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Heller, D. E. Does Federal Financial Aid Drive Up College Prices? American Council on Education, April 2013 Report (pdf)
Heller, D. E. Testimony at hearing on Keeping College Within Reach: Enhancing Transparency for Students, Families and Taxpayers U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Education and the Workforce, 4/24/2013 Testimony (pdf)
Heller, D. E. College Access and Success: Issues and Challenges Michigan School Testing Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, 2/20/13 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D. E. The Role of Finances in Postsecondary Access and Success College Board Midwestern Regional Forum, Chicago, IL 2/10/13 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D. E. Higher Education Under Attack: Why Doesn’t Anybody Like Us and How Should We Respond? American Marketing Association Higher Education Symposium, New Orleans, LA 11/13/12 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D. E. Shaping Financial Aid for Future Students 125th Annual Meeting of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Denver, CO 11/12/12 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D. E. For-profit Colleges and Instructional Technology: The Future of Higher Education? MSU Explorations in Instructional Technology Seminar Series, 10/5/12 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D. E. Why the Price of Higher Education Has Gone Up, But Pell Grants Have Not Kept Pace Council for Opportunity in Education Annual Conference, New York, 9/7/12 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D. E. Testimony at hearing on Making College Affordability a Priority: Promising Practices and Strategies United States Senate, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions, Washington DC, 7/19/12 Testimony (pdf)
Heller, D. E. The Role of Finances in Postsecondary Access and Success U.S. Department of Education, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, East Lansing, MI 5/2/12 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D. E. College Access: Measuring What Matters Keynote Address, Michigan College Access Network Conference, East Lansing, MI 4/30/12 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D. E. Higher Education Under Attack: What the Future May Hold President’s Education Forum, Lansing, MI, 4/19/12 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D. E. The great recession and college access Schreyers Honor College, External Advisory Board, University Park PA, 09/23/11 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D. E. Coping strategies for the global financial crisis of higher education International Forum on Higher Education Finance, Korean Educational Development Institute, Seoul Korea, 09/08/11 Slides (pdf)
Frick Cardelle, R., Gilbert, C., & Heller, D. E. Impacts of state funded merit-based aid: A case study of West Virginia’s PROMISE Scholarship 28th Annual Student Financial Aid Research Network Conference, Philadelphia PA, 06/03/11 Slides (pdf)
Hughes, R., Frick Cardelle, R., Cheslock, J., & Heller, D.E. Institutional aid and its impact on student need Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Indianapolis IN, November 2010 Paper (PDF)
Heller, D.E., & Callender, C. Institutional grant aid in the United States and England: A comparative analysis Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Indianapolis IN, November 2010 Paper (PDF)
Gilbert, C., & Heller, D.E. The Truman Commission and its impact on higher education practice and policy from 1947 to 2010 Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Indianapolis IN, November 2010 Paper (PDF)
Heller, D.E. The great recession and higher education finance Big 10 Bursars Conference, University Park PA, 10/18/10 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D.E. & Callender, C. Institutional bursaries in England and the United States: A comparative analysis Higher Education in a World Changed Utterly: Doing More With Less,
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris, France, 09/14/10		 Paper (pdf)
Slides (pdf)
Heller, D.E., Cheslock, J., Hughes, R., & Frick Cardelle, R. Institutional selectivity, family finances, and the distribution of grant aid: Findings from NPSAS:08 27th Annual Student Financial Aid Research Network Conference, San Diego CA, 06/11/10 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D.E. The 21st century student: Can American colleges deliver? Penn State Research Unplugged Lecture Series, State College PA, 04/21/10 Summary
Streaming audio
Heller, D.E. The Great Recession and challenges for higher education: Thinking outside the box Iona College, Deans’ Colloquia Series, New Rochelle NY, 04/14/10 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D.E. International perspectives on funding structures The Guardian Higher Education Summit, London, 3/11/10 Slides (pdf)
