On this page you can find a list of some of my publications and presentations, with links to more information, web versions, or PDF downloads. For items that are copyright restricted, full text downloads may not be available. This page will be updated periodically.
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Books
Heller, D. E. & Callender, C. (Eds.) (2013). Student financing of higher education: A comparative perspective. New York and London, UK: Routledge.
- Review, Journal of Student Financial Aid
Heller, D. E. (Ed.). (2011). The states and public higher education policy: Affordability, access, and accountability (2nd edition). Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press.
- Review, Review of Higher Education
Heller, D. E. & d’Ambrosio, M. B. (Eds.) (2009). Generational shockwaves and the implications for higher education. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Shaw, K. M., & Heller, D. E. (Eds.) (2007). State postsecondary education research: New methods to inform policy and practice. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC.
Heller, D. E. (Ed.) (2002). Condition of access: Higher education for lower income students. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers (American Council on Education/Praeger Series on Higher Education).
- Review, Journal of Higher Education
- Review, Review of Higher Education
- Review, Journal of College Student Development
Journal articles (partial list)
Cheslock, J. J., Hughes, R. P., Frick Cardelle, R., & Heller, D. E. (2018). Filling the gap: The use of intentional and incidental need-meeting financial aid. The Review of Higher Education, 41(4), 577-605.
Heller, D. E. (2017). Financial aid research: The nexus of academic, practitioner, and policy work. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 47(3), 97-104
Arbaugh, F., Ball, D. L., Grossman, P., Heller, D. E., & Monk, D. (2015). Deans’ corner: Views on the state of teacher education in 2015. Journal of Teacher Education, 66(5), 435-445
Gilbert, C. K., & Heller, D. E. (2013). Access, equity, and community colleges: The Truman Commission and federal higher education policy from 1947 to 2011. The Journal of Higher Education, 84(3), 417-443
Heller, D. E. (2011). The impact of gainful employment regulations. Change, 43(5), 58-64
Heller, D. E. (2009). The context of higher education reform in the United States. Higher Education Management and Policy, 21(2), 71-88 (PDF)
McLendon, M. K., Heller, D. E., & Lee, S. D. (2009). High school to college transition policy in the American states: Conceptual and analytical perspectives on conducting a cross-state study. Educational Policy, 23(2), 385-418
Heller, D. E., & Rogers, K. R. (2006). Shifting the burden: Public and private financing of higher education in the United States and implications for Europe. Tertiary Education and Management, 12(2), 91-117
Heller, D. E. (2006). Early commitment of financial aid eligibility. American Behavioral Scientist, 49(12), 1719-1738
McLendon, M. K., Heller, D. E., & Young, S. P. (2005). State postsecondary policy innovation: Politics, competition, and the interstate migration of policy ideas. The Journal of Higher Education, 76(4), 363-400
Heller, D. E. (2005). Public subsidies for higher education in California: An exploratory analysis of who pays and who benefits. Educational Policy, 19(2), 349-370
Heller, D. E. (2004). The changing nature of financial aid. Academe, 90(4), 36-38
Heller, D. E. (2003). Aid matters: Merit aid is the wrong tool to attract the best and the brightest. Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, XVIII(1), 24-25 (PDF)
Heller, D. E. (2001). Race, gender, and institutional financial aid awards. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 31(1), 7-24
Heller, D. E., & Nelson Laird, T. F. (1999). Institutional need-based and non-need grants: Trends and differences among college and university sectors. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 29(3), 7-24
Heller, D. E. (1999). The effects of tuition and state financial aid on public college enrollment. Review of Higher Education, 23(1), 65-89
Heller, D. E. (1997). Student price response in higher education: An update to Leslie and Brinkman. Journal of Higher Education, 68(6), 624-659
Op-eds (partial list)
Heller, D. E. (2023, October 13). How weak leadership enables campus scandals. The Chronicle of Higher Education
Heller, D. E. (2022, October 31). The Supreme Court is poised to handcuff universities. Politico Magazine
