We are a group of researchers and analysts from Ithaka S+R, a non-profit service committed to expanding access to higher education and improving student learning outcomes. Ithaka S+R is part of ITHAKA. This digital space, along with its accompanying Working Paper and Database, are the products of efforts by the following individuals affiliated with Ithaka S+R:
- Meagan Wilson, Senior Analyst
- Rayane Alamuddin, Associate Director for Research and Evaluation
- Martin Kurzweil, Educational Transformation Program Director
- Catherine Bond Hill, Managing Director
- Julia Karon, Analyst Fellow
- Michael Fried, Researcher
- Kurtis Tanaka, Program Manager for Justice Initiatives
- Christy McDaniel, Senior Analyst
- Amber McDonnell, Consultant
- Colette Johnson, Director of Strategic Initiatives
- Emily Norweg, Research Fellow
- Catherine Suffern, Research Fellow
- Kimberly Lutz, Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
- Anjanette Bunce, Product Manager
- Eugene Tobin, Senior Advisor
Advisory Committee
We thank the following individuals for their vital expertise, feedback, and contributions:
- Erin Corbett, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Second Chance Educational Alliance, Inc. and Coordinator, Quinnipiac University Prison Project
- Heather Erwin, Director, University of Iowa Liberal Arts Beyond Bars and Senior Advisor, Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Mary Gould, Director, Alliance for Higher Education in Prison and Associate Professor of Communication, Saint Louis University
- David A. Maldonado, PhD Candidate, Education and Cross Enrollment Coordinator, Berkeley Underground Scholars
- Kerri Moseley-Hobbs, Policy Specialist, Federal Student Aid at the US Department of Education
- Sarah Tahamont, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Noel Vest, Postdoctoral Fellow, Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab at the Stanford School of Medicine
Project Partners
We thank the following individuals for their essential support in conceptualizing and facilitating the working groups included in this project:
- Jarrod Wall, Justice Policy Fellow of the Education Trust
- Rabia Qutab, Justice Policy Fellow of the Education Trust
Funding
This project was made possible with the support of The Mellon Foundation.