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More than Dollars for Scholars

The Impact of the Dell Scholars Program on College Access, Persistence, and Degree Attainment

Lindsay C. Page, Stacy S. Kehoe, Benjamin L. Castleman and Gumilang Aryo Sahadewo
Journal of Human Resources, July 2019, 54 (3) 683-725; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.3.0516.7935R1
Lindsay C. Page
Lindsay C. Page is an associate professor of research methodology at the University of Pittsburgh. Stacy S. Kehoe is an associate program officer on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation U.S. Program K-12 team. Benjamin L. Castleman is an associate professor of education and public policy at the University of Virginia. Gumilang Aryo Sahadewo is an assistant professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, at Universitas Gadjah Mada.
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Stacy S. Kehoe
Lindsay C. Page is an associate professor of research methodology at the University of Pittsburgh. Stacy S. Kehoe is an associate program officer on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation U.S. Program K-12 team. Benjamin L. Castleman is an associate professor of education and public policy at the University of Virginia. Gumilang Aryo Sahadewo is an assistant professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, at Universitas Gadjah Mada.
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Benjamin L. Castleman
Lindsay C. Page is an associate professor of research methodology at the University of Pittsburgh. Stacy S. Kehoe is an associate program officer on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation U.S. Program K-12 team. Benjamin L. Castleman is an associate professor of education and public policy at the University of Virginia. Gumilang Aryo Sahadewo is an assistant professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, at Universitas Gadjah Mada.
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Gumilang Aryo Sahadewo
Lindsay C. Page is an associate professor of research methodology at the University of Pittsburgh. Stacy S. Kehoe is an associate program officer on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation U.S. Program K-12 team. Benjamin L. Castleman is an associate professor of education and public policy at the University of Virginia. Gumilang Aryo Sahadewo is an assistant professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, at Universitas Gadjah Mada.
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Lindsay C. Page, Stacy S. Kehoe, Benjamin L. Castleman, Gumilang Aryo Sahadewo
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