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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Professor Stephanie Cellini Testifies Before Congress

PEER Co-Director Testifies That Colleges Should Be Held Acccountable For Student Outcomes

Using a High School Earnings Benchmark to Measure College Student Success

Authors: Stephanie Riegg Cellini and Kathryn J. Blanchard

How did Expanded Access to Federal Student Loans Influence Graduate Student Borrowing?

Sandra E. Black and Jeffrey T. Denning

Cosmetology Schools Everywhere

Stephanie Riegg Cellini, and Bianca Onwukwe

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

Author: Doug Webber

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 Co-director of the academic side of the project is Dr. Stephanie Cellini, Professor of Public Policy and Economics, The George Washington University. Professor Cellini and other scholars will work closely with attorneys at Student Defense, directed by Libby DeBlasio Webster.

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