Doctoral Student Alex Monday is a doctoral student at the Institute of Higher Education, where he works as a graduate research assistant for Dr. Hearn. Alex earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from The College of New Jersey and his Master of Public Policy in education policy from Vanderbilt University. Prior to starting his doctoral work at IHE, Alex worked at the Tennessee Higher Education Commission as the assistant director of fiscal policy. Alex’s research interests include college access and success, student choice, and how policy impacts equity in higher education.