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Manuel González Canché brings innovative tools—including econometric, geospatial, and network analysis methods—to study the structural factors influencing minority at-risk students' likelihood of success and their access to financial, academic, and social resources. His work challenges traditional ideas of access, persistence, and success in higher education and enhances the understanding of the impact of location, influence, and competition. González Canché joined the Higher Education division as an associate professor in 2017. He is affiliated with the Human Development and Quantitative Methods division and the International Educational Development Program at Penn GSE. As a senior scholar at the Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy, he focuses on understanding the structural factors influencing the likelihood of educational and occupational success for minority at-risk students. His research employs various methodologies, including econometrics, quasi-experimental design, and spatial statistics, and addresses issues related to higher education finance and institutional effects. González Canché has secured funding for research from multiple prestigious organizations and is known for his work related to the effects of the Uniform Bar Examination on diversity in law school enrollment and the financial implications of student loan policies.
University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA
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