The McBee Institute of Higher Education is at the Association for the Study of Higher Education’s (ASHE) 49th Annual Conference from November 20th – 23rd, 2024. The MIHE community is proud to have a large presence at the conference bringing 7 Faculty, 11 students, and 1 postdoc along with 12 MIHE alumni and 4 MIHE […]
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MIHE at ASHE 2024
UGA’s Beyond the Arch Features Julianne O’Connell’s Commitment to Spearheading Service
Julianne O’Connell, a current McBee Institute Ph.D. candidate, was recently featured as a part of the University of Georgia’s Beyond the Arch, a collection of stories that highlights UGA’s top students and alumni who have taken their success far beyond the arch. As an adventurer with a heart for service and building community through food […]
Blaney Awarded NSF CAREER and ECR Awards to Examine Transfer Trajectories in Computer Science
Dr. Jennifer M. Blaney, a newly appointed Associate Professor of Higher Education, will serve as principal investigator on two new NSF Awards – the CAREER Award valued at more than $625,000 and the EDU Core Research (ECR) Award, valued at almost $1.5 million. The NSF CAREER Award is a competitive funding opportunity awarded to faculty […]
Cain and Taylor Named Fellows
McBee Institute of Higher Education faculty member Timothy R. Cain and McBee alumnus Barrett J. Taylor (Ph.D., 2012) have been named fellows at the American Association of University Professor’s new Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom. Launched as part of a $1.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation, the Center is designed to explore […]
Ronald Johnson Named Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff
Dr. Ronald Johnson (EdD, 2023) has been named the Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). As Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff, Johnson will join the university’s executive leadership team and advise the president on administrative processes, special projects, and strategic initiatives […]
Anthony Leigh Named President of Huntingdon College
In May 2023, the Huntingdon College Board of Trustees named Dr. Anthony Leigh (EdD, 2019) as the college’s 15th President. Leigh’s tenure as president will begin on July 1, 2024. Leigh has been a member of the Huntingdon College administration since 2009. Reflecting on his professional experiences at Huntingdon College, Leigh stated, “I’m blessed with […]
Cain Publishes Article on Student Voting Restrictions
McBee Institute faculty member Tim Cain’s research on efforts to limit college student voting in the 1970s has been published as a “FirstView” article in the History of Education Quarterly; the print version will appear this fall. The article, “‘Isn’t It Terrible That All These Students Are Voting?’: Student Suffrage in College Towns,” demonstrates that […]
Hailu Joins the McBee Institute
The Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Meseret Hailu as assistant professor of higher education effective August 1, 2024. Dr. Hailu conducts sophisticated mixed methods research into student identity and educational opportunity and outcomes. She has done comparative studies into the experiences of undergraduate Black women in […]
McBee Institute Welcomes Jad El Ladiki
The McBee Institute welcomes Jad El Ladiki as a special programs coordinator. He will primarily support the Executive Ed.D. and Governor’s Teaching Fellows programs. Jad is a 2022 graduate of the University of Florida, with a BA in Business Administration. Following his graduation from the University of Florida, Jad served as a Legal Clerk for […]
Institute Fellow C. Edward Watson Co-Authors New Book on AI
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 […]
Smith Joins McBee Institute
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 […]
Blaney Joins McBee Institute
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 […]
McBee Institute celebrates Megan Holloway’s decade of service
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 […]
Researchers Find Football Programs Have Limited Effects on Enrollment
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 […]
Burns’ Analysis of College Solvency Featured in Major News Outlet
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 […]
McBee Faculty Mentors Support CURO Scholars
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 […]
McBee Community at AERA 2024
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Major Study Provides 50 State Survey of Higher Education Funding
By Mary Harrison Kelly Rosinger (McBee PhD), Robert Kelchen, Mitchell Lingo, Dominique J. Baker, Justin Ortagus, and Jiayao Wu collaborated on a ground-breaking research study entitled, “A Typology and Landscape of State Funding for Public Colleges and Universities from 2004 to 2021” published in the Review of Higher Education. This work fills a gap in […]
Lips Emphasizes Collaboration in Enrollment Management Strategies
by Mary Harrison Kelley Lips (EdD, 2021) released an article, published by UniversityBusiness.com, entitled “Create Better Enrollment Outcomes by Breaking Down Department Barriers.” Lips emphasizes the importance of collaborative enrollment management, such as orientations and career counseling, across institutional departments to help student retention, financial stability, and sustainability. She states, “Institutions that embrace a holistic […]
Major Receives Faculty Achievement Award
by Mary Harrison Claire Major (McBee PhD), professor of higher education and faculty director of The University of Alabama Teaching Academy, is UA’s recipient of the 2024 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award. Jim Dalton, UA executive vice president and provost, said, “[Major’s] foundational leadership of UA’s Teaching Academy, innovative approaches to teaching and learning, and […]