Guardian article
Heller, D.E. Hearing on Affordability and Student Aid
California Legislature, Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education, Sacramento, 2/17/10		 Testimony (pdf)
Heller, D.E. Trends in higher education finance: The international experience Annual Conference of the
Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations, Toronto ON, 1/23/10		 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D.E. UC offsetting fee increases with increased aid San Francisco Chronicle, 12/20/09, p. D4 Op-ed
Callender, C. & Heller, D.E. Higher education: Can we afford not to invest in human capital? Opportunities in an age of austerity: Smart ways of dealing with the UK’s fiscal deficit (38-42),
Institute for Public Policy Research, London England		 Book info
Heller, D.E. Stop financial aid for wealthy students Inside Higher Ed, 11/5/09 Op-ed
Heller, D.E. The financial crisis in higher education: What it means for advising and advisors 8th Annual Professional Development Conference on Academic Advising,
PSU Division of Undergraduate Studies, University Park PA, 10/29/09		 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D.E. America’s academic arms race with Britain The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/02/09, p. A26 Op-ed
Heller, D.E. Tuition, financial aid, and college participation Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board, Seattle WA, 9/29/09 Presentation
Presentation with audio
Heller, D.E. The context of higher education reform in the United States Higher Education Management and Policy, 21(2), 23-40 Article
Callender, C. & Heller, D.E. The future of student funding in England First class? Challenges and opportunities for the UK’s university sector (56-72),
Institute for Public Policy Research, London England		 Book info
Heller, D.E. Uncle Sam can teach us a thing or two about unfair student finance Times Higher Education, London England, 05/21/09 Op-ed
Heller, D.E. Institutional bursaries in the United States: Lessons for the UK Nuffield Foundation, London England, 05/19/09 Presentation (pdf)
Heller, D.E. The future direction of higher education University of Southampton,Creating our Future Seminar Series, Southampton England, 05/12/09 Presentation (pdf)
Heller, D.E. Financial innovation and experimentation in higher education in the United States and England Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool England, 04/28/09 Presentation (pdf)
Heller, D.E. Access to higher education in the United States: Issues and challenges
Institute for Education Policy Research, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent England, 03/25/09		 Presentation (pdf)
Heller, D.E. Financing of higher education in a turbulent economy: Challenges for the United States and the United Kingdom
Birkbeck Institute for Lifelong Learning Seminar Programme, Birkbeck, University of London, London England, 02/24/09		 Presentation (pdf)
McLendon, M., Heller, D.E., & Lee, S. High school to college transition policy in the American states: Conceptual and analytic perspectives on conducting across-state study Educational Policy, 23(2), 385-418 Abstract
Article (pdf)
Heller, D.E. Testimony, Hearing on Affordability of Post-secondary Education Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
State Board of Education, Nanticoke PA, 10/23/08		 Testimony (pdf)
Heller, D.E. Financial aid and admission: Tuition discounting, merit aid, and need-aware admission
64th National Conference of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, Seattle WA, 09/27/08		 Report (pdf)
Slides (pdf)
Heller, D.E. Insights from the Pell Institute: Financial aid and educational opportunity
27th Annual Conference of the Council for Opportunity in Education, Washington DC, 09/19/08		 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D.E. Financial aid and demographics: How students and college financing are changing 7th Annual Professional Development Conference on Academic Advising,
PSU Division of Undergraduate Studies, University Park PA, 09/12/08		 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D.E. Institutional and state merit aid: Implications for students Invited symposium, Inaugural Conference, of the
Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice, Los Angeles CA, 08/05/08		 Slides (pdf)
Del Pilar, W. & Heller, D.E. Institutional merit grants: What can students learn from college websites 25th Annual Student Financial Aid Research Network Conference, Baltimore MD, 06/12/08 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D.E. Hearing, Ensuring access to college amid economic uncertainty U.S. Department of Education, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Nashville TN, 6/13/08 Video, part one
Video, part two
