Quality Matters: Assessing the Impact of Attending More Selective Institutions on College Completion Rates of Minorities

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Race and Stratification in College Enrollment Over Time (2018, background): “…students (Cohodes & Goodman, 2014; Goodman, Hurwitz, & Smith, 2017; Kurlaender, Carrell, & Jackson, 2016; B. Long & Kurlaender, 2009; Melguizo, 2006; Smith & Stange, 2015), and the probability of completing has implications for labor market outcomes and for the ability to manage…”
Dimensions of the Transfer Choice Gap: Experiences of Latina and Latino Students Who Navigated Transfer Pathways (2009, background): “In our previous work (Bensimon, 2007; Dowd, 1998; Dowd et al., 2006; Dowd, Cheslock, & Melguizo, 2008; Dowd & Melguizo, 2008), we illustrated the inequities in transfer access from community colleges to highly selective institutions.”
Running in Place: Low-Income Students and the Dynamics of Higher Education Stratification (2011, methodology): “These claims were largely refuted by empirical data (Alon & Tienda, 2005; Bowen & Bok, 1998; Melguizo, 2008).”
Can High Schools Reduce College Enrollment Gaps With a New Counseling Model? (2013, background): “However, disadvantaged students plan and enroll in 2-year or less selective colleges at higher rates (author’s calculations using NELS), and these types of colleges are associated with lower educational attainment and earnings (Dougherty, 1994; Hoekstra, 2009; Long, 2008; Melguizo, 2008; Pascarella ”