Toolkit Calls for Changes in Faculty Hiring Processes
by Mary Harrison Marybeth Gasman and Rebecca Perdomo (PhD, 2019) authored a report, Achieving Equity: A Toolkit for Racially Inclusive Faculty Hiring, aimed at improving hiring processes within higher education institutions. In the report, published by the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education, Gasman and […]
Perdomo and Guajardo Investigate the Use of Title V Funds Within HSIs
by Mary Harrison Rebecca Perdomo (PhD, 2019) and Rodrigo Guajardo (PhD student) released a report titled, “Caring or Capitalizing: How HSIs Leverage Title V Funds” through the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education. Perdomo and Guajardo explored Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) prioritization of funds and […]
Student Assistantships Spotlight 2024
We’re kicking off our month of Graduate Assistantship spotlights with Renni Turpin, who currently serves as a graduate assistant in the UGA Fanning Institute for Leadership Development with Embark Georgia. Embark Georgia supports students who have experienced foster care and/or homelessness to improve their access, retention, and success in postsecondary education. Working with Embark Georgia […]
Nietzel and Ambrose Advise Leaders to Focus on the Bottom Line
by Mary Harrison Michael T. Nietzel and Charles M. Ambrose (MIHE EdD, 1989) provided an overview of their new book entitled Colleges on the Brink: The Case for Financial Exigency, in Inside Higher Ed. Nietzel and Ambrose write that the higher education sector is navigating terrain made more difficult by “a prolonged stretch of sinking […]
Maine Named VP at Dalton State and Georgia Highlands
Kate Maine (Ed.D. 2019) was named as the inaugural vice president for marketing, communications and workforce development in a position shared between Dalton State University and Georgia Highlands College. Dalton State President John Fuchko III said, “Dr. Maine is an experienced higher education professional who understands the importance of Dalton State to our region, and […]
Quarles’ Responsibilities at Georgia Southern Expanded
by Jewel Caruso Dominique Quarles (PhD 2019) has been named the associate vice president for organizational effectiveness, leadership development, and inclusive excellence at Georgia Southern University. This change reflects Georgia Southern’s pursuit of institutional excellence “grounded in evidence-based leadership principles and a culture of high performances.” Quarles will now work in tandem with various leadership, […]
Webber Co-Edits Al Themed Volume
by Jewel Caruso Karen Webber, McBee professor emeritus and past president of Association for Institutional Research, served as special guest editor for The AIR: Professional File Fall 2023 volume along with Henry Zheng. The volume includes four articles on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced analytics. Webber and Zheng write in their preface that they […]
Delaney Joins UofM Leadership as CIO
by Jewel Caruso Jeff Delaney (EdD 2011) has been named as the new chief information officer at the University of Memphis. University of Memphis president, Dr. Bill Hardgrave, spoke on Delaney’s expertise and strong background for the role. Hardgrave said, “Coming from a similar technology background as Jeff, I saw he had a keen understanding […]
Yuhouse Named GCAC Director
Alyssa Yuhouse joins the McBee Institute of Higher Education as the director of the Georgia College Advising Corps (GCAC) on January 16, 2024. As a former GCAC adviser and training coordinator, Yuhouse will bring an impressive range of experiences into this role. After serving as an adviser with GCAC, Yuhouse was a higher education policy […]
MIHE Community Tapped to Comment on Academic Job Market in Red States
by Jewel Caruso Paul Rubin (PhD 2017), Barrett Taylor (PhD 2012), and Brendan Cantwell (former McBee postdoc) contributed to a recent article in Inside Higher Ed by Ryan Quinn, “Are Professors Really Fleeing Universities in Red States?” In the article, Quinn addresses news articles that have “raised alarms” that waves of faculty members are fleeing […]
McBee Accepting Applications for Assistant Professor
The Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position to begin August 1, 2024. The successful candidate will be expected to teach core graduate-level courses, advises and mentor doctoral students in their studies and research, develop an. emerging national reputations in their research field, […]
Gong & Toutkoushian Research Degree Expectations among High School Students
by Jewel Caruso An article by Hee Jung Gong (PhD 2021) and Robert Toutkoushian, McBee associate director, appears in the Educational Policy January 2024 issue. Their article, titled “High School Students’ Expectations and College Aspirations: Causes and Consequences,” explores the factors that influence high school students’ educational aspirations and expectations and the impact on student […]
McBee Accepting Applications for IT Systems Support Associate
This position is responsible for managing IT core infrastructure and functional processes and maintaining additional security measures and proactively engages in project management/coordination for the McBee Institute of Higher Education faculty, staff, advisers, and students. Visit here to see full posting here.
McBee Alumni Recognized in Georgia Trend Magazine
by Jewel Caruso Marion Ross Fedrick (EdD 2021), 10th president of Albany State University, was recognized in Georgia Trend Magazine as one of Georgia’s Most Influential Leaders in Education. Under her leadership, ASU’s grant activity has more than doubled which includes a 2.9 million dollar Connecting Minority Communities Program federal grant. Fedrick plans to use […]