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Author: Laura W. Perna
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition: 1st ed. 2022
Volume: 37
Weight: 1.565kg
ISBN: 9783030766597
ISBN 10: 3030766594
Pages: 762
Publication Date: 24 February 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Editorial Board: Ann E. Austin, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA Nicholas A Bowman, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA Pamela Eddy, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, USA Linda Eisenmann Wheaton College, Norton, MA, USA Nicholas Hillman, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA Shouping Hu, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA Adrianna Kezar, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA Anna Neumann, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, USA Anne-Marie Nunez, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA Laura W. Perna (Editor-in-Chief), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA Marvin Titus, University of Maryland, College Park, USA Laura W. Perna is Vice Provost for Faculty, GSE Centennial Presidential Professor of Education, and Executive Director of the Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (AHEAD) at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). Her research uses various methodological approaches to identify how social structures, educational practices, and public policies promote and limit college access and success, particularly for groups that are underrepresented in higher education. Recent publications include Improving Research-Based Knowledge of College Promise Programs (with Edward Smith, 2020, AERA), Taking It to the Streets: The Role of Scholarship in Advocacy and Advocacy in Scholarship (2018, Johns Hopkins University Press), and The Attainment Agenda: State Policy Leadership for Higher Education (with Joni Finney, 2014, Johns Hopkins University Press). She has served as President of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Vice President of the Postsecondary Division of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and Chair of Penn’s Faculty Senate. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Postsecondary National Policy Institute (PNPI) and previously served as a member of the Gates Commission on the Value of Postsecondary Education and the Board of Directors for the Institute for Higher Education Policy. Among other honors, she has received the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching from the University of Pennsylvania, Early Career Achievement Award from ASHE, Excellence in Public Policy in Higher Education Award from ASHE’s Council on Public Policy and Higher Education, xi Dr. Constance Clayton Education Award from the Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable, and Robert P. Huff Golden Quill Award from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. She is also a member of the National Academy of Education and a Fellow of AERA.
