January 2023
McNair Promising Practices Institute
McNair Association of Professionals (MAP) as part of the McNair Promising Practices Institute that provides an interactive forum for McNair staff to learn about the most innovative practices taking place in the McNair community.
How Can the Pell Institute Support McNair Programs?
Terry Vaughan III, PhD
Vice President of Research and Director of the Pell Institute
October 2022
The Postsecondary National Policy Institute’s (PNPI) Researcher Spotlight
The Postsecondary National Policy Institute’s (PNPI) Researcher Spotlight introduces the PNPI community to up-and-coming researchers in the Federal U.S. higher education policy space. The Spotlight created an opportunity for an important audience to learn about Pell’s Equity Indicators and widen the application of these data.
Low-Income Students in US Higher Education: Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the U.S.
Terry Vaughan III, PhD
Vice President of Research and Director of the Pell Institute
September 2021
Council for Opportunity in Education’s 40th Annual Conference
On September 15, 2021, the Pell Institute presented at 40th Annual Conference hosted by the Council for Opportunity in Education. The Pell Institute was founded midway in COE’s history—when neither class nor parents’ education were the focus of many access and retention discussions. Those discussions have changed in recent years and first-generation status has now become an important data point in college opportunity discussions. Learn the history and role of the Pell Institute’s annual report, Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States, as well as the importance of researcher/practitioner partnerships in assuring a voice for low-income and first-generation students and educators in research and evaluation.
Building Knowledge, Defining Post-Secondary Opportunity and Establishing a Baseline — Significant Disparities by Income on Each Indicator
Terry Vaughan III, PhD
Vice President of Research and Director of the Pell Institute
Alysia Genao, Research Assistant
February 2015
Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR) Dialogues
On February 20, 2015, the Pell Institute opened for the Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR) Dialogues 2015. The topic was how to widen the participation of low-income, first generation, and students with disabilities in the evidence based effective practice of contributory undergraduate research. CUR Dialogues is designed to bring faculty and administrators to the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area to interact with federal agency program officers and other grant funders.
Widening Participation and Understanding the Impact of Participation of Low-Income, First Generation, and Students with Disabilities in Undergraduate Research
Margaret Cahalan, Senior Research Fellow, The Pell Institute
Khadish Franklin, Former Associate Director, The Pell Institute
Mika Yamashita, Former Senior Researcher and Data Analyst, The Pell Institute
February 2015
National Press Club – Indicators Report
On February 3, 2015, the Pell Institute held a meeting at the National Press Club to release their report Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States — 45 Year Trend Report. The report, published jointly by the Penn Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (Penn AHEAD) of the University of Pennsylvania and the Pell Institute with support from the Travelers Foundation, draws on U.S. Census statistics and educational data to make the compelling and disturbing case that inequality in obtaining a college education has substantially grown in the past 45 years.
Equity in Higher Education — A National Imperative
Margaret Cahalan, Senior Research Fellow, The Pell Institute
Laura Perna, Executive Director, Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (AHEAD)
September 2007
Council for Opportunity in Education’s 26th Annual Conference
At the Council for Opportunity in Education’s 26th Annual Conference (September 2007), The Pell Institute sponsored two strands, “Student Retention Strategies That Work” and “Research You Can Use.” All session titles are listed below, and include the presenters’ PowerPoint presentations, if available.
Student Retention Strategies That Work
- Tools to Improve Campus-Wide Retention (.ppt)
Derek Price, Director, DVP-Praxis LTD
Vincent Tinto, Professor, Syracuse University, and Senior Scholar, The Pell Institute - Strategies for Improving Student Retention — A Problem-Solving Session (.ppt)
Vincent Tinto, Professor, Syracuse University, and Senior Scholar, The Pell Institute - Adapting the Learning Communities Model and Service-Learning to Student Support Services
Rashne Jehangir, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
Kate Williams, Director, NOVA Student Support Services, Eastern Kentucky University
Research You Can Use
- What Works for College Access in Middle School
Jane Ageyman, Project Director, Upward Bound and Educational Talent Search, Iowa State University
Laura Gemery, Community Outreach Manager, The Sallie Mae Fund - How to Rev Up Math/Science Programming: Lessons Learned from Upward Bound Math/Science
Kathryn Kailikole, Executive Director for STEM Program Development, Council for Opportunity in Education
Lana Muraskin, Senior Scholar, The Pell Institute - Setting the Record Straight — How Trendy Approaches to College Access Might or Might Not Be Helping Low-Income Students (.pdf)
Jennifer Lerner, Program Associate, American Youth Policy Forum
