News Release
July 28, 2008
Lumina Foundation announces 2008-10 Research Advisory Committee
Indianapolis—Lumina Foundation for Education today named the members of its 2008-10 Research Advisory Committee. "Research is a key strategy in Lumina's mission of improving student access and success in postsecondary education," said Jamie Merisotis, Lumina's president and chief executive officer. "These individuals bring a wealth of knowledge and resources that will provide insight and guidance as the Foundation strives to improve policy and practice in higher education."
These national higher education experts include:
- Clifford Adelman, senior associate, Institute for Higher Education Policy (Washington, D.C.)
- Jorge Balan, senior researcher, Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad (Argentina), and Visiting Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies of Education (Canada)
- Brian Bosworth, president, Futureworks (Seattle, Wash.)
- Anthony Carnevale, president, Center on Education in Workforce, (Washington, D.C.)
- Sally Clausen, president, University of Louisiana System (Baton Rouge, La.)
- Peter Ewell, vice president, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (Boulder, Colo.)
- Patricia Gandara, co-director, UCLA Executive Information Studies (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Paul Lingenfelter, president, State Higher Education Executive Officers (Boulder, Colo.)
- David Longanecker, president, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (Boulder, Colo.)
- Laura Perna, associate professor, University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Sheri Ranis, senior research officer, Gates Foundation (Seattle, Wash.)
- Stephen J. Reno, chancellor, University System of New Hampshire (Durham, N.H.)
- Dave Spence, president, Southern Regional Education Board (Atlanta, Ga.)
Each member of the committee has agreed to serve a two-year term.
About Lumina Foundation
Lumina Foundation for Education, an Indianapolis-based private foundation, strives to help people achieve their potential by expanding access to and success in education beyond high school. Through grants for research, innovation, communication and evaluation, as well as policy education and leadership development, Lumina Foundation addresses issues that affect access and educational attainment among all students, particularly underserved student groups such as minorities, first-generation college-goers, students from low-income families and working adults. The Foundation bases its mission on the belief that postsecondary education remains one of the most beneficial investments that individuals can make in themselves and that a society can make in its people.
For more information, contact Kevin Corcoran, Media and Policy Communication Director, at 317.951.5493 or Dianna L. Boyce, Communication Associate, at 317.951.5116.
