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| Heller, D.E. | Stop financial aid for wealthy students | Inside Higher Ed, 11/5/09 | Op-ed | |
| Heller, D.E. | The financial crisis in higher education: What it means for advising and advisors | 8th Annual Professional Development Conference on Academic Advising, PSU Division of Undergraduate Studies, University Park PA, 10/29/09 | Slides (pdf) | |
| Heller, D.E. | America's academic arms race with Britain | The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/02/09, p. A26 | Op-ed | |
| Heller, D.E. | Tuition, financial aid, and college participation | Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board, Seattle WA, 9/29/09 | Presentation Presentation with audio |
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| Heller, D.E. | The context of higher education reform in the United States | Higher Education Management and Policy, 21(2), 23-40 | Article | |
| Callender, C. & Heller, D.E. | The future of student funding in England | First class? Challenges and opportunities for the UK's university sector (56-72), Institute for Public Policy Research, London England | Book info | |
| Heller, D.E. | Uncle Sam can teach us a thing or two about unfair student finance | Times Higher Education, London England, 05/21/09 | Op-ed | |
| Heller, D.E. | Institutional bursaries in the United States: Lessons for the UK | Nuffield Foundation, London England, 05/19/09 | Presentation (pdf) | |
| Heller, D.E. | The future direction of higher education | University of Southampton,Creating our Future Seminar Series, Southampton England, 05/12/09 | Presentation (pdf) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Financial innovation and experimentation in higher education in the United States and England | Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool England, 04/28/09 | Presentation (pdf) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Access to higher education in the United States: Issues and challenges | Institute for Education Policy Research, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent England, 03/25/09 | Presentation (pdf) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Financing of higher education in a turbulent economy: Challenges for the United States and the United Kingdom | Birkbeck Institute for Lifelong Learning Seminar Programme, Birkbeck, University of London, London England, 02/24/09 | Presentation (pdf) | |
| McLendon, M., Heller, D.E., & Lee, S. | High school to college transition policy in the American states: Conceptual and analytic perspectives on conducting across-state study | Educational Policy, 23(2), 385-418 | Abstract Article (pdf) |
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| Heller, D.E. | Testimony, Hearing on Affordability of Post-secondary Education | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State Board of Education, Nanticoke PA, 10/23/08 | Testimony (pdf) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Financial aid and admission: Tuition discounting, merit aid, and need-aware admission | 64th National Conference of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, Seattle WA, 09/27/08 | Report (pdf)
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| Heller, D.E. | Insights from the Pell Institute: Financial aid and educational opportunity | 27th Annual Conference of the Council for Opportunity in Education, Washington DC, 09/19/08 | Slides (pdf) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Financial aid and demographics: How students and college financing are changing | 7th Annual Professional Development Conference on Academic Advising, PSU Division of Undergraduate Studies, University Park PA, 09/12/08 | Slides (pdf) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Institutional and state merit aid: Implications for students | Invited symposium, Inaugural Conference, of the Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice, Los Angeles CA, 08/05/08 | Slides (pdf) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Hearing, Ensuring access to college amid economic uncertainty | U.S. Department of Education, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Nashville TN, 6/13/08 | Video, part one Video, part two | |
| Heller, D.E. | Condition of access: Higher education for lower income students | Keynote address, Maine Community College System, Dirigo Institute, Auburn ME, 05/29/08 | Slides (pdf) | |
| Heller, D.E. | The state of college access | Keynote address, PA Act 101 Statewide Conference, Seven Springs PA, 05/22/08 | Slides (pdf) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Student access and strategic pricing | TIAA-CREF Institute, Advancing Higher Education Series, May 2008 | Report | |
| Heller, D.E. | Generational shockwaves: Implications for higher education | TIAA-CREF Institute, Advancing Higher Education Series, January 2008 | Report | |
| Heller, D.E. | How Harvard foils its own good intentions | The Chronicle of Higher Education Daily News, 12/17/07 | Op-ed | |
| Heller, D.E. | Review of Investing in college: A guide for the perplexed, by Malcolm Getz | Teachers College Record, 12/13/07 | Review (registration required) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Hearing on higher education funding and affordability | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, House Republican Policy Committee, Youngwood PA, 11/15/07 | Testimony (pdf) Press release |
