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Dominique J. Baker, associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s School of Education and the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration. This image is her headshot against a blue background.

Associate Professor Dominique J. Baker has been named to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity

October 9, 2026

Dominique J. Baker, associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s (CEHD) School of Education and the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, has been appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity by Hakeem Jeffries, minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives. The federal advisory committee provides recommendations to the Department of Education on which organizations should accredit colleges and universities in the United States.

Baker’s research focuses on the way that education policy affects and shapes the access and success of underrepresented students in higher education, including policies related to student financial aid, college admissions and other aspects of campus climate. Her work has been published in a variety of journals, including the American Educational Research Journal, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Educational Researcher, the Journal of Higher Education, and the Journal of College Student Development. She has also served as the principal investigator (PI) or co-PI on projects funded by the National Academy of Sciences, the Spencer Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Outside of higher education, Baker’s work and expertise on student financial aid and finance, admissions policies and campus climate have been highlighted by The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, the Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed, among many others. Baker is also a former member of the Board on Higher Education and Workforce within the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine and testified before Congress in 2021.

In recognition of the impact and promise of her career, Baker received an American Educational Research Association Early Career Award, an Association for Education Finance and Policy Early Career Award and an Association for the Study of Higher Education’s Excellence in Public Policy Award. In 2025, she was named one of the top 40 women in higher education by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.

To learn more about CEHD research in education policy, visit CEHD’s research webpage.

Article by Jessica Henderson. Photo courtesy of Dominique Baker.