Dr. Michael W. Klein is an associate member of Rutgers University Ph.D. in Higher Education Program Faculty. Previously, he was a research associate for the Office of the Provost and interim executive director of the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University. Before joining the Hughes Center, Dr. Klein served as the executive director of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities (NJASCU), a nonprofit advocacy organization for New Jersey’s state colleges and universities, from 2012 to 2017. He served as NJASCU’s director of government and legal affairs between 1998 and 2011. Upon his departure from NJASCU, he was presented with a Joint Legislative Resolution from the members of the Senate and Assembly Higher Education Committees, commending his service to public higher education in New Jersey. As a Nathan Fellow, Dr. Klein will advance his research on the affordability and accessibility of higher education.