The Achievement Gap Initiative
at Harvard University

 
 
 

The following is a list of researchers at Harvard and other leading universities whose research focuses on the nation's achievement gaps. These scholars represent a cross section of academic disciplines--Education, Economics, Public and Social Policy, Sociology and Law. They represent the broad base of research and knowledge necessary to understanding the complex issues contributing to Achievement Gaps.

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Last Name First Name Institution
     
Aronson Joshua New York University
Avery Christopher Harvard University
Balfanz Robert The Center for Social Organization of Schools (CSOS), Johns Hopkins University
Barbarin Oscar University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Beardslee William Harvard University
Bishop John Cornell University
Boles Katherine Harvard University
Carter Prudence Stanford University School of Education
Clotfelter Charles Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University
Cohen Cathy University of Chicago
Darity William Duke University
Diamond John Harvard University
Dickens William The Brookings Institution
Elmore Richard Harvard University
Ferguson Ronald Harvard University
Fryer Roland Harvard University
Gordon Edmund Columbia University
Gosa Travis John Hopkins University
Harris Douglas University of Wisconsin-Madison
Hess Frederick American Enterprise Institute
Hochschild Jennifer Harvard University
Howell William University of Chicago
Hoxby Caroline Stanford University
Jacob Brian University of Michigan
Jencks Christopher Harvard University
Kane Thomas Harvard University
Koretz Daniel Harvard University
Ladd Helen Duke University
Landry Susan University of Texas
Lang Kevin Boston University
Lewis Amanda University of Illinois-Chicago
Liu Goodwin University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Long Bridget Harvard University
Louie Vivian Harvard University
Loury Glenn Brown University
Luttrell Wendy Harvard University
Mandara Jelani Northwestern University
Mapp Karen Harvard University
McCartney Kathleen Harvard University
Mickelson Roslyn Arlin University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Moore Johnson Susan Harvard University
Murnane Richard Harvard University
Norton Dodie University of Chicago
Ogletree Charles Harvard University
Orfield Gary UCLA
Oyserman Daphna University of Michigan
Patterson Orlando Harvard University
Payne Charles University of Chicago
Peterson Paul Harvard University
Pollock Mica Harvard University
Price Hugh Brookings Institution
Quint Janet MDRC
Rivkin Steven Amherst College
Roderick Melissa University of Chicago
Rothstein Richard Economic Policy Institute
Schneider Barabara University of Chicago
Snipes Jason Council of the Great City Schools
Stuart-Wells Amy Columbia University
Suarez-Orozco Carola New York University
Suarez-Orozco Marcelo New York University
Tinto Vincent Syracuse University
Warren Mark Harvard University
Weiss Heather Harvard University
Weissbourd Richard Harvard University
Wheeler Rebecca Christopher Newport University
Yoshikawa Hirokazu Harvard University


 
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