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Rosinger Part of Team Evaluating Financial Aid Nudging

Tue, 09/03/2019 - 2:08pm

Kelly Rosinger (PhD 2015) is a co-author on the National Bureau of Economic Research's working paper "Nudging at Scale: Experimental Evidence from FAFSA Completion Campaigns." The research team tested the national scaleability of programs designed to remind students to apply for financial aid and included a data sample of over 800,000 students. While these interventions show positive results at local level, the team…

Webber and Burns Break Down Graduate Student Debt Numbers

Thu, 08/29/2019 - 10:53am

Rachel Burns (PhD 2018) & Karen Webber are published in the Journal of Student Financial Aid (vol. 48, issue 3). While the overall story is that education-related debt is on the rise, Webber and Burns seek to add greater detail to the trend by comparing disciplinary groups. They used NPSAS 2012 data to examine graduate student debt for STEM versus non-STEM students who were enrolled in a master’s or doctoral degree program in 2012. They…

Supporting Positive Immigrant Experiences at UGA

Fri, 08/23/2019 - 10:57am

Justin Jeffery (IHE PhD student), Dominique Quarles (PhD 2019), and Sayamon Singto (Division of Academic Enhancement) have received a grant to explore “the connection between acculturation and educational attainment in first and second generation immigrant students at UGA.” The investigators hope to use the findings to inform UGA’s campus support strategies and programs. In addition to promoting academic success, the team will consider how…

New Grant-funded Research Explores Financial Planning via VR

Tue, 08/20/2019 - 2:24pm

IHE is well-represented in a grant-funded research project, Enhancing Students’ Financial and Educational Success through a Virtual Reality Experience. The principal investigators, Greg Wolniak (IHE), Grace Ahn (Department of Advertising and Public Relations), Stan Jackson (IHE PhD student), and Anthony Jones (PhD, 2019) will evaluate if scenarios experienced in virtual reality (VR) settings can change student behavior and alter financial and…

Letzring Joins Provost's Office at UCF

Tue, 08/06/2019 - 9:56am

Timothy Letzring (EdD 1994) has been appointed senior associate provost for academic affairs at the University of Central Florida. His broad portfolio includes academic program development, planning, and assessment. He will partner with stakeholders throughout campus to improve the effectiveness of the UCF educational experience. "I am excited about the opportunities we have at UCF to make an impact across so many avenues," Letzring said. "I am…

Benefits of Digital Storytelling Investigated by Hamilton

Tue, 07/23/2019 - 9:15am

Ali Hamilton (MEd 2016) co-authored a research article published in the spring 2019 issue of Frontiers: the Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad with colleagues Donald Rubin, Michael Tarrant, and Mikkel Gleason. In "Digital Storytelling as a Tool for Fostering Reflection," the authors note that "reflection is an essential process for optimizing student learning outcomes in study abroad." They analyzed undergraduates’ digital stories…

Weimer Researches Internationalization in Finnish Higher Education

Mon, 07/22/2019 - 12:07pm

Leasa Weimer (PhD 2013) served as the principal investigator for a study commissioned by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture that investigated the internationalization at home (IAH) "state of arts" in Finnish higher education and research institutes. The team conducted surveys and targeted interviews across multiple institutions to create a baseline for the extent to which internationalization is integrated into the Finnish…

Rosinger Examines Pell Grant Data

Mon, 07/15/2019 - 5:04pm

Kelly Rosinger (Ph.D. 2015) co-authored an article in Educational Researcher (volume 48, issue 5) on potential pitfalls of using Pell Grant eligibility to estimate income data in research. Rosinger and co-author, Karly S. Ford, acknowledge the attractiveness of using grant status as a commonly available marker for identifying lower income students. Drawing comparisons with the free and reduced-price lunch data, the authors note that…

Peeples Promoted to CAC Senior Regional Director, East

Wed, 07/03/2019 - 4:48pm

Yarbrah Peeples (Ph.D. 2012) is the new Senior Regional Director, East for the national College Advising Corps (CAC). She will be guiding and supporting initiatives that expand CAC’s reach and also deepen its impact across eight states in the Southeast and Northeast. Yarbrah will provide leadership and support to the four eastern regional directors, cultivating relationships with key stakeholders and senior university leaders, and identifying…

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Taylor's Book Featured in Chronicle of Higher Education

Wed, 05/22/2019 - 4:58pm

The recently published book, Unequal Higher Education (2019, Rutgers University Press), by Barrett Taylor and former IHE postdoctoral associate, Brendan Cantwell, appears in the Bookshelf section of the May 24, 2019 issue of The Chronicle. In "More Diverse, Still Stratified: Colleges Fall Short on Offering 'Good Value' Spots," Peter Monaghan provides a lengthy summary of the timely book. Taylor and Cantwell provide a …

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