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THEOP will host its second research seminar
for early career scholars on August 14-15, 2008 at Princeton
University. Sixteen research papers will be presented, covering
four themes: (1) precursors to college; (2) college choice; (3)
college access; and (4) college performance. In addition to who
also participated in the 2006 seminar, several new investigators
will participate, including four graduate students.
PAPERS
Precursors to College
"Students Left Behind: Validating 10th and
12th Grade Persistence Rates in Texas Public High Schools" by
Thurston Domina, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, and Marta Tienda 
"Those Who Choose and Those Who Don't:
Social Background and College Orientation" by Eric Grodsky
"College-Bound Friends: A Study of Racial
and Ethnic Differences" by Steven Alvarado
"Quality and Inequality on the Pathway to
Teaching Mathematics and Science in Texas" by Marcy Wallace
College Choice
"Psychosocial
Determinants and Consequences of College Attendance" by Rachelle
L. Brooks and Michelle Van Noy
"Racial Diversity and College Choice" by
Donnell Butler
"Ethnicity, Citizenship, and In-State
Residence: Analyses of Postsecondary Education Choices of Major" by Milagros Nores
Expanding College Access
"Hispanics in Higher Education and the Texas Top Ten
Percent Law" by Angel Harris and Marta Tienda
"Policy Transparency and College
Enrollment: Did the Texas Top 10% Law Broaden Access to the
Public Flagships?" by Mark C.
Long, Victor Saenz, and Marta Tienda
College Achievement
"Why are Men Falling Behind? Explanations
for the Gender Gap in College Outcomes" by
Dylan Conger and Mark C. Long
"High School Quality, Race, and
College Achievement" by Rodney Andrews
"Race and Ethnic Differences in College
Achievement: Does High School Attended Matter?" by Jason
Fletcher and Marta Tienda
"College Major Choice and Academic Success
in Texas" by Lisa Dickson
"Academic Outcomes and Texas's Top 10% Law"
by Eric Furstenberg
"Foreign Students at Four Texas Universities: How Selective are They?" by Jayanti Owens
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