Eric R. Felix
Humanizing Policy Implementation in Higher Education Through an Equity-Centered Approach
Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernanceTags: Higher education, EquityWith an urgency to leverage existing and emerging policy reforms to improve student outcomes by centering educational equity, this manuscript explores the critical role of policy implementation in higher education–specifically in community colleges. In doing so, we explore historical and… more →
“All Students Matter:” The Place of Race in Discourse on Student Debt in a Federal Higher Education Policymaking Process
Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernanceWe used Critical Discourse Analysis to examine the racial discourse within recent attempts to reauthorize the Higher Education Act. Specifically, we interrogated congressional markup hearings to understand how members frame student debt and the racialized dynamics embedded within. Our findings… more →