Ramy Abbady (he/him) is a Research Associate in the Higher Learning program at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. He is also a doctoral candidate in Sociology of Education at New York University, where he participated in the Institute for Education Sciences-funded Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training (IES-PIRT) program. He is also a 2024 recipient of the National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship. Ramy’s dissertation is focused on how the costs of higher education have differential effects across racial groups in terms of enrollment and student loan debt, with a specific focus on New York. He has also been a researcher in the Center for the Study of English Learners, where he focused on high school testing outcomes among students classified as English learners. Ramy also holds a bachelors degree in education from Vassar College and a masters degree in higher education and student affairs from the University of San Francisco. Prior to his doctoral work, Ramy worked in higher education administration in areas including residential life, academic advising, and graduate administration.