Heller, D.E. Condition of access: Higher education for lower income students Keynote address, Maine Community College System, Dirigo Institute, Auburn ME, 05/29/08 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D.E. The state of college access Keynote address, PA Act 101 Statewide Conference, Seven Springs PA, 05/22/08 Slides (pdf)
Heller, D.E. Student access and strategic pricing TIAA-CREF Institute, Advancing Higher Education Series, May 2008 Report
Heller, D.E. Generational shockwaves: Implications for higher education TIAA-CREF Institute, Advancing Higher Education Series, January 2008 Report
Heller, D.E. How Harvard foils its own good intentions The Chronicle of Higher Education Daily News, 12/17/07 Op-ed
Heller, D.E. Review of Investing in college: A guide for the perplexed, by Malcolm Getz Teachers College Record, 12/13/07 Review (registration required)
Heller, D.E. Hearing on higher education funding and affordability Pennsylvania House of Representatives, House Republican Policy Committee, Youngwood PA, 11/15/07 Testimony (pdf)
Press release
Heller, D.E. The state of college access, 2007 Pennsylvania Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel,
Annual Conference, State College PA, 10/12/07		 Presentation (pdf)
Heller, D.E. Keep the eye on access New America Foundation, Higher Ed Watch Blog, 8/21/07 Op-ed
Heller, D.E. Student loans, the baby and the bathwater Inside Higher Ed, 4/17/07 Op-ed
Heller, D.E. The changing dynamics of student financing policy: Implications for college access Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education PolicySteinhardt School of Education, New York University, New York NY, 3/7/07 Presentation (pdf)
Heller, D.E. Hearing on America’s workers and education for the 21st century U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on AppropriationsSubcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Washington DC, 2/15/07 Testimony (pdf)
Heller, D.E. College access and public research universities: Does “public” still apply? 2007 Hardie Forum and Higher Education Collaborative, U. of Illinois, Champaign IL, 1/24/07 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E. The condition of access, 2006 National Scholarship Providers Association Annual Conference, Atlanta GA, 10/25/06 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E. To make college more affordable, award Pell Grants earlier The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/13/06, p. B16 Op-ed
Heller, D.E. The elephant in the student aid office Inside Higher Ed, 9/25/06 Op-ed
Heller, D.E. Review of Going broke by degree: Why college costs too much, by Richard Vedder Academe, 92(4), 70-72 Review
Heller, D.E. Student financing of tertiary education: A view from the United States Invited presentation, Center for Higher Education Policy Studies, University of Twente, Enschede Netherlands, July 2006 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E. & Rogers, K.R. Shifting the burden: Public and private financing of higher education in the United States and implications for Europe Tertiary Education and Management, 12(2), 91-117 Abstract
Article (pdf)
Heller, D.E. Early notification of financial aid eligibility American Behavioral Scientist, 49(12), 1719-1738 Abstract
Article (PDF)
Heller, D.E. & DeRousie, J.C. College enrollment, financial aid, and degree attainment in Florida: A first look 23rd Annual Student Financial Aid Research Network Conference, Providence RI, June 2006 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E. & DeRousie, J.C. State curricular framework tests and merit scholarships in Massachusetts 23rd Annual Student Financial Aid Research Network Conference, Providence RI, June 2006 Presentation
(PDF)
Policy brief (The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University) (PDF)
Heller, D.E. How can technology improve college access? The Navigator, V(ii), University of Southern California, Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis Article (PDF)
Heller, D.E. MCAS scores and the Adams Scholarships: A Policy Failure The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University Press release
Policy brief (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Merit aid and college access Symposium on the Consequences of Merit-based Student Aid, Wisconsin Center for the
Advancement of Postsecondary Education, Madison, 3/1/06		 Paper (PDF)
Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Making the most of a research opportunity: Improving the availability of data on students from low-income families Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation Workshop on Research on Post-Secondary Education, Ottawa ON, Canada, 12/13/05 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Need and merit in financial aid National Scholarship Providers Association Annual Conference, San Francisco CA, 10/20/05 Presentation (PDF)
McLendon, M.K., Heller, D.E., & Young, S.P. State postsecondary policy innovation: Politics, competition, and the interstate migration of policy ideas The Journal of Higher Education, 76(4), 363-400 Abstract
