William Casey Boland
Asst Professor
Marxe School of Public and International Affairs
Department: Public Affairs
Areas of expertise: Research methods, public policy, and politics of higher education
Email Address: william.boland@baruch.cuny.edu
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Dr. Boland’s research explores the impact of state and federal public policies on higher education, particularly minority serving institutions (MSIs). This includes how state accountability policies affect college outcomes, the relationship between finance public policies and student success, and the role of politics in policymaking for postsecondary education. His work has been published in the American Education Research Journal, Research in Higher Education, the British Journal of Sociology of Education, Educational Policy, and Education Sciences. He has presented at the annual meetings of the American Educational Research Association, Association for Education Finance and Policy, and the Association for the Study of Higher Education. Dr. Boland obtained a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.
Education
Ph.D., Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania
B.A., Political Science and Journalism, Rutgers University
| Semester | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2023 | PAF | 9338 | Higher Education, Politics, an |
| Spring 2023 | PAF | 9338 | Higher Education, Politics, an |
| Fall 2022 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Fall 2022 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Fall 2022 | PAF | 9390 | Capstone Seminar in Higher Edu |
| Fall 2022 | PAF | 9390 | Capstone Seminar in Higher Edu |
| Spring 2022 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Spring 2022 | PAF | 9338 | Higher Education, Politics, an |
| Spring 2022 | PAF | 9338 | Higher Education, Politics, an |
| Spring 2022 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Fall 2021 | PAF | 9390 | Capstone Seminar in Higher Edu |
| Fall 2021 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Fall 2021 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Fall 2021 | PAF | 9390 | Capstone Seminar in Higher Edu |
| Spring 2021 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Spring 2021 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Spring 2021 | PAF | 9338 | Higher Education, Politics, an |
| Spring 2021 | PAF | 9338 | Higher Education, Politics, an |
| Fall 2020 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Fall 2020 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Spring 2020 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Spring 2020 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Fall 2019 | PAF | 9338 | Higher Education, Politics, an |
| Fall 2019 | PAF | 9338 | Higher Education, Politics, an |
| Fall 2019 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Fall 2019 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Spring 2019 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Spring 2019 | PAF | 9338 | Higher Education, Politics, an |
| Spring 2019 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Spring 2019 | PAF | 9338 | Higher Education, Politics, an |
| Fall 2018 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Fall 2018 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Fall 2018 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
| Fall 2018 | PAF | 9317 | Research for the Educational A |
Books
Gasman, M., Castro Samayoa, A., Boland, W. C., Esmieu, P., Blake, D., Martinez, A., & Hallmark, T. (2018). ASHE Monograph: Minority Serving Institutions. Association for the Study of Higher Education.
Gasman, M., Castro Samayoa, A., Boland, W. C., & Esmieu, P. (2018). Educational Challenges and Opportunities at Minority Serving Institutions. New York, NY, Routledge Press.
Journal Articles
(2023). State support and higher education equity: Minority Serving Institution funding in the states. Education Finance and Policy,
(2023). HBCUs, accountability, and equity: analyzing the impact of performance funding on selectivity in HBCUs. Journal of Education Finance,
Boland, W. C., & Murphy, M. (2023). Expanding postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic students in STEM: the effects of Hispanic serving institution grants on STEM completions. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis,
(2023). Social mobility or social stratification? Exploring the relationship between public policy intervention and outcomes at Minority Serving Institutions. Educational Researcher,
Boland, W. C. (2022). The effect of performance-based funding state policy on minority-serving institution outcomes. Journal of Higher Education,
Boland, W. C., Gasman, M., & Castro Samayoa, A. (2021). The Effect of Enrolling in Minority Serving Institutions on Earnings Compared to non-Minority Serving Institutions: A College Scorecard Analysis. Research in Higher Education,
Boland, W. C. (2020). Performance Funding and HBCUs: An Assessment of Financial Incentives and Baccalaureate Degree Production. Educational Policy,
Boland, W. C., Nguyen, T., & Gasman, M. (2019). HBCUs, STEM Education and the Pursuit for Legitimacy. British Journal of Sociology of Education,
Boland, W. C. (2018). Higher Education Act and the Evolution of Federal Grants to Minority Serving Institutions. Education Sciences,
Boland, W. C., Gasman, M., Nguyen, T., & Castro Samayoa, A. (2018). Master Plan and the Future of California Higher Education: Assessing the Impact of State Policy on Minority-Serving Institutions. American Education Research Journal,
Book Chapters
Boland, W. C. (2020). State and Federal Policy and the Impact on Minority Serving Institutions. In Samayoa, A. C., & Gasman, M. (Eds.), A Primer on Minority Serving Institutions (pp. 11 - 24). New York, NY,United States. Routledge.
