (February 12, 2016). "Solutions for Stressed-Out High-School Students". Wall Street Journal.
  4. ↑ Goyal, Nikhil (May 29, 2019). "Why banning 'meal shaming' isn't enough". The Washington Post.
  5. ↑ Goyal, Nikhil (March 29, 2016). "These Politicians Think Your Kids Need High-Stakes Testing—but Not Theirs". The Nation.
  6. ↑ "Nikhil Goyal". macmillan.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  7. ↑ Higden, Bridget (August 11, 2026). "RESULTS 2026 Vermont Primary Election: Gamelin for sheriff; Goyal, Gulick and Vyhovsky for state senate". Colchester Sun. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  8. ↑ Craven, J. (2023). The stories of these children will change the way you think about poverty. Washington, D.C., United States: WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post. Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/blogs-podcasts-websites/stories-these-children-will-change-way-you-think/docview/2858803886/se-2
  9. ↑ Stewart, N. (2023). Can you get out of poverty without having to beg?: Nonfiction. New York: New York Times Company. Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/blogs-podcasts-websites/can-you-get-out-poverty-without-having-beg/docview/2854296869/se-2
  10. ↑ BOOKS IN BRIEF. (2024, 02). Commonweal, 151, 59. Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/magazines/books-brief/docview/2922400489/se-2
  11. ↑ Ubiñas, H. (2023, Aug 28). New book issues urgent call to action for a long-neglected neighborhood: In "live to see the day: Coming of age in american poverty," author nikhil goyal focuses on young people growing up in kensington. Philadelphia Inquirer Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/new-book-issues-urgent-call-action-long-neglected/docview/2857771100/se-2
  12. ↑ Nonfiction reviews. (2023). Publishers Weekly, 270(25) Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/trade-journals/nonfiction-reviews/docview/2825873393/se-2
  13. ↑ Skinner, L. U. (2023). Live to see the day: Coming of age in american poverty. The Booklist, 119(21), 4. Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/trade-journals/live-see-day-coming-age-american-poverty/docview/2839647924/se-2
  14. ↑ Nonfiction reviews. (2016). Publishers Weekly, 263(7) Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/trade-journals/nonfiction-reviews/docview/1766025655/se-2