Presentations

March 16, 2017 | Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) Annual Conference

March 16, 2017 | Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) Annual Conference

This presentation looks at research on the effect of year-round Pell grants on summer enrollment and associate degree completion using a state administrative data set from a community college system and a difference in differences method of analysis.

November 30, 2016 | CAPSEE Webinar

This CAPSEE webinar reviewed evidence on the economic value of for-profit higher education—both the costs of attending a for-profit college and the labor market benefits after graduation—and considered its implications for the future of for-profit higher education.

November 3, 2016 | Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) Conference

This presentation analyzed public higher education data from an anonymous state to examine how summer credits can impact college outcomes and the mechanisms by which they may do so.

June 1, 2016 | Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Annual Forum

Using national data and public higher education data from one small state and using distance to the closest two-year college as an instrumental variable, this presentation shared findings on the effects of four- to two-year college transfer on “struggling” students.

April 11, 2016 | American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Annual Convention

This presentation discussed why “big data” on the relationship between student performance and subsequent earnings has not lived up to its promise, in terms of influencing college decisions.

March 17–19, 2016 | Association for Education Finance and Policy Annual Conference

At the 2016 AEFP conference, several CAPSEE researchers presented their research findings.

December 10–11, 2015 | NCER/NCSER 2015 Principal Investigators Meeting

This presentation reviewed evidence from across the CAPSEE research studies oriented around the question, “Is college worth it, and for whom?”

November 16–17, 2015 | OCTAE Convening on Supporting Student Success at Minority Serving Community Colleges

Panelists in this session discussed the state of evidence about MSI practices and policies, the most critical empirical gaps, and emergent findings from ongoing research.

November 12–14, 2015 | Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) Conference

At the 2015 APPAM conference, several CAPSEE researchers presented their research findings.