Jennifer A. Delaney is an Associate Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she is also the Director of the Forum on the Future of Public Education. In addition, Dr. Delaney is a member of the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Dr. Delaney’s research focuses on higher education policy, with an emphasis on finance. Previously, she worked for the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, and served as a consultant for the Commission on the Future of Higher Education. She was also an assistant professor of higher education at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Illinois Board of Higher Education.

Member (appointed by the Governor), 2019 to Present.

Executive Committee Member, 2019 to Present.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL. 

Director of the College of Education Forum on the Future of Public Education, 2016 to Present.

Faculty Fellow, 2021 to 2016.

Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois System.

Collaborating Scholar, 2021 to Present. 

Education, Learning, Child and Family Well-Bring, 2011 to Present. 

Stanford University; Palo Alto, CA; PhD, Higher Education, September 2007.

Harvard University; Cambridge, MA; Master of Education, Higher Education, June 2000.

University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI; Bachelor of Arts, English, May 1999.