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 the literature by creating a comprehensive longitudinal analysis and classification system of…
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…
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 scholarly excellence underscore her exemplary career…
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 cite the persistent lack of proportional representation and…
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 programs towards Latinx students by investigating two questions…
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 has given Renni the opportunity to apply her academic…
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 enrollments, a global pandemic, uncertainties in state funding, a public increasingly skeptical of their value…
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 I am very excited to have her join the college."
Maine had previously…
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, Human Resources,…
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 of the multi-layered role of a CIO and its importance to the very structure of an institution." He…