Understanding the Racial College Completion Gap: Demography, Data, and Stakeholders
Stella M. Flores is associate professor of higher education at New York University. She is also director of access and equity at the Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy at NYU. Flores holds an EdD and an EdM from Harvard University, an MPAff from the University of Texas at Austin, and a BA from Rice University. In her research, she employs large-scale databases and quantitative methods to investigate the effects of state and federal policies on college access and completion rates for low-income and underrepresented populations. Dr. Flores has written about demographic changes in higher education, Minority Serving Institutions, immigrant students, English Language Learners, the role of alternative admissions plans and financial aid programs in college admissions in the U.S and abroad. In 2010, she was named a National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow.
Flores’ research has been funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Academy of Education, the Spencer Foundation and the Educational Testing Service. Prior appointments before NYU include associate professor at Vanderbilt University as well as positions as a program evaluator for the U.S. General Accountability Office and a program specialist for the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
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Flores’ research has been funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Academy of Education, the Spencer Foundation and the Educational Testing Service. Prior appointments before NYU include associate professor at Vanderbilt University as well as positions as a program evaluator for the U.S. General Accountability Office and a program specialist for the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
View Ed-Talk Factsheet here.