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| Heller, D.E. | The state of college access, 2007 | Pennsylvania Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel, Annual Conference, State College PA, 10/12/07 |
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| Heller, D.E. | Keep the eye on access | New America Foundation, Higher Ed Watch Blog, 8/21/07 | Op-ed | |
| Heller, D.E. | Student loans, the baby and the bathwater | Inside Higher Ed, 4/17/07 | Op-ed | |
| Heller, D.E. | The changing dynamics of student financing policy: Implications for college access | Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy Steinhardt School of Education, New York University, New York NY, 3/7/07 |
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| Heller, D.E. | Hearing on America's workers and education for the 21st century | U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Washington DC, 2/15/07 |
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| Heller, D.E. | College access and public research universities: Does "public" still apply? | 2007 Hardie Forum and Higher Education Collaborative, U. of Illinois, Champaign IL, 1/24/07 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | The condition of access, 2006 | National Scholarship Providers Association Annual Conference, Atlanta GA, 10/25/06 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | To make college more affordable, award Pell Grants earlier | The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/13/06, p. B16 | Op-ed | |
| Heller, D.E. | The elephant in the student aid office | Inside Higher Ed, 9/25/06 | Op-ed | |
| Heller, D.E. | Review of Going broke by degree: Why college costs too much, by Richard Vedder | Academe, 92(4), 70-72 | Review | |
| Heller, D.E. | Student financing of tertiary education: A view from the United States | Invited presentation, Center for Higher Education Policy Studies, University of Twente, Enschede Netherlands, July 2006 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. & Rogers, K.R. | Shifting the burden: Public and private financing of higher education in the United States and implications for Europe | Tertiary Education and Management, 12(2), 91-117 | Abstract Article (pdf) |
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| Heller, D.E. | Early notification of financial aid eligibility | American Behavioral Scientist, 49(12), 1719-1738 | Abstract Article (PDF) |
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| Heller, D.E. & DeRousie, J.C. | College enrollment, financial aid, and degree attainment in Florida: A first look | 23rd Annual Student Financial Aid Research Network Conference, Providence RI, June 2006 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. & DeRousie, J.C. | State curricular framework tests and merit scholarships in Massachusetts | 23rd Annual Student Financial Aid Research Network Conference, Providence RI, June 2006 | Presentation (PDF) Policy brief (The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University) (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | How can technology improve college access? | The Navigator, V(ii), University of Southern California, Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis | Article (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | MCAS scores and the Adams Scholarships: A Policy Failure | The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University | Press release Policy brief (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Merit aid and college access | Symposium on the Consequences of Merit-based Student Aid, Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education, Madison, 3/1/06 | Paper (PDF) Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Making the most of a research opportunity: Improving the availability of data on students from low-income families | Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation Workshop on Research on Post-Secondary Education, Ottawa ON, Canada, 12/13/05 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Need and merit in financial aid | National Scholarship Providers Association Annual Conference, San Francisco CA, 10/20/05 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| McLendon, M.K., Heller, D.E., & Young, S.P. | State postsecondary policy innovation: Politics, competition, and the interstate migration of policy ideas | The Journal of Higher Education, 76(4), 363-400 | Abstract Article (PDF) |
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| Heller, D.E. | The next hit reality show | Inside Higher Ed, 7/25/05 | Article | |
| Heller, D.E. | Merit scholarships: Tennessee and other states | Changing lives: Supporting opportunity in Tennessee Higher Education, Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association, July 2005 | Article (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | State early commitment financial aid programs: Do they increase access to postsecondary education? | 22nd Annual Student Financial Aid Research Network Conference, Chicago IL, June 2005 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Public subsidies for higher education in California: An exploratory analysis of who pays and who benefits | Educational Policy, 19(2), 349-370 | Abstract Article (pdf) |