Article (PDF)
Heller, D.E. The next hit reality show Inside Higher Ed, 7/25/05 Article
Heller, D.E. Merit scholarships: Tennessee and other states Changing lives: Supporting opportunity in Tennessee Higher Education, Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association, July 2005 Article (PDF)
Heller, D.E. State early commitment financial aid programs: Do they increase access to postsecondary education? 22nd Annual Student Financial Aid Research Network Conference, Chicago IL, June 2005 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Public subsidies for higher education in California: An exploratory analysis of who pays and who benefits Educational Policy, 19(2), 349-370 Abstract
Article (pdf)
Heller, D.E. College access: Money, preparation, or student perception and support? Education Writers Association Annual Meeting, St. Petersburg FL, 5/6/05 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Higher education policy update Pennsylvania College of Technology, Student Affairs Staff, Williamsport PA, 4/26/05 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Hearing, College Access: Is Government Part of the Solution, or Part of the Problem? U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Education and the Workforce, Washington DC, 4/19/05 Testimony
Hearing transcript
Heller, D.E. The complex future of higher education The Navigator, IV(ii), University of Southern California, Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis Article (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Demonstrating TRIO’s effectiveness in a climate of funding threats Pennsylvania Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel, Centre Region Workshop, University Park PA, 4/8/05 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E. A bold proposal: Increasing college access without spending more money National Crosstalk, (12)4 HTML version
PDF version (entire issue)
Heller, D.E. & Marin, P. (Eds.) State merit scholarship programs and racial inequality The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University,
October 2004		 Press release
Report
Slides from press release (PDF)
Heller, D.E. The devil is in the details: An analysis of eligibility criteria for merit scholarships in Massachusetts in D.E. Heller & P. Marin (Eds.), State merit scholarship programs and racial inequality, The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University Chapter (PDF)
Heller, D.E. State merit scholarship programs: An overview in D.E. Heller & P. Marin (Eds.), State merit scholarship programs and racial inequality, The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University Chapter (PDF)
Heller D. E. The impact of families on students’ success PSU Division of Undergraduate Studies, Conference on Academic Advising, University Park PA, September 2004 Presentation (PDF)
Griswold, A. M., Heller, D. E. & Jones, W. T. Trends in college access and affordability: The national perspective PSU OPIA Quality Advocates Network, University Park PA, September 2004 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D. E. Recent trends in college access and financial aid PSU College of Education Retired Faculty Luncheon, University Park PA, September 2004 Presentation (PDF)
Griswold, A. M., Heller, D. E., Romano, J. J., & Jones, W. T. Shaping the class – A discussion about access PSU Enrollment Management Fall Conference, University Park PA, September 2004 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E. & Rogers, K.R. Shifting the burden: Public and private financing of higher education in the United States and implications for Europe European Higher Education Society 26th Annual Forum, Barcelona, Spain, September 2004 Paper(PDF)
Presentation
Swail, W.S. & Heller, D.E. Changes in tuition policy: Natural policy experiments in five countries Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation, August 2004 Report(PDF)
Report (in French)
Heller D. E. The changing nature of financial aid Academe 90(4), 36-38 Article
Heller, D.E. & Rogers, K.R. Stanching the brain drain: Merit scholarships and student migration patterns 21st Annual NASSGAP/NCHELP Financial Aid Research Conference, San Francisco CA, June 2004 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Funding for higher education: The impact on college access Keynote address, Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators 2004 Conference, Scottsdale, AZ May 2004 Slides (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Testimony, Financial aid simplification study hearing U.S. Department of Education, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Chicago IL, March 30, 2004 Testimony (PDF)
