Policy Speaker from the Institute of Higher Education
The Role of Place and Space in College Completion
Sponsler holds a doctorate from George Washington University, a M.A. from Seattle University and received his B.A. from the University of Puget Sound. Prior to assuming his current role at IHEP, Sponsler worked as both an intern and graduate fellow in the organization, and served as a research assistant at The George Washington University. Additionally, he has worked in the areas of academic advising, college athletic administration and coaching, and nonprofit management.
An expert on various higher education issues, Sponsler is well versed on the politics of higher education policymaking, state-policy adoption and outcomes, and the inter-state spread of policy ideas. His most recent publication for IHEP is titled Easy Come, EZ-GO: A Federal Role in Removing Jurisdictional Impediments to College Education.
Dr. Sponsler presented The Role of Place and Space in College Completion at a campus brown-bag session. Additionally, he discussed the role of organizational structure on college completion in Dr. Pamela Eddy's class on Organization and Governance in Higher Education. Dr. Sponsler's visit was co-sponsored by the Charles Teaching Center, The Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy, and the School of Education, Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership.