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| Heller, D.E. | College access: Money, preparation, or student perception and support? | Education Writers Association Annual Meeting, St. Petersburg FL, 5/6/05 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Higher education policy update | Pennsylvania College of Technology, Student Affairs Staff, Williamsport PA, 4/26/05 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Hearing on College Access: Is Government Part of the Solution, or Part of the Problem? | U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Education and the Workforce, Washington DC, 4/19/05 | Testimony Hearing transcript |
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| Heller, D.E. | The complex future of higher education | The Navigator, IV(ii), University of Southern California, Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis | Article (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Demonstrating TRIO's effectiveness in a climate of funding threats | Pennsylvania Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel, Centre Region Workshop, University Park PA, 4/8/05 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | A bold proposal: Increasing college access without spending more money | National Crosstalk, (12)4 | HTML version PDF version (entire issue) |
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| Heller, D.E. & Marin, P. (Eds.) | State merit scholarship programs and racial inequality | The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University, October 2004 |
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| Heller, D.E. | The devil is in the details: An analysis of eligibility criteria for merit scholarships in Massachusetts | in D.E. Heller & P. Marin (Eds.), State merit scholarship programs and racial inequality, The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University | Chapter (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | State merit scholarship programs: An overview | in D.E. Heller & P. Marin (Eds.), State merit scholarship programs and racial inequality, The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University | Chapter (PDF) | |
| Heller D. E. | The impact of families on students' success | PSU Division of Undergraduate Studies, Conference on Academic Advising, University Park PA, September 2004 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Griswold, A. M., Heller, D. E. & Jones, W. T. | Trends in college access and affordability: The national perspective | PSU OPIA Quality Advocates Network, University Park PA, September 2004 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D. E. | Recent trends in college access and financial aid | PSU College of Education Retired Faculty Luncheon, University Park PA, September 2004 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Griswold, A. M., Heller, D. E., Romano, J. J., & Jones, W. T. | Shaping the class - A discussion about access | PSU Enrollment Management Fall Conference, University Park PA, September 2004 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. & Rogers, K.R. | Shifting the burden: Public and private financing of higher education in the United States and implications for Europe | European Higher Education Society 26th Annual Forum, Barcelona, Spain, September 2004 | Paper (PDF) Presentation |
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| Swail, W.S. & Heller, D.E. | Changes in tuition policy: Natural policy experiments in five countries | Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation, August 2004 | Report (PDF) Report (in French) | |
| Heller D. E. | The changing nature of financial aid | Academe 90(4), 36-38 | Article | |
| Heller, D.E. & Rogers, K.R. | Stanching the brain drain: Merit scholarships and student migration patterns | 21st Annual NASSGAP/NCHELP Financial Aid Research Conference, San Francisco CA, June 2004 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Funding for higher education: The impact on college access | Keynote address, Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators 2004 Conference, Scottsdale, AZ May 2004 | Slides (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Testimony, Financial aid simplification study hearing | U.S. Department of Education, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Chicago IL, March 30, 2004 | Testimony (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. & Rogers, K.R. | Merit scholarships for college: The impact on college access and racial equity | Dept. of African and African American Studies and Africana Research Center Brown Bag Lunch Series, Pennsylvania State University, March 2004 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Postsecondary access and opportunity: Current trends and challenges | Peabody Center for Education Policy Seminar Series,Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN, February 2004 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E., & Rogers, K.R. | Merit scholarships and incentives for academic performance | Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Portland OR, November 2003 | Paper (PDF) Presentation (PDF) |