Feldman, D. H. & Heller, D. E. (2022, May 9). The Wall Street Journal is wrong about Pell Grants. Politico
Heller, D. E. (2022, April 28). Despite $400 boost, Pell Grants fall far short of original goal to make college more affordable for low- and middle-income students. The Conversation
Heller, D. E. (2021, November 30). Standing by researchers at public universities. Inside Higher Ed
Heller, D. E. (2020, August 27). The faculty needs to get on board. The Chronicle of Higher Education
Heller, D. E. (2019, May 6). Open Forum: Elizabeth Warren’s free college proposal is the wrong approach. The San Francisco Chronicle
Heller, D. E. (2018, February 9). After Michigan State: ‘Could we be next?’. The Chronicle of Higher Education, p. A29
Heller, D. E. (2017, January 4). Why Gov. Cuomo’s free tuition plan won’t help New York’s state of mind. The Hechinger Report
Heller, D. E. (2016, November 28). Expect DeVos to apply her free-market outlook to higher education. The Chronicle of Higher Education, p. A10
Heller, D. E. (2016, November 16). Trump needs to shut down the vitriol he unleashed. San Francisco Chronicle, p. A10
Heller, D. E. (2016, July 31). Want college to be affordable? Start with Pell Grants. The Conversation
Heller, D. E. (2016, July 26). One size doesn’t fit all in higher education. The Washington Post
Heller, D. E. (2016, June 24). Race trumps income when it comes to creating a diverse college campus. The Washington Post
Heller, D. E. (2016, May 26). Trump’s higher ed proposals could leave poor students out of college. The Conversation
Heller, D. E. (2016, March 13). What I’m reading: The Secret History of Wonder Woman. The Chronicle of Higher Education
Heller, D. E. (2016, March 3). Should wealthier students get subsidized college education? The Conversation
Heller, D. E. (2015, August 24). Clinton’s debt-free college comes with a price tag. The Conversation
Heller, D. (2015, July 23). Martin O’Malley’s debt isn’t average: Column. USA Today
Heller, D. (2015, July 22). O’Malley’s financial aid debt is not representative. The Baltimore Sun, p. 15
Heller, D. E. (2015, June 7). Pell Grants lifting kids out of poverty and into middle class. Detroit Free Press, p. A15
Heller, D. E. (2015, June 2). Not so quick on cancelling debt. Inside Higher Ed
Heller, D. E. (2015, April 10). The end of college? Not so fast. The Chronicle of Higher Education, p. A64
Heller, D. E. (2015, January 13). Free access to community college benefits students but not the nation. The Conversation
Heller, D. E. (2012, February 12). For Penn State’s leaders, an indictment of malfeasance. The Chronicle of Higher Education
Monographs (partial list)
Heller, D. E. (2014, September). College affordability and the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Cambridge, MA: Scholars Strategy Network
Heller, D. E. (2013, June). The role of Pell Grants in an era of rising tuition prices. Reflections on Pell: Championing social justice through 40 years of educational opportunity (pp. 64-67). Washington, DC: The Pell Institute for Opportunity in Education (PDF)
Heller, D. E. (2013, April). Does federal financial aid drive up college tuition prices? Washington, DC: American Council on Education (PDF)
Baum, S., Breneman, D. W., Chingos, M. M., Ehrenberg, R. G., Fowler, P., Hayek, J., Heller, D. E., Jones, A. G., Longanecker, D. A., Nesbitt, T. J., Scott-Clayton, J., Turner, S. E., Wellman, J. V., Whitehurst, G. (2012). Beyond need and merit: Strengthening state grant programs. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution
Heller, D. E., Hendrickson, R., Griffin, K., Timmerman III, T., & Gilbert, C. (2011, July). Veterans’ education in science and engineering: Evaluation design. The Pennsylvania State University, Final report to the National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA (PDF)
Reason, R. D., Evensen, D. H., & Heller, D. E. (2009, July). Evaluation of Pennsylvania’s Act 101 Programs. University Park: Center for the Study of Higher Education, The Pennsylvania State University (PDF)
Heller, D. E. (2008, May). Student access and strategic pricing. TIAA-CREF Institute, Advancing Higher Education Series, New York, NY
Heller, D. E., & Marin, P. (Eds.). (2004, October). State merit scholarship programs and racial inequality. Cambridge, MA: The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University
Rogers, K. R. & Heller, D. E. (2003, November). Moving on: State policies to address academic brain drain in the South. Houston: University of Houston Law Center
