My Research
Karen Spilka wants to make community college free for all. That may not be a great idea, Boston Globe, January 2024
Study shows that FAFSA Verification doesn't lead to lower enrollment, Diverse Education, July 2023
FAFSA applications fell after COVID - and for many incoming freshmen, they haven't recovered, The 74, March 2021
A warning sign that the freshman class will shrink again in the fall of 2021, Hechinger Report, February 2021
Third Way Hosts First Installment of Virtual "Wine with Wonks" Series. The Well News, December 2020
To and through: What research says about what works (and what doesn't) to help students complete college. Chalkbeat, January 2020
Minority Students Are Less Likely To Retake The SAT. This Is A Problem. Forbes , October 2019
Can virtual advising shift where students go to college? Yes, but only a bit. Chalkbeat, September 2019
Try again...but not again and again and again, The Journal of College Admission, July 2019
Large-scale nudging doesn't affect college choice, study finds, Education Dive, June 2019
The Nudges That Didn't Work, Inside Higher Ed, June 2019
The College Board tried a simple, cheap, research-backed way to push low-income kids into better colleges. It didn’t work, Chalkbeat, May 2019
Boost for Community Colleges Means 1-Year Bust for Universities, Inside Higher Ed, May 2019
Evidence from California on the long-run benefits of financial aid, Brookings Institute, April 2019
Educational returns: Are financial aid programs getting their money worth?, AEA Research Highlight, February 2019
Take two! SAT retaking and college enrolment gaps , VOX EU, November 2018
Episode 107: The Craziest Obamacare Lawsuit Yet, Vox Weeds Podcast, October 2018
The last two digits of SAT scores have an odd influence on whether students retake it, Quartz, October 2018
Would encouraging more students to retake the SAT narrow college-enrollment gaps?, Fordham, September 2018
One Way to Increase College Access: Encourage Students to Retake the SAT, Education Week, August 2018
A Surprisingly Simple Way to Help Level the Playing Field of College Admissions, New York Times Upshot, August 2018
Boosting Hispanic College Completion, Education Next, Summer 2017
The humble high school AP test is altering the course of millions of Americans’ lives, Quartz, December 2016
JPAM Featured Article: "College Enrollment and Completion Among Nationally Recognized High-Achieving Hispanic Student", November 2016
The Long-Term Impact, Inside Higher Ed, June 2016
General media
CUNY sees slight uptick in enrollment, but big challenges remain, Chalkbeat, October 2023
A new way of looking at administrative burdens and race, Diverse Education, September 2023
Federal education officials take aim on student debt from for-profit colleges, The National Desk, May 2023
Secret Shopper Policy Draws Praise, Concern, Diverse Education, March 2023
Why Student Loans Are Actually A Good Thing, Real Clear Education, August 2020
Low-income students turn to UCSB's Promise Scholars Program for success, KCRW, September 2019
The Benefits of Taking Out Loans for College, NPR Morning Edition, November 2018
Hard Copy or Electronic Textbooks? Professors Are More Concerned About Keeping Them Affordable, Chronicle of Higher Education, August 2018