The Postsecondary Equity & Economics Research (PEER) Project is a joint initiative on accountability between academics at George Washington University and Columbia University and attorneys at the National Student Legal Defense Network.

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The Hidden Loophole: How Predatory Offshore Medical Schools are Partnering with U.S. Universities to Access Federal Student Aid Funds

Author: Abigail Moats

Using a High School Earnings Benchmark to Measure College Student Success

Authors: Stephanie Riegg Cellini and Kathryn J. Blanchard

When Do Students and Taxpayers See a Return? Optimal Accountability Thresholds in Higher Education

Author: Doug Webber

Cosmetology Schools Everywhere

Stephanie Riegg Cellini, and Bianca Onwukwe

Earnings returns to graduate degrees

Veronica Minaya, Judith Scott-Clayton, and Rachel Yang Zhou

Research

The project will bring together legal, economic, and policy experts to identify and support research that generates new evidence to improve regulations and policies that promote equity and accountability.

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Background

The interim director of the academic side of the project is Rajeev Darolia, the Wendell H. Ford Professor of Public Policy and a Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the University of Kentucky. He is also the Director of Graduate Studies for the Martin School PhD program. Professor Darolia and other scholars will work closely with attorneys at Student Defense, directed by Libby DeBlasio Webster.

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