Heller, D.E. & Rogers, K.R. Merit scholarships for college: The impact on college access and racial equity Dept. of African and African American Studies and Africana Research Center Brown Bag Lunch Series, Pennsylvania State University, March 2004 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Postsecondary access and opportunity: Current trends and challenges Peabody Center for Education Policy Seminar Series,Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN, February 2004 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E., & Rogers, K.R. Merit scholarships and incentives for academic performance Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Portland OR, November 2003 Paper (PDF)
Presentation (PDF)
Rogers, K.R., & Heller, D.E. Moving on: State policies to address academic brain drain in the South Association for the Study of Higher Education, Forum on Public Policy in Higher Education, Portland OR, November 2003 Paper (PDF)
Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Not all institutions are alike The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/14/03, pp. B7-B9 Op-ed
Counterpoint by David Moore
Heller, D.E. Rich students get richer Johnstown (PA) Tribune-Democrat, 10/27/03 Op-ed
Heller, D.E. College financial aid going to upper-income students Erie (PA) Times-News, 10/24/03 Op-ed
Heller, D.E. Public subsidies for higher education in California: An exploratory analysis of who pays and who benefits Harvard Civil Rights Project and University of California, Expanding Opportunity in Higher Education: California and the Nation, October 2003 Paper (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Policy insights: Financial aid and student persistence Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, October 2003 Report (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Review of NCES research on financial aid and college participation Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, September 2003 Report (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Testimony on H.R. 3039, the Expanding Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2003 U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, Hearing, Washington DC, 9/11/03 Testimony
Hearing transcript (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Informing public policy: Financial aid and student persistence Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, August 2003 Report (Note: 7MB PDF file)
Terenzini, P., Strauss, L., Heller, D.E., Caffrey, H. S., Reason, R., & Reindl, T. What works to enhance student success in college American Association of State Colleges and Universities and Center for the Study of Higher Education, Penn State, August 2003 Report (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Aid matters: Merit aid is the wrong tool to attract the best and the brightests Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, XVIII(1), 24-25, Summer 2003 Article (PDF)
Baum, S., Fitzgerald, B. K., & Heller, D.E. Affordability, access, and the role of student aid: Improving the link between research and policy 20th Annual NASSGAP/NCHELP Financial Aid Research Conference, Annapolis MD, May 2003 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E., & Rogers, K. Merit scholarships and incentives for academic performance 20th Annual NASSGAP/NCHELP Financial Aid Research Conference, Annapolis MD, May 2003 Presentation (PDF)
Swail, W. S., & Heller, D.E. Changes in tuition policy: Natural policy experiments in five countries 20th Annual NASSGAP/NCHELP Financial Aid Research Conference, Annapolis MD, May 2003 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Has the U.S. given up on access as a value? Education Writers Association Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, April 2003 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Financial need and college access: Issues for consideration Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance Meeting, Washington DC, April 22, 2003 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Pell Grant recipients in selective colleges and universities The Century Foundation Issue Brief Series Brief (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Testimony on Tennessee Lottery Scholarship legislation House Education Committee, Tennessee General Assembly, Nashville TN, 3/26/03 Testimony (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Review of Using cases in higher education: A guide for faculty and administrators, by James P. Honan and Cheryl Sternman Rule Teachers College Record, 105(7), 1260-1263 Review
Heller, D.E. State financial aid and college access The College Board, National Dialogue on Student Financial Aid, January, 2003 Paper (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Base aid on need Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition, January 2003 Article
Heller, D.E. (Editor) Condition of access: Higher education for lower income students 2002, ACE/Praeger Series on Higher Education More information
