An action research center focused on rethinking and restructuring higher education and social policies, practices, and resources to create opportunities for all students to complete college degrees.
HARVESTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
Directed by Sara Goldrick-Rab
Participation in Wisconsin postsecondary education is growing but students from low‐income households, students of color, and students who are the first in their families to attend college are still being left behind. Ensuring that these students fulfill their potential requires finding new and effective ways to level the playing field, minimizing barriers to college completion by identifying replicable and sustainable interventions. The Wisconsin HOPE Lab is the nation’s first laboratory for translational research aimed at such, working to identify new problems and opportunities, develop appropriate interventions and evaluate them, and share knowledge with policymakers and practitioners in a timely manner.
The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice uses rigorous research to drive innovative practice, evidence-based policymaking, and effective communications to support #RealCollege students.
