Undocumented Immigrants and State Higher Education Policy: The Politics of In-State Tuition Eligibility in Texas and Arizona
The eligibility of undocumented students to apply for in-state tuition varies by state. This article analyzes the political origins of divergent responses among states, drawing on the advocacy coalition framework and policy entrepreneurship theory of policymaking.
An Exploration of Tinto’s Integration Framework for Community College Students
This paper examines whether Tinto’s integration framework—commonly used to examine student persistence in the four-year sector—is applicable to two-year institutions.
Student Success Courses in the Community College: An Exploratory Study of Student Perspectives
In this journal article, the authors examine how student success courses help students develop relationships that provide support and useful information long after the class is over.
Information Networks and Integration: Institutional Influences on Experiences and Persistence of Beginning Students
This article explores the ways that information networks are related to student persistence in the community college and how institutional structures can encourage such networks.
What Is Known About the Impact of Financial Aid? Implications for Policy
This paper reviews the research literature on the effectiveness of financial aid, with special attention to its implications for policy.