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| Rogers, K.R., & Heller, D.E. | Moving on: State policies to address academic brain drain in the South | Association for the Study of Higher Education, Forum on Public Policy in Higher Education, Portland OR, November 2003 | Paper (PDF) Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Not all institutions are alike | The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/14/03, pp. B7-B9 | Op-ed Counterpoint by David Moore | |
| Heller, D.E. | Rich students get richer | Johnstown (PA) Tribune-Democrat, 10/27/03 | Op-ed | |
| Heller, D.E. | College financial aid going to upper-income students | Erie (PA) Times-News, 10/24/03 | Op-ed | |
| Heller, D.E. | Public subsidies for higher education in California: An exploratory analysis of who pays and who benefits | Harvard Civil Rights Project and University of California, Expanding Opportunity in Higher Education: California and the Nation, October 2003 | Paper (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Policy insights: Financial aid and student persistence | Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, October 2003 | Report (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Review of NCES research on financial aid and college participation | Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, September 2003 | Report (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Testimony on H.R. 3039, the Expanding Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2003 | U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, Hearing, Washington DC, 9/11/03 | Testimony Hearing transcript (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Informing public policy: Financial aid and student persistence | Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, August 2003 | Report (Note: 7MB PDF file) | |
| Terenzini, P., Strauss, L., Heller, D.E., Caffrey, H. S., Reason, R., & Reindl, T. | What works to enhance student success in college | American Association of State Colleges and Universities and Center for the Study of Higher Education, Penn State, August 2003 | Report (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Aid matters: Merit aid is the wrong tool to attract the best and the brightests | Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, XVIII(1), 24-25, Summer 2003 | Article (PDF) | |
| Baum, S., Fitzgerald, B. K., & Heller, D.E. | Affordability, access, and the role of student aid: Improving the link between research and policy | 20th Annual NASSGAP/NCHELP Financial Aid Research Conference, Annapolis MD, May 2003 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E., & Rogers, K. | Merit scholarships and incentives for academic performance | 20th Annual NASSGAP/NCHELP Financial Aid Research Conference, Annapolis MD, May 2003 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Swail, W. S., & Heller, D.E. | Changes in tuition policy: Natural policy experiments in five countries | 20th Annual NASSGAP/NCHELP Financial Aid Research Conference, Annapolis MD, May 2003 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Has the U.S. given up on access as a value? | Education Writers Association Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, April 2003 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Financial need and college access: Issues for consideration | Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance Meeting, Washington DC, April 22, 2003 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Pell Grant recipients in selective colleges and universities | The Century Foundation Issue Brief Series | Brief (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Testimony on Tennessee Lottery Scholarship legislation | House Education Committee, Tennessee General Assembly, Nashville TN, 3/26/03 | Testimony (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Review of Using cases in higher education: A guide for faculty and administrators, by James P. Honan and Cheryl Sternman Rule | Teachers College Record, 105(7), 1260-1263 | Review | |
| Heller, D.E. | State financial aid and college access | The College Board, National Dialogue on Student Financial Aid, January, 2003 | Paper (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Base aid on need | Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition, January 2003 | Article | |
| Heller, D.E. (Editor) | Condition of access: Higher education for lower income students | 2002, ACE/Praeger Series on Higher Education | More information | |
| Heller, D.E., & Schwartz, D.R. | Challenges to equity and opportunity in higher education: An analysis of recent policy shifts | Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Sacramento CA, November 2002 | Paper (PDF) | |
| Affolter-Caine, B., Martinez, M., Murphy, L.P., & Heller, D.E. | The role of institutional financial aid in increasing minority student enrollment in a post-Hopwood environment | Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Sacramento CA, November 2002 | Paper (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Access denied | Invited presentation, Access Denied Symposium, Oregon State University, Corvallis, October 2002 | Slides (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | The federal and state financial aid landscapes | Testimony to the College Board National Dialogue on Student Financial Aid, Southwest Regional Hearing, San Antonio TX, October 2002 | Testimony (PDF) | |
