Radomir Ray Mitic

Profile

Dr. Radomir Ray Mitic (he/him/his) is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education at William & Mary where he teaches in the master's and doctoral programs. Recent courses taught include: History of Higher Education, Educational Planning, Higher Education Law, and Financing Higher Education.

Dr. Mitic's program of research centers on the equitable outcomes of higher education at the local, national, and international levels. His recent work on outcomes includes post-college civic engagement and graduate aspirations, enrollment, and attainment. Current projects include an Arthur Vining Davis Foundation/American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship on the Liberal Arts titled "Examining the Impact of Public Liberal Arts Education on Cultivating Civic and Democratic Citizenship: Causes and Results" and an Inclusive Graduate Education Network project titled "Ad Astra Diversitas: Advancing Full Participation in Space Science."

Dr. Mitic is also Associate Editor for the Journal of First-Generation Student Success and on the editorial board of the Journal of College Student Development. He is also active in the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), American Educational Research Association (AERA), and Comparative & International Education Society (CIES).

Dr. Mitic is accepting Ph.D. students interested in topics related to equity in graduate education, civic outcomes of higher education, and international/comparative higher education for Fall 2025.

Education

Ph.D., Higher & Postsecondary Education, New York University
Graduate Certificate, Educational Research Methodology, University of Illinois at Chicago
M.S., Education & Social Policy, Northwestern University
B.A., History, International Studies, Spanish, Loyola University Chicago

Activities and Honors

Arthur Vining Davis Foundations/American Council of Learned Societies, Fellowship for Research on the Liberal Arts (2024)

University of North Dakota Foundation/McDermott Faculty Award for Outstanding Graduate or Professional Teaching (2024)

University of North Dakota Vice President for Research and Economic Development Early Career Scholars Program, Athletic Mental Wellness: Promoting College Student-Athlete Mental Health and Well-Being (2023)

Inclusive Graduate Education Network (IGEN) Research Accelerator Grant: Ad Astra Diversitas: Advancing Full Participation in Space Science (2021)

Higher School of Economics, Semyonov Award for Early Career Scholars (2019)

Selected Publications

Mitic, R.R. (2024). The role of family cultural capital to predict study abroad participation in first-generation U.S. undergraduates. Journal of First-Generation Student Success, 4(2), 95-113.

Mitic, R.R., Zhou, E., & Okahana, H. (2023). Socializing future community college faculty: Doctoral professional development and career preparation. Community College Journal of Research and Practice.

Mitic, R.R. (2023). Developing civic consciousness in Russian higher education: An institutional case study. Higher Education, 86, 1049-1064.

Mitic, R.R., & Wolniak, G.C. (2022). Examining the associations between financial conditions and study abroad in diverse, low-income college students. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 51(3), Article 2. 

Mitic, R.R., & Okahana, H. (2021). Don’t count them out: Ph.D. skills development and careers in industry. Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, 12(2), 206-229. 

Wolniak, G.C., Mitic, R.R., & Engberg, M.E. (2020). Diverse pathways to graduate education attainment. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 13(4), 368-383.

Mitic, R.R. (2020). Global learning for local serving: Establishing the links between study abroad and post-college volunteering. Research in Higher Education, 61(5), 603-627.