Stacy Bennett

Stacy Bennett is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's College of Education. Her work focuses on state-level developmental education reforms, public policy, disability rights, and equity in higher education.

• Ph.D. in Education Policy, Organization and Leadership (Higher Education Policy specialization), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Master of Public Policy (MPP), University of Chicago
• B.S. in Political Science, Geography, and Environmental Science, Kansas State University

She teaches graduate courses including:

• EPOL 558: The Community College
• EPOL 551: Organization of Higher Education
• EPOL 566: Public Policy in Higher Education
• EPOL 565: Critical Issues in Higher Education
• EPOL 556: Access to Higher Education
• EPOL 590: Advanced Graduate Seminar

Her research integrates legal, organizational, and political perspectives to examine stratification in higher education and policy impacts on marginalized populations.