by Jewel Caruso
Torie Johnson (EdD 2017) recently accepted a position with Baylor University as the new associate vice president for strategic communication and initiatives. Johnson, who currently serves as the associate commissioner for academic relations for the SEC, will transition into this role effective November 28th.
Johnson graduated from Baylor University with a journalism degree when she took a position at the Southeastern…
by Jewel Caruso
Greg Wolniak, associate professor, and Sarah Burman, doctoral candidate, report the impacts of COVID-19-related campus closures on students' sense of belonging and academic self in their article, "COVID-19 Disruptions: Evaluating the Early Impacts of Campus." Published in the Journal of College Student Development, the article capitalizes on a pre-existing longitudinal survey that tracks student perceptions that began in…
by Jewel Caruso
The Black Faculty and Staff Organization awards the Ed Wilker Memorial Egalitarian Award, which recognizes occupational excellence to UGA staff members yearly. McBee Institute alumni Narke Norton (MEd 2019) was this year's honoree.
Norton is currently the associate director for recruitment and diversity initiatives at the UGA Graduate School. In addition, he is currently pursuing a PhD. Norton also holds an associate of arts in…
by Jewel Caruso
Heidi Leming (PhD 2013) kicked off a higher education podcast, "From the Vice Chancellor (VC)'s Shelf." Joined by other faculty and staff across the TBR System, they will discuss themes in the book Disruptive Transformation in Higher Education by Colin Stewart and Robert Dwayne Kelly.
The first episode launched at the end of September. Leming invited Brian Nolan, McBee Institute Fellow and president of East Tennessee…
by Jewel Caruso
Three McBee Institute graduates and a postdoctoral associate combined forces to research funding trends during the pandemic, Paul Rubin (PhD 2017), Meredith Billings (Postdoc Research and Teaching Associate 2017-2019), Lindsey Hammond (PhD 2020), and Denisa Gándara (PhD 2016).
An article based on this work was recently published in American Behavioral Scientist titled "State Higher Education Funding during COVID-19:…
by Jewel Caruso
Denisa Gándara (PhD 2016) released her first op-ed in Newsweek amid the large student loan forgiveness debate.
"Now Let's Make College Free" addresses President Biden's recent announcement of the largest student loan forgiveness deal in United States history. Gándara specifically tells us how this step is so important: "Student-loan forgiveness is an important first step in addressing societal inequities caused in part by…
by Jewel Caruso
Charles Ambrose (EdD, 1989) was featured on the Complete College America (CCA) podcast CCA On the Air discussing student success at Henderson State University with CCA President Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva.
In the episode, Ambrose discussed his transition to Henderson State and the challenges they had and what he had to overcome to get the university's financial stability back on track. Ambrose stated that they have been able to…
by Jewel Caruso
Paul Rubin (PhD 2017) recently co-published a research article this month called "Analyzing Congressional Research Service Reports on Education: How is Information Used at Congress's Think Tank?"
Rubin and his co-authors provide insights into the content and sources that the Congressional Research Service (CRS) references when developing reports and providing information to federal policymakers. For this study, the researchers…
by Jewel Caruso
Holly Hawk (PhD 2020) recently accepted a new position at Clemson University in the School of Accountancy as a clinical assistant professor.
Hawk previously taught in the Tull School of Accounting at the University of Georgia. She earned her Masters of Accountancy with a concentration in Audit and Systems from UGA and her BBA with a concentration in Accounting and Technical Communications from Mercer University.
Hawk is…
by Jewel Caruso
Karley Riffe (PhD 2018) announced her relocation from Auburn University to the University of Cincinnati. She will be joining the faculty as an assistant professor in higher education.
Riffe stated that this transition holds a lot of meaning to her in her Twitter announcement: "This move is significant both professionally AND personally. It is rare, as a professor, to be able to go home after living far away for the last 15 years…