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Erik C. Ness selected as a 2026-2027 SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellow
Erik C. Ness, professor and director of the McBee Institute was among four University of Georgia faculty members and academic leaders selected as a 2026-2027 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Academic Leadership Development Program Fellow. The program provides promising faculty members and early-career administrators from the SEC’s 16 universities with leadership development opportunities at their home universities […]
In Memoriam: Professor Emerita Sylvia M. Hutchinson
Sylvia M. Hutchinson, professor emerita of higher education and reading education, passed away on August 15, 2026. Hutchinson served as a faculty member and director of the Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows program at the Institute of Higher Education from 1999 until her retirement in 2002. Following her retirement, a bench in the Scholars Garden in front […]
Nathan Moore and Maggie Parker Appointed to Chief of Staff Roles at UGA
The Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education congratulates two of its PhD alumni, Nathan Moore (PhD, 2020) and Maggie Parker (PhD, 2022), on their recent appointments as chief of staff for the Office of the President and Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, respectively. Moore was appointed by President Jere […]