The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education — 28th Annual SFARN Conference, Presentations

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STUDENT FINANCIAL AID RESEARCH NETWORK

28^th Annual SFARN Conference
Philadelphia, PA
June 2-4, 2011

Info | Presentations | Speaker Biographies

THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011

Debt Burden Among Non-Completers
Christina Chang Wei, MPR Associates, Inc.
Presentation not available at this time.
Delinquency: The Untold Story of Student Loan Borrowing (.ppt)
Alisa Cunningham and Greg Kienzl, IHEP, and Jeff Webster, TG
Presentation not available at this time.
Surviving a Wild Ride: Endowment Returns and Higher Education Institution Finances (.ppt)
Ken Redd, NACUBO
Use of Student Transcript Data to Inform Financial Aid Analysis at the National Level (.ppt)
Sean Simone, NCES, and Jennifer Wine and Michael Bryan, RTI International
Differences by Gender, Race, and Parents' Education in Bachelor's Degree Enrollment, Attainment, & Withdrawal: The Latest Findings from BPS
Alexandria Walton Radford, MPR Associates, Inc.
Presentation not available at this time.
Reality Bites: 2007-08 Bachelor's Degree Recipients One Year Later
Jennie Woo, MPR Associates, Inc.
Presentation not available at this time.
Student Departure and Success in Higher Education (.ppt)
Scott Swail, EPI
The Cost of Opportunity: Net Price at Public, Private Non-profit and For-Profit Colleges and Universities (.ppt)
Jennifer Engle and Mamie Lynch, The Education Trust
The full report (.pdf) and bubble chart are also available.
Will the Real "College Net Price" Please Stand Up? (.pdf)
Lefter Daku, Feride Daku, and Barry Simmons, Virginia Tech
Findings from NACUBO's 2010 Tuition Discounting Study (.pdf)
Natalie Pullaro, NACUBO

FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2011

Impacts of State Funded Merit-Based Aid: A Case Study of West Virginia's PROMISE Scholarship (.ppt)
Claire Gilbert, Rachel Frick Cardelle, Don Heller, The Pennsylvania State University
Academic Competitiveness and National SMART Grants After Three Years: An Experiment with Federal Merit Aid (.ppt)
Susan Choy, MPR, and John Lee and Amy Topper, JBL Associates
Observing the Impact of Grants on College-going Among Lower Income Students: Evidence from Two Natural Experiments (.pdf)
David S. Mundel
- Evidence from 2 Natural Experiments Draft (.pdf)
- Evidence from 2 Natural Experiments Policy Brief Draft (.pdf)
The Impacts of Need-Based Financial Aid on University Students
Sara Goldrick-Rab, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presentation not available at this time. Will be available after July 7^th at (http://www.finaidstudy.org/).
Promising Practices Along the Transfer Pathway: Evidence from Texas (.ppt)
Abby Miller, The Pell Institute, and Wendy Erisman, Strix Research LLC
A State Look at Financial Aid Packages of Transfer Students and the Relationship of Aid to Their Success
Angela Bell and Rob Anderson, West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Presentation not available at this time.
Reality Check: Hispanic-Serving Institutions on the Texas Border Strategizing Financial Aid (.ppt)
Deborah Santiago, Excelencia
Financial Effects of Work-First Policies on the Experiences of Low-Income Community College Students (.ppt)
Julie White, University of Rochester
Achieving the Dream: Update on Outcomes of Pell Grant Recipients (.pdf)
Amy Topper and Sue Clery, JBL Associates
Pell Grants and Community Colleges: Foundations of Educational Opportunity
Christopher Mullin, AACC
Presentation not available at this time. For more information on this project, please click here.
The Impact of the Current Federal and State Budget Crises on the Educational Opportunity of American Students
Carol Frances, Claremont Graduate University, Don Heller, The Pennsylvania State University, and Sara Goldrick-Rab, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presentation not available at this time.
Near-Peer College Advising: A Successful Strategy for Increasing Financial Aid Awards in Underserved High Schools (.ppt)
Beth Tankersley-Bankhead, Cherelle Washington, and Chelsea Sims, Missouri College Advising Corps
Testing New Models for Talent Search: Data-Driven Decision Making, Empowerment Evaluation and Systems Collaboration (.ppt)
Stephanie R. Miller, Margaret Cahalan, The Pell Institute, and Nicole Norfles, Council for Opportunity in Education

SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2011

Findings from a National Survey of College Outreach Programs (.ppt)
Maly Fung and Scott Swail, EPI
States' Collection of Postsecondary Graduates' Employment Information (.ppt)
Meeta Engle and Susan Chin, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Provisional Admission: Enhancing College Opportunity for Academically Underprepared Students (.ppt)
Andrew Nichols, The Pell Institute

Report: Income Inequality Poses Obstacle for Obama College Completion Drive — Diverse (May 20, 2011)

Sealing the Gaps — Supporting Low-Income, First-Generation Students at Four-Year Institutions in Texas Post-Transfer (.pdf)

Developing 20/20 Vision on the 2020 Degree Attainment Goal — The Threat of Income-Based Inequality in Education (.pdf)

Promising Practices Supporting Low-Income, First-Generation Students at DeVry University (.pdf)

Bridging the Gaps to Success — Promising Practices for Promoting Transfer Among Low-Income and First-Generation Students (.pdf)

Institutional Policy Brief — Financial Education in TRIO Programs (.pdf)

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