| Murphy, L.P., Martinez, M., Affolter-Caine, B., & Heller, D.E. | Money talks: Financial aid as a strategy for increasing minority student enrollment | European Higher Education Society 24th Annual Forum, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2002 | Paper (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. & Terenzini, P.T. | College access and affordability: A national (and local) view | Penn State Student Aid and Undergraduate Admissions Fall Conference, University Park, September 2002 |
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| Heller, D.E. & Marin, P. (Eds.) | Who should we help? The negative social consequences of merit scholarships | The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University, August 2002 | Information and report | |
| Heller, D.E. | Student loans and graduate school/career choices | Invited address, annual conference of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, New Orleans LA, July 2002 | Slides (PDF) | |
| Sheehan, R., Lechler, A., Wagner, B., & Heller, D.E. | A study of higher education experiences and outcomes: Focus on low-income, dependent students | 19th annual NASSGAP/NCHELP Student Financial Aid Research Network Conference, Denver CO | Paper (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Debts and decisions: Loan debt and post-baccalaureate choices | Invited address, Key Education Financing Conference, Orlando FL, February 2002 | Slides (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Review of The Gold and the Blue: A Personal Memoir of the University of California, 1949-1967: Volume 1, Academic Triumphs, by Clark Kerr | Teachers College Record, 104(5), 943-945 | Review | |
| Heller, D.E. | College access in the 21st century: Demographics and the demand for financial aid | Invited address, 7th Annual College Board Colloquium, Laguna Beach CA, January 2002 | Slides (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. & Rasmussen, C.J. | Merit scholarships and college access: Evidence from two states | State merit aid programs: College access and equity, The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, December 2001 | Paper (PDF) Slides (PDF) |
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| Heller, D.E. & Rasmussen, C.J. | Do merit scholarships promote college access? Evidence from two states | Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Richmond VA, November 2001 | Paper (PDF) Slides (Powerpoint) |
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| Murphy, L.P., Affolter-Caine, B., Conger, A.J., & Heller, D.E. | Alternative access strategies: An analysis of university outreach in the context of anti-affirmative action policies | Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Richmond VA, November 2001 | Paper (PDF) Slides (PDF) |
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| Heller, D.E. | Uncertain times | National Crosstalk, (9)4 | HTML version PDF version (entire issue) |
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| Heller, D.E. | Standardized tests and merit scholarships | Michigan Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference, Lansing MI, October 2001 | Slides (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | The effects of tuition prices and financial aid on enrollment in higher education: California and the nation | EdFund, Rancho Cordova CA, August 2001 | Report (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Debts and decisions: Student loans and their relationship to career and graduate school choices | Lumina Foundation for Education New Agenda Series, June 2001 |
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| Heller, D.E. | Educational opportunity for all? | Diversity Digest 5(3), 4,14 | Article | |
| Heller, D.E. | The policy shift in state financial aid programs | 41st Annual Association for Institutional Research Forum, Long Beach CA, June 2001 | Slides (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. & Rasmussen, C. | State merit grants: Do they promote access to higher education? | 18th Annual NASSGAP/NCHELP Financial Aid Research Network Conference, Seattle WA, May 2001 | Slides (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. & Shapiro, D. T. | Legal challenges to high-stakes testing: A case of disparate impact in Michigan? | Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle WA, April 2001 | Paper (PDF) Slides (PDF) |
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| Heller, D.E. | Remarks in response to Access Denied: Restoring the Nation's Commitment to Equal Educational Opportunity | U.S. Department of Education, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Washington DC, February 2001 | PDF version | |
| Heller, D.E. | The dark side of merit aid | National Crosstalk, (9)1 | HTML version PDF version (entire issue) |
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| Heller, D.E. (Editor) | The states and public higher education policy: Affordability, access, and accountability | 2001, The Johns Hopkins University Press | More information | |