Hillman, N. W., & Boland, W. C. (2018). Geography of College Choice. In Gasman, M. (Ed.), Contemporary Issues in Higher Education (pp. 22-34). New York, NY. Routledge.
Boland, W. C. (2016). The Impact of Performance-Based Funding on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. In Setting a New Agenda for Student Engagement and Retention in Historically Black Colleges and Universities IGI Global.
Gasman, M., Samayoa, A., Boland, W. C., Washington, A., Jimenez, J., & Esmieu, P. (2016). The Return on Investment for Minority Serving Institutions: Measuring Student and Institutional Success. In Gasman, M., & Castro Samayoa, A. (Eds.), The Return on Investment for Minority Serving Institutions San Francisco, CA. Wiley Press.
Presentations
Boland, W. C. Performance-based funding and equity in Hispanic-serving institutions. . Association for Education and Finance Policy. Baltimore, MD: Association for Education and Finance Policy.
Boland, W. C. (2024, April 20). Postsecondary finance equity: an analysis of state funding to Hispanic-serving institutions. American Educational Research Association. Philadelphia, PA: American Educational Research Association.
Boland, W. C. (2024, April 20). Efficiency at the expense of equity? Investigating intended and unintended consequences of performance based-funding in Hispanic-serving institutions. American Educational Research Association. Philadelphia, PA: American Educational Research Association.
Boland, W. C. (2024, November 20). State support and higher education equity: Minority Serving Institution funding in the states.. Association for the Study of Higher Education/Annual Conference. Minneapolis, MN: Association for the Study of Higher Education.
Boland, W. C. (2024, March 20). Recovery from the Great Recession: an analysis of postsecondary state funding equity. Association for Education and Finance Policy. Denver, CO: Association for Education and Finance Policy.
Boland, W. C., & Murphy, M. (2024, November 20). Expanding Postsecondary Success in STEM: The Effects of Hispanic Serving Institution Grants on STEM Completions. Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management. Washington, DC: Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management.
Boland, W. C. (2024, November 20). State support and public finance equity: Evidence from the 2008 Great Recession. Association for the Study of Higher Education. Las Vegas, NV: Association for the Study of Higher Education.
Boland, W. C. (2021, February 11). Minority Serving Institutions and post-COVID-19 Public Policy Issues. Understanding Minority Serving Institutions. New York, NY: New York University.
Boland, W. C. (2021, November 6). The impact of minority serving institution enrollment on labor market outcomes.. ASHE Annual Meeting. San Juan, PR: Association for the Study of Higher Education.
Boland, W. C. (2021, November 3). Does performance-based funding affect institutional expenditure patterns in historically Black colleges and universities?. ASHE 2021 Annual Meeting. San Juan, PR: Association for the Study of Higher Education.
Boland, W. C. (2020, November 10). Minority STEM Serving Institutions: Evaluating the effect of HSI grant-funded programs on STEM degree completion. Annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. New Orleans, LA: Association for the Study of Higher Education.
Boland, W. C. (2020, April 13). MSI grant-funded programs and STEM degree completion. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA: American Educational Research Association.
Boland, W. C., & Murphy, M. (2020, March 20). Attracting and Retaining Hispanic Scholars: The Effects of Receiving a Hispanic Serving Institution Grant. Association for Education Finance and Policy. Fort Worth, TX: Association for Education Finance and Policy.
Boland, W. C. (2019, November 13). Incentivizing success or advancing failure? An empirical investigation of performance-based funding and institutional characteristics in public HBCUs. Association for the Study of Higher Education. Portland, OR: Association for the Study of Higher Education.
Boland, W. C. (2019, November 15). Minority Serving Institutions and Earnings: What is the Effect of MSI Enrollment on Future Income?. Association for the Study of Higher Education. Portland, OR: Association for the Study of Higher Education.
