Wallace J. Hopp is the Associate Dean for Learning Design, and Prahalad Distinguished University Professor at the Ross School of Business and Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on the design, control and management of operations systems, with emphasis on manufacturing and supply chain systems, innovation processes, and health care systems. He is an active industry consultant whose clients have included many Fortune 500 firms.

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Wallace Hopp
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media, and this agreement is one way to demonstrate their value to our publication and our commitment to transparency.
For more information about the National Writers Union, visit nwu.org.
Read the full agreement, which reaffirms a floor for the rates of our freelance editorial content, as well as our current rates (which are higher) and submissions guidelines below.