| Heller, D.E. & Shapiro, D.T. | High-stakes testing and state financial aid: Evidence from Michigan | Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Sacramento CA, November 2000 | Paper (PDF) Slides (PowerPoint) |
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| Heller, D.E. | Institutional scholarship awards: The role of student and institutional characteristics | Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Sacramento CA, November 2000 | Paper Slides (PDF) |
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| Heller, D.E. | Are first-time college enrollees more price sensitive than continuing students? | Journal of Staff, Program, and Organization Development, 17(2), 95-107 | Abstract | |
| Heller, D.E. | Don't use only MEAP for awards | Detroit Free Press, 7/13/00, p. 11A | Op-ed | |
| Heller, D.E. | Determining factors in the awarding of need-based and non-need financial aid | 40th Annual Association for Institutional Research Forum, Cincinnati OH, May 2000 | Paper Slides (PDF) |
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| Heller, D.E. | The role of race and gender in the awarding of institutional financial aid | Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans LA, April 2000 | Paper Slides (PDF) |
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| Heller, D.E. | Merit and need-based aid: Recent changes in state and institutional policy | U.S. Department of Education, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Boston MA, April 2000 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Gladieux, L., & Heller, D.E. | Merit and need-based aid: Recent changes in state, federal, and institutional policy and the impact on college affordability | NACUBO Forum on Tuition Discounting, Dallas TX, February 2000 | Presentation (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E., & Nelson Laird, T.F. | Institutional need-based and non-need grants: Trends and differences among college and university sectors | Journal of Student Financial Aid, 29(3), 7-24 | Abstract | |
| Heller, D.E. | Racial equity in college participation: African American students in the United States. | Review of African American Education, 1(1), 5-29 | Abstract | |
| Heller, D.E. | The effects of tuition and state financial aid on public college enrollment | Review of Higher Education, 23 (1), 65-89 | Abstract Paper Note: the paper is available only to organizations that subscribe to the Johns Hopkins U. Press Muse service |
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| Heller, D.E. | Misdirected money: Merit scholarships take resources from have-nots | Detroit Free Press, 9/30/99, p. 13A | Op-ed
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| Heller, D.E. & Nelson Laird, T.F. | Trends in the use of need-based and non-need financial aid in American colleges and universities | 39th Annual Association for Institutional Research Forum, Seattle WA, June 1999 | Abstract Paper (PDF) |
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| Heller, D.E. & Nelson Laird, T.F. | Institutional use of need and non-need financial aid: What can we learn from NPSAS? | 16th Annual NASSGAP/NCHELP Research Network Conference, Savannah GA, May 1999 | Abstract Paper (PDF) |
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| McCarthy, M., Guthrie, J., Jones, B., Janosik, S.M., Heller, D.E., & St. John, E.P. | University policy centers: Past, present, and future (symposium) | Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal PQ, April 1999 | Abstract | |
| Heller, D.E. | A comparison of the tuition price and financial aid responsiveness of first-time enrollees and continuing college students | Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Miami FL, November 1998 | Paper (PDF) | |
| Heller, D.E. | Access to public higher education, 1976 to 1994 | Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego CA, April 1998 | Abstract Paper (PDF) |
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| Heller, D.E. | Lawsuits threaten to derail diversity effort | Ann Arbor News, 12/28/97, p. D11 | Op-ed | |
| Heller, D.E. | Student price response in higher education: An update to Leslie and Brinkman | Journal of Higher Education 68(6), 624-659 | Abstract Paper Note: the paper is available only to organizations that subscribe to the UMI Proquest service |
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| Heller, D.E. | Access to public higher education, 1976 to 1994: New evidence from an analysis of the states. | Doctoral dissertation, Harvard Graduate School of Education, June 1997 | Abstract | |
| Heller, D.E. | Rising public tuition prices and enrollment in community colleges and 4-Year institutions | Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Memphis TN, October 1996 | Abstract Paper (PDF) |
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| Heller, D.E. | Tuition prices, financial aid, and access to public higher education: A state-level analysis | Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York NY, April 1996 | Abstract Paper (PDF) |
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| Heller, D.E. | Tuition, financial aid, and access to public higher education: A review of the literature. | Qualifying Paper, Harvard Graduate School of Education, March 1996 | Abstract |
