Unintended Consequences: How Changes in Federal Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy Impact Asian American Student Success

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  In Roundtable Session: The Role and Influence of Policy Actors in Higher Education Policy

Abstract

This project is part of a larger mixed-methods investigation on the role of financial aid policies, persistence, and cultural identity. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of federal Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements on year-to-year persistence for Asian American students at an urban, public university in the northeastern United States.

Authors

• Ray Franke, University of Massachusetts - Boston

• Liza Talusan, University of Massachusetts - Boston