Tags: 2014 IHE Report


Organizing the Professoriate: Faculty Unions in Historical Perspective

TIMOTHY CAIN The unionization of academic workers is a crucial feature of American higher education, with more than 400,000 faculty members and graduate students at over 1,100 colleges and universities covered by bargained contracts and tens of thousands additional college educators otherwise affiliated with unions (Berry & Savarise, 2012). It is also a highly contested one, as the recent legislative standoffs and contentious organizing…


Netherlands Plays Host to Executive Doctoral Students

Elisabeth Hughes Students from the third cohort of the Institute’s Executive Doctoral (EdD) program spent eight days in the Netherlands in June 2014, attending a week long seminar on higher education in Europe presented by current faculty members and graduates of CHEPS (Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies) at the University of Twente. The seminar was organized around the Bologna Process and the creation of the European Higher Education…


IHE Abroad - 2014

Faculty members Karen Webber and Rob Toutkoushian visited the University of West Indies (UWI) in Trinidad in June. The visit included an overview of UWI programs in tertiary education. IHE faculty provided comments on key features of graduate level programs of higher education in the U.S. Webber also made a formal presentation on “Issues to Consider for Online and Distance Learning.” Toutkoushian conducted a workshop on the topic of national…


Beyond the Classroom - 2014

Robert Anderson, a PhD student finishing his dissertation, was named vice chancellor for Educational Access and Success for the University System of Georgia (USG) in June. In his new role, Anderson will work with all 31 USG institutions on initiatives designed to increase college access and support student success. He will have oversight of a wide range of key initiatives, including Complete College Georgia, teacher educator preparation programs…


Alumni News - 2014

Andrew Belasco, a recent PhD graduate (June 2014), has published lead-authored articles in The Journal of Higher Education, The Review of Higher Education, and Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis examining topics related to graduate school debt, postsecondary under-match and test-optional admissions. His work and opinions were featured in several media outlets, including Inside Higher Education, CBS Moneywatch, and U.S News & World…


Zell and Shirley Miller Graduate Fellow - 2013/2014

The Institute of Higher Education faculty selected Denisa Gándara as the Zell and Shirley Miller Graduate Fellow for 2013-14. “Through her rigorous research projects and leadership roles in ASHE and AERA, Denisa has clearly distinguished herself as a promising and engaged higher education scholar,” said Erik Ness, associate professor and graduate coordinator. Gándara plans to use the award to further examine the networks involved in the…


Outstanding Alumni – Jennifer Hodges Stephens (PhD 2013)

Jennifer Hodges Stephens (PhD 2013) is the associate vice president of public affairs at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC), which opened its doors in 2006 with 118 students and serves almost 11,000 students today. GGC is the first four-year, public college created in Georgia in more than 100 years. Stephens’ primary responsibilities are to tell the college’s story, launch its new and evolving brand, and build strong relationships with its various…


IHE Fellows - 2014

IHE Fellows hold renewable, three-year appointments to the Institute of Higher Education and contribute to the Institute’s programs and intellectual community. James Soto Antony Associate Provost for faculty development Yale University Christopher Cornwell Professor of Economics University of Georgia Houston Davis Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer University System of Georgia Elizabeth H. DeBray Professor of Lifelong Education…


Outstanding Alumni – Stuart Evans (EdD 2011)

Stu Evans (EdD 2011) is the executive director of the McIntire School of Commerce Foundation at the University of Virginia and the assistant dean of strategic initiatives at the McIntire School of Commerce. Evans is also the program director for the eMcIntire Executive Certificate in Management Program and the McIntire Business Institute. He works closely with the academic director and faculty teams to develop curriculum, integrate technology…


Outstanding Alumni – Hsueh-Hua Chen (EdD 1986)

Hsueh-hua Chen (EdD 1986) is currently the university librarian of the National Taiwan University (NTU) Library, the leading university library in Taiwan, and professor of library and information science. Chen returned to Taiwan after graduating from UGA and started teaching in the National Open University (NOU), during which she also served as the director of the Department of Research and Development. In 1988, she returned to teach in the…
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