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Jahanara Saeed

Senior Analyst

Areas of Expertise
  • Academic Affairs
Washington, DC
Specialties
  • Academic Program Innovation
  • Online Learning
  • Student Success
  • Underrepresented Students
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Background

Since joining EAB in 2017, Jahanara’s research has focused on online and hybrid education strategy, underrepresented student success, and the role of centers of teaching in learning in student success. Prior to joining the firm, she consulted on a policy implementation assessment for USAID and has previously worked in education policy research in Lahore, Pakistan.

Since joining EAB in 2017, Jahanara’s research has focused on online and hybrid education strategy, underrepresented student success, and the role of centers of teaching in learning in student success.

Prior to joining the firm, she consulted on a policy implementation assessment for USAID and has previously worked in education policy research in Lahore, Pakistan.

Education

Jahanara graduated with honors with a master’s degree in international economics and international relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. She earned a B.A. in economics cum laude from Smith College.

Research and Insights

As part of our recent research on Overcoming Barriers to Equity in Student Success, EAB catalogued leading indicators of persisting gaps in student outcomes between underrepresented students and majority students. We uncovered over 100 barriers to equitable student outcomes through literature review, research interviews, and analysis of student success data. Some of the disparities were…

As higher education institutions across North America feel financial pressure from declining or stagnating enrollment they often look to online education as a way to tap into new markets or accommodate a more non-traditional population. However, when it comes to launching these online programs, institutions often perceive modality to be the key differentiating factor in…

Across the last year, campus controversies related to diversity and inclusion, free speech, sexual misconduct, and more continue to dominate the news. To learn more about how institutional leaders can respond to and prepare for campus climate flashpoints, EAB’s Academic Affairs team sat down with one of our colleagues, Murphy Donohue, whose research focuses on…