Publications

We conduct scientifically rigorous and practice-informed action research that explores poorly understood problems affecting #RealCollege™ students and examine the efficacy of interventions to support #RealCollege™ students. With all our publications we seek to inform, educate, stimulate and guide people who want to shift the structural conditions and mindsets holding back #RealCollege™ students.

Our current focus is on research studies that identify areas for improvement and/or evaluating existing practices aimed at addressing #RealCollege™ issues such as college affordability, improvements to the current financial aid system, and students’ basic needs. In order to do this, we establish and maintain strategic partnerships that emphasize credible findings and survey methods, pursue action-oriented, stakeholder-engaged research, and advance the field(s) of inquiry. 

The work gathered here encompasses the full range of Hope Center research work. You will find policy briefs, white papers and academic articles. We endeavor to make this a useful and easy to access library so that researchers, practitioners, policy makers and journalists can easily review the latest work we are producing.

National Reports

All #RealCollege™ national surveys conducted by The Hope Center

All Reports

Washington State Community and Technical Colleges #RealCollege Survey

This report describes the results of the #RealCollege survey administered in the fall of 2019 at 28 out of the

New Jersey Community Colleges #RealCollege Survey Report

Now in its fifth year, the #RealCollege survey is the nation’s largest, longest-running annual assessment of basic needs security among

#RealCollege 2020: Five Years of Evidence on Basic Needs Insecurity

Five years after it began, the #RealCollege Survey has now reached more than 330,000 students at more than 400 colleges

Oregon Community Colleges #RealCollege Survey Report

Now in its fifth year, the #RealCollege survey is the nation’s largest, longest-running annual assessment of basic needs security among

Houston Food Scholarship Program Report

Houston Community College (HCC) is one of the nation’s largest community college districts, educating more than 100,000 students each year. 

Completion Grants: A College Affordability Innovation Worthy of Public Investment?

Completion grants are an increasingly popular practice in higher education, but there is not yet any rigorous evidence that they

2018 #RealCollege Survey Report: Denver

The #RealCollege survey is the nation’s largest annual assessment of basic needs security among college students. This report describes the results of the #RealCollege

New National Evidence on the Efficacy of Nudging College Students

With support from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences, the Hope Center has released a new national

2018 #RealCollege Survey Report: Participating Colleges in Minnesota

The #RealCollege survey is the nation’s largest annual assessment of basic needs security among college students. The survey, which specifically

2018 #RealCollege Survey Report: Participating Colleges in the Greater Seattle Area

The #RealCollege survey is the nation’s largest annual assessment of basic needs security among college students. The survey, created by the Hope

City Colleges of Chicago #RealCollege Survey Report

The #RealCollege survey is the nation’s largest annual assessment of basic needs security among college students. The survey, created by the Hope

College and University Basic Needs Insecurity: A National #RealCollege Survey Report

The #RealCollege survey is the nation’s largest annual assessment of basic needs security among college students. The survey, created by

City University of New York #RealCollege Survey

The #RealCollege survey is the nation’s largest annual assessment of basic needs security among college students. The survey, which specifically

California Community Colleges #RealCollege Survey

The #RealCollege survey is the nation’s largest annual assessment of basic needs security among college students. The survey, which specifically

Basic Needs Security Among Students Attending Georgia Colleges and Universities

In fall 2017, researchers from the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice conducted a large-scale survey to better understand

Alleviating Poverty and Promoting College Attainment in Philadelphia

Poverty remains one of the most serious challenges plaguing Philadelphia, an otherwise ambitious and thriving city on an upward trajectory.

Prev « 1 2 3 4 5 Next »

Journal Articles

Academic articles written by or collaborated on with staff and affiliates at The Hope Center

Working Papers

Working Papers are pre-publication versions of academic articles, book chapters, or reviews. Working papers posted on this site are typically in progress, under submission, or in press and forthcoming elsewhere.

Books

Books authored by staff at The Hope Center

Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream.
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL. 2016
Goldrick-Rab, S.

 Reinventing Student Aid for the 21st Century.
Harvard Education Press, Cambridge, MA. 2014
Kelly, A. & Goldrick-Rab, S. (Editors).

Book Chapters

Chapters and sections we’ve written or collaborated on

Explore more at The Hope Center