Heller, D.E., & Schwartz, D.R. Challenges to equity and opportunity in higher education: An analysis of recent policy shifts Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Sacramento CA, November 2002 Paper (PDF)
Affolter-Caine, B., Martinez, M., Murphy, L.P., & Heller, D.E. The role of institutional financial aid in increasing minority student enrollment in a post-Hopwood environment Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Sacramento CA, November 2002 Paper (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Access denied Invited presentation, Access Denied Symposium, Oregon State University, Corvallis, October 2002 Slides (PDF)
Heller, D.E. The federal and state financial aid landscapes Testimony to the College Board National Dialogue on Student Financial Aid, Southwest Regional Hearing, San Antonio TX, October 2002 Testimony (PDF)
Murphy, L.P., Martinez, M., Affolter-Caine, B., & Heller, D.E. Money talks: Financial aid as a strategy for increasing minority student enrollment European Higher Education Society 24th Annual Forum, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2002 Paper (PDF)
Heller, D.E. & Terenzini, P.T. College access and affordability: A national (and local) view Penn State Student Aid and Undergraduate Admissions Fall Conference, University Park, September 2002 Heller Slides (PDF)
Terenzini Slides (PDF)
Heller, D.E. & Marin, P. (Eds.) Who should we help? The negative social consequences of merit scholarships The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University,
August 2002		 Information and report
Heller, D.E. Student loans and graduate school/career choices Invited address, annual conference of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators,
New Orleans LA, July 2002		 Slides (PDF)
Sheehan, R., Lechler, A., Wagner, B., & Heller, D.E. A study of higher education experiences and outcomes: Focus on low-income, dependent students 19th annual NASSGAP/NCHELP Student Financial Aid Research Network Conference, Denver CO Paper (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Debts and decisions: Loan debt and post-baccalaureate choices Invited address, Key Education Financing Conference, Orlando FL, February 2002 Slides (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Review of The Gold and the Blue: A Personal Memoir of the University of California,
1949-1967: Volume 1, Academic Triumphs, by Clark Kerr		 Teachers College Record, 104(5), 943-945 Review
Heller, D.E. College access in the 21st century: Demographics and the demand for financial aid Invited address, 7th Annual College Board Colloquium, Laguna Beach CA, January 2002 Slides (PDF)
Heller, D.E. & Rasmussen, C.J. Merit scholarships and college access:
Evidence from two states		 State merit aid programs: College access and equity,
The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, December 2001		 Paper (PDF)
Slides (PDF)
Heller, D.E. & Rasmussen, C.J. Do merit scholarships promote college access? Evidence from two states Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Richmond VA, November 2001 Paper (PDF)
Slides (Powerpoint)
Murphy, L.P., Affolter-Caine, B., Conger, A.J., & Heller, D.E. Alternative access strategies: An analysis of university outreach in the context of anti-affirmative action policies Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Richmond VA, November 2001 Paper (PDF)
Slides (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Uncertain times National Crosstalk, (9)4 HTML version
PDF version (entire issue)
Heller, D.E. Standardized tests and merit scholarships Michigan Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference, Lansing MI, October 2001 Slides (PDF)
Heller, D.E. The effects of tuition prices and financial aid on enrollment in higher education: California and the nation EdFund, Rancho Cordova CA, August 2001 Report (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Debts and decisions: Student loans and their relationship to career and graduate school choices Lumina Foundation for Education
New Agenda Series, June 2001		 U. of Michigan press release
Report (PDF version)
Heller, D.E. Educational opportunity for all? Diversity Digest 5(3), 4,14 Article
Heller, D.E. The policy shift in state financial aid programs 41st Annual Association for Institutional Research Forum, Long Beach CA, June 2001 Slides (PDF)
Heller, D.E. & Rasmussen, C. State merit grants: Do they promote access to higher education? 18th Annual NASSGAP/NCHELP Financial Aid Research Network Conference, Seattle WA, May 2001 Slides (PDF)
Heller, D.E. & Shapiro, D. T. Legal challenges to high-stakes testing: A case of disparate impact in Michigan? Annual meeting of theAmerican Educational Research Association, Seattle WA, April 2001 Paper (PDF)
Slides (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Remarks in response to Access Denied: Restoring the Nation’s Commitment to Equal Educational Opportunity U.S. Department of Education, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Washington DC, February 2001 Testimony (PDF)
