# Federal Congressional Testimony Prepared Testimony, U.S. Senate, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Full Committee Hearing: *Ensuring Access to Higher Education: Simplifying Federal Student Aid for Today’s College Student*. (2013) Prepared Testimony, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Education and the Workforce. Hearing: *Education Research: Exploring Opportunities to Strengthen the Institute of Education Sciences.* (2013) “College Tuition Pricing and Federal Financial Aid: Is there a Connection?” U.S. Senate, Committee on Finance. Hearing: *Report Card on Tax Exemptions and Incentives for Higher Education: Pass, Fail, or Need Improvement?* (2006) ### For a full list of my research papers, please see my CV. Download 12 citations download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=ris) ### 2022 Bettinger, Eric, Oded Gurantz, Monica Lee, and Bridget Long. 2022. “[’Prior-Prior Year’ FAFSA Increased Aid Submissions But Likely Not Enrollment.](/publications/%E2%80%99prior-prior-year%E2%80%99-fafsa-increased-aid-submissions-likely-not-enrollment)”. *Research in Higher Education*. Bettinger, Eric, Oded Gurantz, Monica Lee, and Bridget Long. 2022. “[’Prior-Prior Year’ FAFSA Increased Aid Submissions But Likely Not Enrollment.](/publications/%E2%80%99prior-prior-year%E2%80%99-fafsa-increased-aid-submissions-likely-not-enrollment)”. *Research in Higher Education*. - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-022-09720-9) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-022-09720-9) ### 2021 Avery, Christopher, Benjamin Castleman, Michael Hurwitz, Bridget Long, and Lindsay Page. 2021. “[Digital Messaging to Improve College Enrollment and Success. ](/publications/digital-messaging-improve-college-enrollment-and-success)”. *Economics of Education Review* 84. Avery, Christopher, Benjamin Castleman, Michael Hurwitz, Bridget Long, and Lindsay Page. 2021. “[Digital Messaging to Improve College Enrollment and Success. ](/publications/digital-messaging-improve-college-enrollment-and-success)”. *Economics of Education Review* 84. ### 2018 Bettinger, Eric, and Bridget Terry Long. 2018. “[Mass Instruction or Higher Learning? The Impact of College Class Size on Student Retention and Graduation](/publications/mass-instruction-or-higher-learning-impact-college-class-size-student-retention-and)”. *Education Finance and Policy* 13 (1): 97-118. Bettinger, Eric, and Bridget Terry Long. 2018. “[Mass Instruction or Higher Learning? The Impact of College Class Size on Student Retention and Graduation](/publications/mass-instruction-or-higher-learning-impact-college-class-size-student-retention-and)”. *Education Finance and Policy* 13 (1): 97-118. Boatman, Angela, and Bridget Terry Long. 2018. “[Does Remediation Work for All Students? How the Effects of Postsecondary Remedial and Developmental Courses Vary by Level of Academic Preparation](/publications/does-remediation-work-all-students-how-effects-postsecondary-remedial-and)”. *Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis* 40 (1): 29-58. Boatman, Angela, and Bridget Terry Long. 2018. “[Does Remediation Work for All Students? How the Effects of Postsecondary Remedial and Developmental Courses Vary by Level of Academic Preparation](/publications/does-remediation-work-all-students-how-effects-postsecondary-remedial-and)”. *Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis* 40 (1): 29-58. Castleman, Ben, Bridget Terry Long, and Zachary Mabel. 2018. “[Can Financial Aid Help to Address the Growing Need for STEM Education? The Effects of Need-Based Grants on the Completion of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Courses and Degrees](/publications/can-financial-aid-help-address-growing-need-stem-education-effects-need-based)”. *Journal of Policy Analysis and Management* 37 (1): 136-66. Castleman, Ben, Bridget Terry Long, and Zachary Mabel. 2018. “[Can Financial Aid Help to Address the Growing Need for STEM Education? The Effects of Need-Based Grants on the Completion of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Courses and Degrees](/publications/can-financial-aid-help-address-growing-need-stem-education-effects-need-based)”. *Journal of Policy Analysis and Management* 37 (1): 136-66. ### 2016 Bettinger, Eric, Bridget Terry Long, and Eric S. Taylor. 2016. “[When Inputs Are Outputs: The Case of Graduate Student Instructors](/publications/when-inputs-are-outputs-case-graduate-student-instructors)”. *Economics of Education Review* 52: 63-76. Bettinger, Eric, Bridget Terry Long, and Eric S. Taylor. 