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Jeremy Wright-Kim

Assistant Professor, Marsal Family School of Education

Jeremy Wright-Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, where he regularly teaches courses in finance and public policy. Utilizing a range of critical approaches and methodologies, his research examines the role and impact of public policy in addressing and/or perpetuating inequities in American higher education, with a particular focus on education finance and financial aid. His equity-driven research often centers historically marginalized populations and institutions (e.g., community colleges).

Dr. Wright-Kim’s current and recent projects include studies of finance equity in capital and categorical funding, college promise programs, student debt, economic returns to stackable credentials, college access and success for minoritized and low-income students, financial wellness, and the impacts of community college baccalaureate adoption, for which he received the AERA Dissertation Fellowship and the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Dissertation of the Year Award.

Along with various policy briefs and book chapters, Dr. Wright-Kim’s research has been published in leading education and policy journals, including The Journal of Higher Education, The Review of Higher Education, AERA Open, Community College Review, and Educational Policy. His work has been funded by the American Educational Research Association/National Science Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Arnold Ventures, California Community College Chancellor’s Office, and the University of Michigan. He has been featured in The Hill, The Economist, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and The Conversation.

Dr. Wright-Kim earned his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a fellow with the Penn Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (PennAHEAD); a master’s from Bowling Green State University, and a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University.

Courses

Number Course Name Location Days
EDUC 764
Public Policy in Postsecondary Education (POLSCI 734, PUBPOL 732)

Prerequisites: Graduate Standing
 
Focuses on legislative and executive policy formulation processes at the state, regional, and national levels. Considers theoretical and conceptual approaches to understanding public policy formation, including the role and function of the major organizational factors at each level and their modes of influence in determining policy for postsecondary education. Examines in depth selected current public policy issues that cut across political levels.

Grants

Award Start Date
Dec 30, 2022
Award End Date
Dec 31, 2023
Award Start Date
Nov 29, 2022
Award End Date
Sep 30, 2024
Award Start Date
Jun 01, 2022
Award End Date
May 31, 2025