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McBee Scholars Comment on Faculty Involvement in Budget Decisions

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…

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McBee Students Investigate Perceptions of Test-Optional Policies

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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Buehrer Leads Effectiveness and Accreditation Initiatives at Indiana

In the fall, Danielle Buehrer (EdD 2021) started to a new role at Indiana University Bloomington as the associate vice president of enterprise effectiveness and accreditation under the Office of University Academic Policy, where she is also the Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) for the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The HLC ALO role is specific to the Bloomington campus, as each campus within Indiana University is individually accredited by…

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Student Engagement Dashboard Wins NASPA Award

Annie Carlson Welch, McBee student and assistant to the vice president for student affairs at the University of Georgia, was part of a team that designed and implemented a student affairs engagement data management project to improve data intake and provide an intuitive dashboard for assessing outcomes. NASPA recently recognized the successful project with an Excellence Award (bronze) in the category of "Assessment, Persistence, Data Analytics,…

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Perdomo Documents Impact of MSIs on Income Mobility

Rebecca Perdomo (PhD 2019) co-authored a research report on student financial outcomes among Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) with Robert Nathenson, Marybeth Gasman, Marvin Johnson, Doug Franklin, and Pearl Lo. The report, “Generational Jumps? How HSIs Promote Upward Mobility” was produced by the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions. Within the study, the team investigated intergenerational income mobility for students at HSIs…

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Brackmann Leads Community-Based Learning at Georgia Tech

Sarah Brackmann (McBee PhD) recently returned to the Georgia Institute of Technology as the director of community-based learning in the Office of Experiential and Engaged Learning. Brackmann will scale, develop, implement, and support academic community engagement initiatives that align with Georgia Tech’s plan to advance undergraduate educational objectives. In this role, she will collaborate widely with community partners to provide hands-on…

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Ness Named Next Director of McBee Institute

Erik Ness has been named as the next director of the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education, effective July 1, 2024. Read university press release: https://t.uga.edu/9Ms

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Collaborative Research Highlighted in Showcase

McBee faculty and students participated in a research showcase for prospective PhD students on Friday, March 1. Four research teams shared ongoing projects, delving into the design, methodology, and even some preliminary research findings. Tracking in Colleges and Universities Amy Stich, Sean Baser, Hunter Jones, and Ananya Malik discussed their ongoing work into tracking along the P20 pipeline. Tracking, or providing additional opportunities to…

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McBee Institute Hosts International Masters Students

In February, the Louise McBee Institute hosted nine current students, alumni, and faculty members of the Master’s in Research and Innovation in Higher Education (MARIHE), a collaborative Erasmus Mundus program led by Professor and Department Head Attila Pausits from the University of Continuing Education, Danube University Krems. Professor Emerita Karen Webber coordinated the week of activities for the international visitors. The study-away…

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Institute Convenes Symposium on Student Access and Success

More than fifty participants attended the inaugural Momentum & Barriers symposium hosted by the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education on February 8-9, 2024. The event brought together researchers, program leaders, senior administrators, and policy advocates to share insights and experiences with college access and success programming. President of Albany State University Marion Ross Fedrick delivered the keynote address. President…
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