Jeremy Wright-Kim
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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 | |
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| EDUC 764 | Public Policy in Postsecondary Education (POLSCI 734, PUBPOL 732)
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing |
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| EDUC 763 | Finance and Resource Allocation in Postsecondary Education
This course examines the financial landscape of higher education from federal, state, local, and institutional perspectives, with a focus on the implicit and explicit implications for selected fiscal mechanisms. Through seminar-based discussions and hands-on activities, students will explore the tensions and tradeoffs in finance policy, including how such decisions perpetuate and/or attenuate inequities across institutional sectors and student groups. Principles discussed may apply across the P-20 spectrum, though course materials will focus primarily on postsecondary education. |