2016. “[When Inputs Are Outputs: The Case of Graduate Student Instructors](/publications/when-inputs-are-outputs-case-graduate-student-instructors)”. *Economics of Education Review* 52: 63-76. Boatman, Angela, and Bridget Terry Long. 2016. “[Does Financial Aid Impact College Student Engagement?: Evidence from the Gates Millennium Scholars Program](/publications/does-financial-aid-impact-college-student-engagement-evidence-gates-millennium)”. *Research in Higher Education* 57: 653-81. Boatman, Angela, and Bridget Terry Long. 2016. “[Does Financial Aid Impact College Student Engagement?: Evidence from the Gates Millennium Scholars Program](/publications/does-financial-aid-impact-college-student-engagement-evidence-gates-millennium)”. *Research in Higher Education* 57: 653-81. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract While increasing numbers of students have gained access to higher education during the last several decades, postsecondary persistence and academic success remain serious concerns with only about half of college entrants completing degrees. Given concerns... Castleman, Benjamin L., and Bridget Terry Long. 2016. “[Looking Beyond Enrollment: The Causal Effect of Need-Based Grants on College Access, Persistence, and Graduation](/publications/looking-beyond-enrollment-causal-effect-need-based-grants-college-access)”. *Journal of Labor Economics* 34: 1023-73. Castleman, Benjamin L., and Bridget Terry Long. 2016. “[Looking Beyond Enrollment: The Causal Effect of Need-Based Grants on College Access, Persistence, and Graduation](/publications/looking-beyond-enrollment-causal-effect-need-based-grants-college-access)”. *Journal of Labor Economics* 34: 1023-73. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract The government has attempted to ameliorate gaps in college access and success by providing need-based grants, but little evidence exists on the long-term impacts of such aid. We examine the effects of the Florida Student Access Grant (FSAG) using a... ### 2014 Long, Bridget Terry. 2014. “[The Financial Crisis and College Enrollment: How Have Students and Their Families Responded?](/publications/financial-crisis-and-college-enrollment-how-have-students-and-their-families)”. In *How the Financial Crisis and Great Recession Affected Higher Education*, 209-33. University of Chicago Press. Long, Bridget Terry. 2014. “[The Financial Crisis and College Enrollment: How Have Students and Their Families Responded?](/publications/financial-crisis-and-college-enrollment-how-have-students-and-their-families)”. In *How the Financial Crisis and Great Recession Affected Higher Education*, 209-33. University of Chicago Press. ### 2013 Bettinger, Eric P., Angela Boatman, and Bridget Terry Long. 2013. “[Student Supports: Developmental Education and Other Academic Programs](/publications/student-supports-developmental-education-and-other-academic-programs)”. In *Future of Children*, 23:93-115. Bettinger, Eric P., Angela Boatman, and Bridget Terry Long. 2013. “[Student Supports: Developmental Education and Other Academic Programs](/publications/student-supports-developmental-education-and-other-academic-programs)”. In *Future of Children*, 23:93-115. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract Low rates of college completion are a major problem in the United States. Less than 60 percent of students at four-year colleges graduate within six years, and at some colleges, the graduation rate is less than 10 percent. Additionally, many students... ### 2012 Bettinger, Eric, Bridget Terry Long, Philip Oreopoulos, and Lisa Sanbonmatsu. 2012. “[The Role of Application Assistance and Information in College Decisions: Results from the H&R Block FAFSA Experiment](/publications/role-application-assistance-and-information-college-decisions-results-hr-block)”. *Quarterly Journal of Economics* 127: 1205-42. Bettinger, Eric, Bridget Terry Long, Philip Oreopoulos, and Lisa Sanbonmatsu. 2012. “[The Role of Application Assistance and Information in College Decisions: Results from the H&R Block FAFSA Experiment](/publications/role-application-assistance-and-information-college-decisions-results-hr-block)”. *Quarterly Journal of Economics* 127: 1205-42. ### 2011 Long, Bridget Terry. 2011. “[The New Financial Aid Policies: Their Impact on Access and Equity For Low-Income Students?](/publications/new-financial-aid-policies-their-impact-access-and-equity-low-income-students)”. In *Diversity in American Higher Education: Toward a More Comprehensive Approach*. New York: Routledge. Long, Bridget Terry. 2011. “[The New Financial Aid Policies: Their Impact on Access and Equity For Low-Income Students?](/publications/new-financial-aid-policies-their-impact-access-and-equity-low-income-students)”. In *Diversity in American Higher Education: Toward a More Comprehensive Approach*. 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