Hoyun Kim

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School of Education, UC Berkeley
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Hoyun Kim is a PhD candidate in the Policy, Politics, and Leadership cluster at the UC Berkeley School of Education. Her research centers on public education policy and systems, examining their implications for college access and student agency to and through college. Her recent work applies an organizational lens to the relationship between policies aimed at improving equity in higher education and the community college system.

Her interests are informed by her experiences attending multiple public schools and hearing different narratives around merit and learning in the United States and South Korea, working closely with high school and undergraduate students as a tutor and counselor in different countries, as well as working as staff for a private university in South Korea.