CJ Libassi is a senior research assistant at CCRC, where he focuses on college access and financial aid. Prior to joining CCRC, Libassi worked in research and policy at the College Board, the Center for American Progress, and the University of Michigan’s Education Policy Initiative. Before that, he taught English in a secondary school in Madrid as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant and foreign language in Prince George’s County Public Schools as a Teach For America corps member.
Libassi holds a BA in English, Spanish, and philosophy from the University of Scranton, a master of arts in teaching from American University, and a master of public policy from the University of Michigan. He is currently a PhD student and PEAR fellow in economics and education at Teachers College, Columbia University.