In order to learn more about access to education in Maine, the
Mitchell Institute launched its research program in 2000 with a study
of its scholarship recipients, the Mitchell Scholars. Our longitudinal
study follows the Scholars throughout college and for ten or twenty
years beyond. We investigate the impacts of our scholarship and support
programs on the Mitchell Scholars, the ways the Scholars overcome
educational hurdles, the educational and professional choices they
make after college, and their levels of community involvement.
We hope to continue learning from the Mitchell Scholars, and that
the products of our research will allow us to improve
our scholarship and support programs as well as to learn about how
to make higher education more accessible to all Maine students.
Latest Reports
December 2011. The following reports summarize 2011 survey reponses of Mitchell Scholars and Alumni.
Download 2011 Mitchell Alumni Report (Adobe PDF)Download 2011 Mitchell Scholar Report (Adobe PDF)
Decade Report
In October 2009, we released a special research report on the Mitchell
Institute, A Decade of Impact: Measuring the Mitchell Institute's
Educational & Economic Outcomes. The report profiles the Mitchell
Scholars and describes the Mitchell Institute's support programs and
research work in our first decade.
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of Impact (Adobe PDF)
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(Microsoft Word version)
Annual Reports
December 2010. Separate reports summarize 2010 survey reponses of Mitchell Scholars and Alumni.
Download 2010 Alumni Report (Adobe PDF)
Download 2010 Scholar Report (Adobe PDF)
January 2010. Separate reports summarize 2009 survey reponses of Mitchell Scholars and Alumni.
Download Alumni Report (Adobe PDF)
Download Scholar Report (Adobe PDF)
February 2008. Separate reports summarize 2007 survey reponses of Mitchell Scholars and Alumni.
Download Alumni Report (Adobe PDF)
Download Scholar Report (Adobe PDF)
Report # 7
December 2005. This report presents data on continuing Mitchell Scholars (those who are still enrolled in college) as well as graduating students. Highlights include information on community service.
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Report # 6
March 2005. The following report presents data on Mitchell Scholars completing their first, second, or third year of college, as well as information on a comparison group of Maine students who are not Mitchell Scholars.
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Report # 5
March 2004. This report presents data both on Mitchell Scholars who completed college in 2003, including plans for after college and effects of participating in Mitchell Institute events, and Mitchell Scholars completing their first through third years of college in 2003.
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Report # 4
February 2003. This report describes scholar experiences in the first three years of college, including summer employment.
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Report # 3
October 2002. This report presents information that Scholars reported about preparing for college; the transition to college; college financing; and participation in Mitchell Institute events and programs.
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Report # 2
December 2001. Includes information on the scholars' academic year experiences, including comparisons of the first and second years of college; summer employment; future plans; and evaluation of the Mitchell scholarship and support programs.
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Report # 1
June 2001. Presents findings on the Mitchell Scholars' family backgrounds, academic success and extracurricular activities in high school, experiences preparing for college, financing for the first year of college, and their evaluations of the Mitchell Scholarship and support programs.
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