Ann Coles

Senior Fellow

Ann is the Senior Fellow for College Access Programs. In this role, she uses her extensive knowledge of research and expertise on a wide rage of college access issues to inform the work of uAspire staff. She also is a senior associate at the Institute for Higher Education Policy in Washington, DC, and consults nationally on college access and success issues. Previously Ann served as senior vice president of TERI where she provided leadership for national and local college access programs, including the Pathways to College Network and the Boston Higher Education Partnership. She also managed programs for low-income students at a Massachusetts community college and held positions with the Institute for Services to Education and the National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro Students. Her recent publications include Who’s Making It: The Academic Achievement of Recent Boston Public School Graduates in the Early College Years and Removing Roadblocks to Rigor: Linking Academic and Social Supports to Ensure College Readiness and Success. Ann has a doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.