In The Media

Dr. Orphan recently appears in conversation with Jason Gonzales in Chalkbeat Colorado where they discuss Colorado’s return to college campus in Fall 2020. “Even with the precautions, there is still a risk — and that risk is human life,” Orphan said. “It’s my hope that institutions will really emphasize and prioritize human life over their finances.”

Dr. Orphan’s research has appeared in the Journal of Higher Education, the Journal of Education Policy, the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, and the Journal of Research in Rural Education. Her policy briefs have been published with Third Way and the Scholars Strategy Network and she has been quoted by InsideHigherEd, The Chronicle Higher Education, Chalkbeat Colorado, and Open Campus.

Dr. McClure recently published with EdSurge where he discusses how burnout takes shape in higher education, stating, among a series of considerations, that “leaders should advocate for improved work conditions and push back against policies and practices that undermine job security and mental health.”

Dr. McClure’s research has appeared or is forthcoming in the Journal of Higher Education, Research in Higher Education, Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, Journal of Student Financial Aid, Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management, Philanthropy & Education, Innovative Higher Education, Policy Futures in Education, Academe, International Journal of Educational Development, Journal of Research in Rural Education, and Compare: A Journal of International and Comparative Education. His opinion and advice pieces can be found in The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Conversation, and EdSurge. Dr. McClure co-editing an upcoming volume of New Directions for Higher Education and a book under contract with Routledge entitled Unlocking Opportunity through Broadly Accessible Institutions.

Dr. Koricich recently appeared in conversation with Rainesford Stauffer in the Daily Yonder where they discuss how vacated college campuses reveal broader challenges for rural students and with Madeline St. Amour in Inside Higher Ed where they consider the question: How will Regional Publics Fare This Fall?.

Dr. Koricich’s research has appeared in the Review of Higher Education and book chapters in series such as Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research and New Directions for Higher Education. He has been interviewed for stories in outlets such as NPR, the Atlantic, USA Today, the Hechinger Report, and German Public Radio, and he has spoken to numerous organizations, including the American Association of State Colleges & Universities, National Scholarship Providers Association, the Oregon Community College Association, and the Pew Charitable Trusts/Senate Economic Mobility Caucus.

Research Resource Hub

Articles and Peer-Reviewed Publications

Dr. Andrew Koricich

Reaching out to remote places: A discussion of technology and the future of distance education in rural America.

Co-author: X. Chen

(E-Learn 2014 Proceedings: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education)

“The effects of rurality on college access and choice.”

(Semantic Scholar)

Using technology to help rural students through the college admissions process.

(American Journal of Education Forum.)

Seeing “rural” as a differentiated space,

(American Journal of Education Forum.)

Understanding the effects of rurality and socioeconomic status on college attendance and institutional choice in the United States.

Co-authors: X. Chen & R. Hughes

(Review of Higher Education)

Dr. Cecilia Orphan

The company regional comprehensive universities desire to keep: Choosing institutional membership associations.

Co-author: Graham N.S. Miller

(The Journal of Higher Education)

The Company Regional Comprehensive Universities Desire to Keep: Choosing Institutional Membership Associations,

Co-author: Graham N. S. Miller

(The Journal of Higher Education)

Public purpose under pressure: Examining the effects of neoliberal policy on regional comprehensive universities.

(Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement)

How Change Unravels: The Failure of Ideal-centered Organizational Change at Regional Comprehensive Universities,

Co-author: J. Matthew Hartley

(The Journal of Higher Education)

Book Chapters

Dr. Alisa Hicklin Fryar

“The Comprehensive University: How It Came to be and What It is Now.” The University Next Door: What is a Comprehensive University, Who Does it Educate, and Can it Survive?.

(New York: Teachers College Press.)

Dr. Andrew Koricich

The dual commodification of college-going: Individual and institutional influences on access and choice

Co-authors: R. Hughes & E. Kimball

(Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research)

Framing rural community colleges: A quantitative assessment.

Co-authors: L.E. Shedd, D.E. Hardy, S.G. Katsinas, and N.J. Bray.

(Revisiting Rural Community Colleges, New Directions for Community Colleges)

The role of rural community colleges in educating a twenty-first century workforce.

(Examining the Impact of Community Colleges in the Global Workforce)

Dr. Kevin R. McClure

An Uneven Playing Field: Fundraising at Regional Public Universities in the Aftermath of the Great Recession.

Co-author: Paige N. Eppenstein Anderson.

(Philanthropy & Education)

Institutions of opportunity: Using presidents’ narratives to retell the story of public regional universities.

(Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education)

Economies of scale and scope at public master’s institutions: Evidence accounting for spatial interdependency.

Co-authors: M.A. Titus and A. Vamosiu

(Education Economics)

Are public master’s universities cost efficient? A stochastic frontier and spatial analysis.

Co-authors: M.A. Titus and A. Vamosiu

(Research in Higher Education)

Books and Monographs

Regional Public Universities: Addressing Misconceptions and Analyzing Contributions and Unlocking Opportunity through Broadly Accessible Institutions.