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Bridget Terry Long

Bridget Terry Long

professor, education, economics, HGSE

http://gseacademic.harvard.edu/~longbr/

Long's work applies the theory and methods of economics to examine various aspects of the market for higher education in the United States. Her research focuses on access and choice in higher education, the outcomes of college students, and the behavior of postsecondary institutions. [more]

Paying for College: Rising Cost of Higher Education

Bridget Terry Long

Bridget Terry Long discusses the results of her recent research on the rising cost of higher education in New England with a panel of higher education experts. Sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and the New England Council.

Why High School Graduates Become College Dropouts

Melissa Roderick

Melissa Roderick discusses the last several decades she has spent conducting research and talking to students in Chicago's public high schools.

Closing the Nation's Racial Achievement Gaps II

Christopher Avery

Organized by the Achievement Gap Initiative (AGI) at Harvard University, this is the second in a series of forums that address Racial Gaps in College Access and Success. Closing achievement gaps is not merely a matter for K-12 educators.

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