Michelle Asha Cooper

Michelle Asha Cooper, Ph.D., (b. January 3, 1973, Charleston, S.C.) is the president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP),^[1] a Washington, D.C.-based independent, non-profit organization that is dedicated to increasing access and success in post-secondary education around the world. Cooper is considered an emerging and respected education leader—both nationally and internationally.

Life and career

Before joining IHEP, Cooper served as the deputy director for the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (Advisory Committee) at the U.S. Department of Education.^[2] Prior to the Advisory Committee, she worked at the Association of American Colleges and Universities, Council for Independent Colleges, and King's College^{[disambiguation needed ]}.

Cooper is a member of the board of directors for College Bound, National College Access Network, and Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars. She also sits on the editorial board of the Enrollment Management Journal: Student Access, Finance, and Success in Higher Education.

Awards and recognition

Cooper is the 2002 recipient of the National Education Association’s Excellence in the Academy New Scholar Award. Most recently, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine named her “25 to Watch” ^[3] in its special 25th anniversary issue featuring 25 up-and-coming higher education leaders. In November 2009, Cooper was named a “thought leader” by Forbes Magazine and now serves as a monthly contributor of opinion-editorials to its online education channel ^[4]--which receives over 40 million unique visitors each month.

Education

Cooper received her B.A. from the College of Charleston, a M.P.S. from Cornell University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, College Park.

References

1. ^ About IHEP
2. ^ Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (Advisory Committee), U.S. Department of Education
3. ^ Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine's “25 to Watch”
4. ^ Forbes Education

External links

• Institute for Higher Education Policy
• National College Access Network
• Recommitting to Educational Opportunity, Forbes, March 22, 2010

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