Jeremy Wright-Kim

Jeremy Wright-Kim (he/him) is an Assistant Professor of Education at The University of Michigan’s Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE). Through a range of methodological approaches, his research agenda seeks to identify and address structural and institutional inequities that hinder American higher education from delivering on its promise of educational equity for all students, and centers community colleges as engines for opportunity.

Jeremy's work has appeared in multiple academic outlets, including Review of Higher Education, Education Policy, AERA Open, Education Policy Analysis Archives, and Journal of College Student Retention, as well various public-facing policy briefs and popular media pieces. He has led or collaborated on research projects funded by the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Lumina Foundation, and the California Community College Chancellor’s Office.

Jeremy received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education where he served as a fellow at the Penn Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (PennAHEAD). Prior to Penn, Jeremy completed his MA in College Student Personnel at Bowling Green State University before serving in a variety of academic and student affairs positions at Harold Washington College and the University of Chicago, as well as other Chicagoland institutions.

Recent Publications

Spending at baccalaureate-granting community colleges: A focus on institutional aid

Community College Journal of Research & Practice, Wright-Kim, J. (2024).

Gender and race-based differences in negotiating behavior among tenured and tenure-track faculty at four-year universities

The Review of Higher Education, Wright-Kim, J. & Perna, L. W. (2023).

The impact of offering baccalaureate degrees on institutional enrollment in community colleges.

Community College Review, Wright-Kim, J. (2023).

The dynamic financial implications of the community college baccalaureate: An institutional exploration

AERA Open, Wright-Kim, J. (2022).

An update on the impacts of the community college baccalaureate

New Directions for Community Colleges, Wright-Kim, J. (2022).

The implication of rankings for equity in higher education

In E. Hazelkorn & G. Mihut (Eds). Research handbook on university rankings, Perna, L. W., Wright-Kim, J., & Brickfield, J. (2021)

Will free community college improve or reduce equity?  Understanding the forces that influence program implementation

Education Policy Analysis Archives, Perna, L. W., Wright-Kim, J., & Leigh, E. W. (2021)

Is a college promise program a worthwhile investment?  Understanding the connections between program design, resource investments, participation, and  outcomes

AERA Open, Perna, L. W., Wright-Kim, J., & Leigh, E. W. (2020)

Institutional characteristics and bachelor’s degree completion of  Pell grant recipients

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory, & Practice, Wright-Kim, J., Perna, L. W., & Ruiz, R. (2019)

Money matters: Understanding how colleges and universities use  their websites to communicate information about how to pay college costs

Educational Policy, Perna, L. W., Wright-Kim, J., & Jiang, N. (2019)

State higher education interest group densities: An application of the Energy-Stability-Area model to higher education

The Review of Higher Education, Tandberg, D., & Wright-Kim, J. (2019)