Boland, W. C. (2018, November 10). Fueling the Engines of Upward Mobility: Exploring the Relationship Between Federal Public Policy and Social Mobility in HSIs. Association for the Study of Higher Education. Tampa, FL
Boland, W. C. (2018, November 12). The Higher Education Act and Equity: Investigating the Impact of Federal Public Policy on College Completion in Minority Serving Institutions. Association for the Study of Higher Education. Tampa, FL
Nguyen, T., Boland, W. C., & Esters, L. (2017, April 30). Institutional Isomorphism and HBCUs. American Educational Research Association.
Boland, W. C. (2016, December 31). Performance Funding and HBCUs: An Assessment of Financial Incentives and Baccalaureate Degree Production. Association for the Study of Higher Education. Columbus, OH
Boland, W. C., Gasman, M., Samayoa, A., & Nguyen, T. (2015, December 31). Master Plan and the Future of California Higher Education: Assessing the Impact of State Policy on Minority-Serving Institutions. Association for the Study of Higher Education. Denver, CO
Finney, J., Riso, C., Orosz, K., Boland, W. C., & Rahman, S. (2013, December 31). A Look at Statewide Coordination and Its Impact on Higher Education Performance in California. Association for the Study of Higher Education. St. Louis, MO
Other Scholarly Works
Boland, W. C. (2021). New York: Minority Serving Institutions in the Empire State. 32.
Boland, W. C. (2017). An Unstoppable Tidal Wave of Progress: Minority Serving Institutions in Texas.
Boland, W. C., & Gasman, M. (2017). Don’t Sleep on the Trump Administration and Student Loans.
Boland, W. C., & Gasman, M. (2017). Lessons for Minority Serving Institutions for Highlighting Return on Investment.
Boland, W. C., Samayoa, A., Gasman, M., Lockett, A., Jimenez, C., & Esmieu, P. (2017). National Campaign on the Return on Investment of Minority Serving Institutions..
Boland, W. C. (2017). Social mobility, Equality of Opportunity and the Case for Minority Serving Institutions.
Boland, W. C., & Gasman, M. (2017). State Funding Cuts Routinely Hurt Some Colleges More Than Others.
Boland, W. C., & Gasman, M. (2017). Trump’s Blueprint for Failing Our Nation’s Students.
Boland, W. C. (2016). Reflections on the ROI Convening: MSIs are Worth the Investment.
Boland, W. C., & Gasman, M. (2016). The Target on HBCUs’ Backs.
Boland, W. C., & Gasman, M. (2016). When States Make Higher Education Decisions Despite Evidence.
Boland, W. C., & Gasman, M. (2016). Using 20st Century Tools for 21st Century Students Doesn't Work.
Nguyen, T., Lundy-Wagner, V., Gasman, M., Samayoa, A., Wilson, A., Wolff, M., Diggs, D., & Boland, W. C. (2015). On Their Own Terms: Two year Minority Serving Institutions.
Boland, W. C., & Gasman, M. (2015). Redressing Bleeding Wounds: Policymakers, parent PLUS loans and HBCUs.
Boland, W. C., Gasman, M., Nguyen, T., & Castro Samayoa, A. (2015). Striking Gold in the Golden State: Harnessing the Power of Minority Serving Institutions in California.
Gasman, M., Samayoa, A., Nguyen, T., Commodore, F., & Boland, W. C. (2014). A Response to the Historically Black College and University Dash Board.
Finney, J., Riso, C., Boland, W. C., & Orosz, K. (2014). From Master Plan to Mediocrity: Higher Education Performance and Policy in California.
Boland, W. C., & Gasman, M. (2014). America’s Public HBCUs: A Four State Comparison Considering Institutional Capacity and State Funding Priorities.
Boland, W. C., & Gasman, M. (2014). The State of Public Funding and HBCUs.
Reviews
Boland, W. C. (2015,January 1). Journal of College Student Retention.
Research Currently in Progess
Boland, W. C.(n.d.). HBCUs and State Funding: An Empirical Analysis of State Finance and Historical Disparities. In Progress.