Heller, D.E. The dark side of merit aid National Crosstalk, (9)1 HTML version
PDF version (entire issue)
Heller, D.E. (Editor) The states and public higher education policy: Affordability, access, and accountability 2001, The Johns Hopkins University Press More information
Heller, D.E. & Shapiro, D.T. High-stakes testing and state financial aid: Evidence from Michigan Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Sacramento CA, November 2000 Paper (PDF)
Slides (PowerPoint)
Heller, D.E. Institutional scholarship awards: The role of student and institutional characteristics Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Sacramento CA, November 2000 Paper
Slides (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Are first-time college enrollees more price sensitive than continuing students? Journal of Staff, Program, and Organization Development, 17(2), 95-107 Abstract
Heller, D.E. Don’t use only MEAP for awards Detroit Free Press, 7/13/00, p. 11A Op-ed
Heller, D.E. Determining factors in the awarding of need-based and non-need financial aid 40th Annual Association for Institutional Research Forum, Cincinnati OH, May 2000 Paper
Slides (PDF)
Heller, D.E. The role of race and gender in the awarding of institutional financial aid Annual meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, New Orleans LA, April 2000		 Paper
Slides (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Merit and need-based aid: Recent changes in state and institutional policy U.S. Department of Education, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Boston MA, April 2000 Presentation (PDF)
Gladieux, L., & Heller, D.E. Merit and need-based aid: Recent changes in state, federal, and institutional policy and the impact on college affordability NACUBO Forum on Tuition Discounting, Dallas TX, February 2000 Presentation (PDF)
Heller, D.E., & Nelson Laird, T.F. Institutional need-based and non-need grants: Trends and differences among college and university sectors Journal of Student Financial Aid, 29(3), 7-24 Abstract
Heller, D.E. Racial equity in college participation: African American students in the United States. Review of African American Education, 1(1), 5-29 Abstract
Heller, D.E. The effects of tuition and state financial aid on public college enrollment Review of Higher Education, 23 (1), 65-89 Abstract
Paper
Note: the paper is available only to organizations that subscribe to the Johns Hopkins U. Press Muse service
Heller, D.E. Misdirected money: Merit scholarships take resources from have-nots Detroit Free Press, 9/30/99, p. 13A Op-ed
See letters sent in response to the op-ed
Heller, D.E. & Nelson Laird, T.F. Trends in the use of need-based and non-need financial aid in American colleges and universities 39th Annual Association for Institutional Research Forum, Seattle WA, June 1999 Abstract
Paper (PDF)
Heller, D.E. & Nelson Laird, T.F. Institutional use of need and non-need financial aid: What can we learn from NPSAS? 16th Annual NASSGAP/NCHELP Research Network Conference, Savannah GA, May 1999 Abstract
Paper (PDF)
McCarthy, M., Guthrie, J., Jones, B., Janosik, S.M., Heller, D.E., & St. John, E.P. University policy centers: Past, present, and future (symposium) Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal PQ, April 1999 Abstract
Heller, D.E. A comparison of the tuition price and financial aid responsiveness of first-time
enrollees and continuing college students
Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Miami FL, November 1998		 Paper (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Access to public higher education, 1976 to 1994 Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego CA, April 1998 Abstract
Paper (PDF)
Heller, D.E. Lawsuits threaten to derail diversity effort Ann Arbor News, 12/28/97, p. D11 Op-ed
Heller, D.E. Student price response in higher education: An update to Leslie and Brinkman Journal of Higher Education 68(6), 624-659 Abstract
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Heller, D.E. Access to public higher education, 1976 to 1994: New evidence from an analysis of the states. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard Graduate School of Education, June 1997 Abstract
Heller, D.E. Rising public tuition prices and enrollment in community colleges and 4-Year institutions Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Memphis TN, October 1996 Abstract
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Heller, D.E. Tuition prices, financial aid, and access to public higher education: A state-level analysis Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York NY, April 1996 Abstract
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Heller, D.E. Tuition, financial aid, and access to public higher education: A review of the literature. Qualifying Paper, Harvard Graduate School of Education, March 1996 Abstract