Tamara Hollins seems to be a permanent student, holding a B.A. in Art, with distinction, from Hendrix College in Conway, AR; a M.F.A. in Writing and Literature from Bennington College in Bennington, VT; and a M.A. in Cultural Studies from Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, CA. She has one more year of coursework in the Claremont Graduate University English doctoral program and is teaching in the meantime at the Institute of Reading Development. In her words: "I am forever trying to live my life to the utmost despite my responsibilities."