Image: Denisa Gándara (PhD 2016) joined the University of Texas as an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy. Her research agenda broadly explores higher education policy and finance, with an emphasis on populations historically excluded from and underserved in higher education. Gándara is a William T. Grant Scholar and the recipient of a Dissertation Fellowship from the Ford Foundation and the National Academies of Sciences. Previously, she had been at Southern Methodist University in the Department of Education Policy and Leadership since 2016. Type of News/Audience: Alumni