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Tim Letzring
Letzring Joins SACSCOC Board

Tim Letzring (IHE EdD) has been elected to serve on the board of trustees of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The 77 member board oversees accreditation of about 800 public and private colleges and universities across 11 southern states. "It is a great opportunity to serve on the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, and I can tell already the tremendous learning experience this will provide me," said…

Riffe and Barringer
Riffe and Barringer Examine Staff Work-Life

Karley Riffe (IHE PhD 2018) and Sondra Barringer (former postdoc) found significant and persistent differences in staff salaries across institutions of higher education, over time, and across occupational families. Their research, recently published in the Review of Higher Education, focused on salaries, organizational structures and labor markets for non-instructional and non-administrator staff in four-year non-profit schools across the…

Jonathan Turk
Turk Shares Takeaways from Pulse Surveys

Jon Turk recently rejoined ACENet's podcast DotEDU as a guest in the "What Covid-19 Has Taught Higher Education Leaders" episode (June 17, 2021). He shared on-going findings from a partnership between TIAA Research and ACE to survey college and university presidents through the pandemic. The short "presidential pulse surveys" began in April 2020 and have been administered repeatedly since. Turk and David Richardson, managing director of research…

Lady Cox
Cox Advises Parents in College Guidebook

This week it was announced that Lady Cox (IHE EdD, 2019), Auburn University’s Associate Vice President for Student Affairs is a co-author of the recently released book, College Ready 2021: Expert Advice for Parents to Simplify the College Transition. Cox joins thirteen other family relations professionals from major universities around the country in contributing to the book. “This year, more than ever, parents have questions about sending…

Jonathan Turk
Turk Joins Faculty at Saint Louis University

Jonathan Turk (PhD) starts a new position as assistant professor of higher education in the School of Education at Saint Louis University in August 2021. He will teach research methods courses in the school's graduate program. Turk also will pursue his active research interests, particularly around higher education access, persistence, and success among community college students. Turk has been a director and researcher at the American…

Melissa Whatley
Whatley Named Assistant Professor

Dr. Melissa Whatley (PhD 2019) started a new position as an assistant professor of international and global education at the School for International Training's Graduate Institute. The SIT Graduate Institute is a private graduate institution that focuses on global leadership and development. The Institute provides a variety of degrees, including international education, climate change, and diplomacy. Dr. Whatley’s teaching will focus on…

Kelly Rosinger
Rosinger Updates Narrative around Test-optional Admissions Policies

Increasing campus diversity is a pressing issue in higher education, and many institutions are exploring many different solutions. In a recent Hechinger Report article by Jill Barshay, Dr. Kelly Rosinger (IHE PhD) discussed her research on how test-optional policies affect—or rather, do not affect—diversity in college enrollment. Dr. Rosinger’s research shows that both students of color and low-income students are not affected by…

Denisa Gandara
Gándara Selected as W.T. Grant Scholar

Dr. Denisa Gándara (IHE PhD) has been selected for the William T. Grant Scholar class of 2026. The Scholars Program supports the development of early-career researchers whose work can inform future policy development for US higher education institutions. Scholars receive a grant of $350,000 for a five-year research plan, access to a network of scholars and experts, and professional development through retreats and workshops. She will explore how…

DEI panel
IHE Graduates Discuss Campus Racial Equity

Dr. George Spencer moderated a conversation with three IHE graduates and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leaders who discussed how individuals and institutions can move towards racial equity in all aspects of higher education. The panelists were Dr. Ed Lee III of Emory University, Dr. Dominique Quarles of the University of Georgia, and Dr. Tiffanie Spencer of the University of Vermont. The speakers shared perspectives on a variety of…
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Kramer
Kramer Finds Community College Baccalaureate Programs Expand Access

With the cost of and need for college degrees rising, a common solution across 23 states has been to allow community colleges to award bachelor’s degrees. The perceived expansion of the traditional community college role has caused concern over how the policies affect neighboring 4-year institutions. In an article published by the American Educational Research Journal, Dennis A. Kramer II (IHE PhD), Justin Ortagus, and Jaqueline Donovan…
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