The Institute for College Access & Success is a trusted source of research, design, and advocacy for student-centered public policies that promote affordability, accountability, and equity in higher education.

Marshall C. Anthony Jr., Ph.D.
Research DirectorDr. Marshall Anthony Jr. directs the research agenda at The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS), where he leads innovative work to ambitiously advance and radically reimagine a higher education system that equitably serves people from all walks of life.

Lydia Franz
Policy Associate, AccountabilityLydia serves as a Policy Associate focused on federal accountability issues. Her work supports TICAS’ federal accountability team in advocating for strong protections against low-quality and abusive colleges and developing initiatives to promote equitable outcomes for all students.

Chris Lechuga
Associate Vice President of External Affairs and Strategic CommunicationsOur Funders
TICAS is grateful to our funders and sponsors for their generous support. In addition to the many individual donors who help make our work possible, we would like to thank our current foundation funders:
- Arnold Ventures
- Ballmer Group
- The California Community Foundation
- College Futures Foundation
- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
- The Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
- The Joyce Foundation
- The Kresge Foundation
- Lumina Foundation
- Michelson 20MM Foundation
- The Peter G. Peterson Foundation
- Robin Hood