Boland, W. C.(n.d.). MSIs and Social Mobility: Estimating the relationship between federal grants and family income. In Progress.
| Title | Funding Agency Sponsor | Start Date | End Date | Awarded Date | Total Funding | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Higher Education Act and Equity: Investigating the Impact of Federal Public Policy on College Completion in Minority Serving Institutions | PSC CUNY 53 | 07/01/2022 | 06/30/2023 | 04/15/2022 | 3499.45 | Completed |
| HBCUs, accountability, and equity: Analyzing the impact of performance funding on enrollment in HBCUs | PSC CUNY 52 | 07/01/2021 | 06/30/2023 | 04/15/2021 | 3499.45 | Completed |
| Estimating the effect of Higher Education Act grants on workforce earnings in minority serving institutions | PSC-CUNY 51 | 07/01/2020 | 12/31/2022 | 04/17/2020 | 3499.45 | Completed |
| Minority STEM serving Institutions? Evaluating the effect of MSI grant-funded programs on STEM degree completion | National Science Foundation | 01/28/2020 | 01/27/2021 | 09/16/2019 | 12500 | Completed |
| BRESI: The Impact of Minority Serving Institution Grants on College Completion | The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | 09/01/2022 | 10/15/2023 | 08/19/2022 | 9999 | Funded - In Progress |
| Minority Serving Institutions and Performance Funding | Eugene Lang Fellowship | 06/01/2022 | 06/30/2023 | 04/11/2022 | 6538.27 | Funded - In Progress |
| Hispanic-Serving Institutions? Evaluating the effect of HSI grant-funded programs on degree completion | The Spencer Foundation | 09/01/2024 | 12/31/2025 | 50000 | Submitted for Review | |
| Hispanic Serving Institutions? Evaluating the effect of HSI grant-funded programs on outcomes | The Spencer Foundation | 06/01/2022 | 05/31/2024 | 50000 | Submitted for Review | |
| Fueling the Engines of Social Mobility (not submitted) | Russell Sage Foundation | 07/01/2021 | 06/30/2022 | 29939 | Work Discontinued |
| Honor / Award | Organization Sponsor | Date Received | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Faculty Fellowship Publication Program | CUNY University Human Resources | 2023-11-20 | |
| Distinguished CUNY Scholar Advanced Research Collaborative Fellowship | The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York | 2022-12-01 | |
| Higher Education Funding Equity Colloquium Honorarium | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2022-10-20 | Invited to participate at colloquium on higher education finance equity. |
| CAHEP Early Career Faculty Workshop (nominated) | Association for the Study of Higher Education, Houston, TX | 2017 | |
| Institute for Research on Higher Education Dissertation Travel Grant | 2017 | ||
| NCES Data Institute Fellowship, Washington, D.C. (nominated) | 2017 | ||
| Penn GAPSA Research Travel Award Grant | 2017 | ||
| Penn GSESG Graduate Student Travel Award Grant | 2017 | ||
| Penn GAPSA Research Travel Award Grant | 2016 | ||
| Penn GAPSA Research Travel Award Grant | 2015 | ||
| Dean’s Fellowship | University of Pennsylvania | 2014 | |
| Conference Grant | University of Pennsylvania | 2013 |
College
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Assessment Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Executive Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Interfolio 180 Faculty Pilot Group | Committee Member | Present | |
| Student Disciplinary Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Associate/Full Professor of Higher Education Search Committee | Committee Member | 3/1/2022 |
Professional
| Organization | Position Role | Organization State | Organization Country | Start Date | End Date | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Education Finance | Reviewer, Journal Article | 9/1/2019 | Present | |||
| Research in Higher Education | Reviewer, Journal Article | 3/1/2019 | Present | |||
| Journal of Higher Education | Editorial Review Board Member | 10/1/2018 | Present | International | ||
| Educational Policy | Reviewer, Journal Article | 9/1/2018 | Present | |||
| Innovative Higher Education Vanderbilt University | Editorial Review Board Member | 1/8/2024 | Present | International | ||
| American Educational Research Association | Reviewer | 1/1/2016 | Present | |||
| Association for the Study of Higher Education | Reviewer | 1/1/2016 | Present | |||
| Perspectives on Urban Education Journal | Reviewer | 1/1/2013 | Present | |||
| Frontiers | 3/1/2018 | Present | ||||
| Committee on Degrees, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania | Committee Member | 1/1/2017 | 12/31/2018 |