Heller, D. E. (2003, October). Policy Insights: Financial aid and student persistence. Boulder, CO: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Heller, D. E. (2003, September). Review of NCES research on financial aid and college participation. Washington: Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance
Terenzini, P., Strauss, L., Heller, D., Caffrey, H. S., Reason, R., & Reindl, T. (2003, August). What works to enhance student success in college. Washington, DC and University Park, PA: American Association of State Colleges and Universities and Pennsylvania State University Center for the Study of Higher Education (PDF)
Heller, D. E., & Marin, P. (Eds.) (2002, August). Who should we help? The negative social consequences of merit scholarships. Cambridge, MA: The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University
Applegate, L. M. & Heller, D. E. (2002). Administrative data project. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School
Heller, D. E. & Rasmussen, C. J. (2001). Do merit scholarships promote college access? Evidence from two states. Houston: University of Houston Law Center
Heller, D. E. (2001, June). Debts and decisions: Student loans and their relationship to graduate school and career choice.. Indianapolis: New Agenda Series, Lumina Foundation for Education
Heller, D. E. (2000, October). Tuition pricing and higher education participation in Colorado. Denver: Colorado Commission on Higher Education
Heller, D. E. (1998). A comparison of the tuition price and financial aid responsiveness of first-time enrollees and continuing college students. Houston: University of Houston Law Center
Heller, D. E. (1997). Tuition pricing at the University of Massachusetts. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press
Presentations (partial list)
Heller, D. E. (2019, June). Social mobility: What are we trying to measure? 2019 Social Mobility Symposium, Norfolk, VA
Heller, D. E. (2017, March). Higher education financing: A global perspective, Education Finance Council 25th Annual Membership Meeting, San Diego, CA
Heller, D. E. (2016, November). Accessibility, affordability, and attainment for underserved, underrepresented, and under-resourced educational populations, Beyond the Bicentennial: The Promise of Vincentian Higher Education, New York, NY
Heller, D. E. (2016, October). Clinton’s tuition free proposal: Would it work and what would it mean for California? Center for Studies in Higher Education and Institute for Governmental Studies, U. of California Berkeley
Multimedia (partial list)
“Trustees and Presidents: A Podcast for Senior Campus Leaders on College Athletics,” hosted by Karen Weaver of the U. of Pennsylvania. I spoke with her about athletics scandals and the role of campus leadership, 11/4/23
Pell Grants: Past successes, future challenges, Presentation at the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities annual meeting, 2/7/22
Interview on CGTN America’s Global Business Show regarding the impact of Covid-19 on schools, CGTN America, 3/9/20
Keynote address, Old Dominion University Social Mobility Symposium, 6/4/19 (Note: guest registration required by entering first and last name; click on the thumbnail “Keynote & Conversation: Don Heller”)
Panel discussion, “The State of Higher Education Equity and Social Mobility”, Old Dominion University, 6/4/19 (Note: guest registration required by entering first and last name; click on the thumbnail “Panel Discussion – The State of Higher Education Equity & Social Mobility”)
USF Provost Don Heller on the college admissions scandal, KRON4 News, 3/12/19
USF Provost Don Heller on Preparing for the Unthinkable: After Michigan State, Navigating Change Podcast, 5/22/18
Introduction of and speech by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi town hall on tax reform and immigration, University of San Francisco, 1/13/18
Clinton’s tuition free proposal: Would it work and what would it mean for California?, U. of California Berkeley, Center for Studies in Higher Education and Institute for Governmental Studies, 10/26/16
The impact of student debt, CGTN America, 7/29/15
Introduction of and speech by Carlotta Walls LaNier, Michigan State University College of Education Commencement Speaker, Spring 2014
Perspectives on the Michigan Center for Educational Research, presentation to the U. of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy, 1/17/14
Hearing on college tuition costs, presentation to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, 7/19/12