About the Author
Laura W. Perna and Joni E. Finney
Laura Perna is the James S. Riepe Professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education and executive director of the Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (Penn AHEAD).
Joni E. Finney is practice professor of education at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education and director of the Institute for Research on Higher Education.
They are co-authors of The Attainment Agenda: State Policy Leadership for Higher Education.