Greer Mellon

In our polarized political environment, I’m excited to share my new ASR publication: “Competence over Partisanship: Party Affiliation Does Not Affect the Selection of School District Superintendents”. : journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

2-K is coming to NYC! Here’s our entry to the #NYC2KJingle @NYCMayor

WE DID IT! Today NY Gov. Hochul committed to fully funding universal child care for all 2 year olds in NYC! Proud to be a volunteer UWS parent leader with @ny4childcare.bsky.social -they organized parents across the city to fight for this policy change! cityandstateny.com/policy/2026/01…

What happens when school principals get more autonomy? My new NBER paper shows test scores rise—especially under strong leadership and in schools with specific challenges. nber.org/papers/w34216

Grad students under 30: the @SG__Symposium essay contest for 2025 is open! The top 100 entries get a free trip to Switzerland to discuss politics and economics with international leaders. The year I went included Christine Lagarde. Very highly recommend! shorturl.at/rcoeC

Grateful to be in-person @BrownUniversity this week to meet with colleagues and attend talks by @KiraboJackson at @AnnenbergInst - a scholar whose work has had such a large impact in shaping my research interests.

Small comfort now, but vouchers went 0-3 on state ballots. 100’s of thousands of Trump voters voted against school vouchers. In KY, Trump won 65-35 but vouchers *lost* by the same margin—losing all 120 counties. In the reddest wave in decades, voters still rejected vouchers.

Applications are open for the @AnnenbergInst postdoc @BrownUniversity! It’s an incredibly supportive academic community- I’ve loved my time here. If you're applying, feel free to reach out/DM with questions!

Thrilled that this paper with @C_CioccaEller and @kate_khanna is finally out in @SocEducation! We examine how colleges could better support students through "intermediate educational transitions", such as major declaration, to reduce inequality in educational attainment.

Really interesting - looking forward to digging into this!

📢 New paper from Annenberg affiliates @rauscher_emily @loeb_susanna and postdoc @GreerMellon #EdWorkingPapers edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1008

Excited to head to Montreal for @ASAnews #Asa2024! Looking forward to presenting new findings from my research on female representation in corporate boardrooms, and to connecting with other sociologists researching organizations, inequality, and education!

En route to Providence to attend @OfficialRC28 @BrownSociology. Looking forward to presenting my research on superintendents, and to great research conversations on organizations and inequality! #rc28

Excited to share a new co-authored @AnnenbergInst working paper with @rauscher_emily and Susanna Loeb! We provide new evidence that school spending reduces child mortality, using data from close tax elections. edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1008

@eduwonkette_jen Yes! These cuts are so pointless and heartbreaking. Glad to see that @scottmstringer has pledged to bring full 7-day service back if elected mayor in 25.

SUPER happy to share this paper, many years after @kate_khanna , @greermellon and I started this work using my diss data! In it, we argue that "intermediate educational transitions" are an important, understudied aspect of higher ed inequality. 1/4 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

@hebagowayed Ugh, sucks! This problem should really be solved with large-scale infrastructure investments by the MTA and not capitalism, but in case it's helpful, the Joolz Aer stroller has been a total game-changer for us navigating NYC subways and buses since it's super light.

@RussellSageFdn @Columbia Congratulations, Marissa! Really exciting work!

Marissa Thompson (@Columbia) will investigate how Americans believe educational resources should be distributed. russellsage.org/awarded-projec…

Pipeline Grants Competition RSF and the @GatesFoundation are proud to announce 17 awards. This initiative supports early-career scholars who are underrepresented in the social sciences. Three awards were co-funded with the @PolicyAcademies. Read more> russellsage.org/news/rsf-gates…

White parents discriminate against schools with more Asian students | Greer Mellon (@greermellon) and Bonnie Siegler (@bonniersiegler) of @ColumbiaSoc @SocEducation tinyurl.com/yeaxay7b