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Institute Fellow C. Edward Watson Co-Authors New Book on AI

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 2:39pm

by William Walker As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more mainstream, so too do challenges with thinking, teaching, and learning with AI. For example, in a recent essay published in The Chronicle of Higher Education ("AI detection is a business. But should it be a faculty business?”), José Antonio Bowen and McBee Institute fellow, C. Edward Watson, discuss the lack of accuracy that is associated with certain online AI detection tools.…

Smith Joins McBee Institute

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 1:07pm

The Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Christian Michael Smith as assistant professor of higher education beginning July 1, 2024. He joins the McBee Institute from the University of California, Merced where he has been a postdoctoral fellow in the Higher Education, Race & the Economy Lab since 2021. McBee IHE Interim Director Jim Hearn says, “Our faculty members are pleased to have recruited…

Blaney Joins McBee Institute

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 8:32am

The Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jennifer M. Blaney as associate professor of higher education effective July 1, 2024. “Dr. Blaney’s portfolio complements and expands existing curricular offerings and research opportunities for our students,” said Interim Director Jim Hearn. He continued, “Her appointment will strengthen the research, instruction, and outreach mission of the Institute…

McBee Institute celebrates Megan Holloway’s decade of service

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 3:08pm

This month marks the 10-year work anniversary of Megan Holloway. Megan joined the McBee Institute staff in April 2014 as Graduate Program Administrator. As her responsibilities steadily expanded, Megan was promoted in 2019 to her current position as Coordinator of Academic Affairs. Prior to her work at IHE, Megan served on staff with the UGA Disability Resource Center. This was her first professional position upon completing a master’s degree in…

Researchers Find Football Programs Have Limited Effects on Enrollment

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 9:18am

From press release: Over the past two decades, numerous colleges have added football teams in a quest to add students, particularly male students, and to use the popularity of athletics to build their brands. However, new research from UGA’s Carmical Sports Media Institute and the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education finds that adding a football team does not give a college enrollment or tuition advantages over its peers. The study…

Burns' Analysis of College Solvency Featured in Major News Outlet

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 1:08pm

Insights from Rachel Burns (McBee PhD), a senior policy analyst at the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association, are featured heavily in a CNN.com article on financial solvency at US private colleges. Burns provides an overview of strains and opportunities for schools with smaller endowments and context for the recent acceleration of college closings. Burns notes that federal assistance during the pandemic provided a critical…

McBee Faculty Mentors Support CURO Scholars

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 2:35pm

Two research teams with McBee faculty mentors presented at the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO) symposium on Monday, April 8. The annual CURO symposium celebrates the work of teams across campus, including projects led by Dr. Erik Ness and Dr. Krystal L. Williams. As a highlight and culmination of months of work, undergraduate students make short oral presentations or prepare poster sessions to showcase their research. Dr.…

McBee Community at AERA 2024

Thu, 04/11/2024 - 9:48am

Thursday, April 11 9:00 - 10:30 A.M. (Roundtable Session) - Network Analysis to Inform Policy: Testing a Rapid-Response Approach Paul G. Rubin (Ph.D.), et al. 9:00 - 10:30 A.M. (Roundtable Session) - Unpacking STEM Students’ First-Year Experiences at a Newly Designated Hispanic-Serving Institution Jihye Lee (Ph.D.). 12:40 - 2:10 P.M. (Paper Session)- Hidden Barriers: Graduate Students in STEM and Possible…

McBee Scholars Comment on Faculty Involvement in Budget Decisions

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 10:29am

Members of the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education community, Karley Riffe (McBee Ph.D.) and Sondra Barringer and Brendan Cantwell (former postdocs at McBee) provide perspectives on faculty involvement in university financial decisions in a recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, “The Rise of Faculty Budget Activists.” The article, by Megan Zahneis, explores increased faculty interest and participation in budgetary issues and…

McBee Students Investigate Perceptions of Test-Optional Policies

Tue, 04/09/2024 - 12:36pm

As doctoral candidates at the McBee Institute, Collin Case and Alex Monday co-authored a multiple case study investigation into the perceptions of test-optional policies among admissions officers at two less-selective public institutions in the same state. “Balancing Access and Success: Admissions Officers’ Sensemaking of Test-Optional Policies at Less-Selective Public Institutions” appears in The Journal of Higher Education. Case and Monday…

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