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Narke Norton Award
Norton Recognized for Occupational Excellence

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…

Leming podcast
Leming Launches Higher Education Podcast

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…

Gandara, Rubin, Hammond, Biillings Research
Researchers with McBee Ties: Explore State-Level Influences on Educational Funding Decisions

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:…

Gandara Student Loan Forgiveness
Gándara Releases Loan Forgiveness Op-Ed

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…

Ambrose
Ambrose Talks Financial Health and Student Success on CCA Podcast

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…

Rubin Analyzes CRS Reports
Rubin Analyzes CRS Reports on Education

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…

Holly Hawk
Hawk Accepts New Position at Clemson

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…

Riffe moves to UC
Riffe Accepts Faculty position with UC

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…

Barrett New Book Wrecking
Taylor Critiques Higher Education in New Book

by Jewel Caruso Barrett J. Taylor's (PhD, 2012) new book, Wrecking: Deinstitutionalization and Partial Defenses in State Higher Education Policy (Rutgers University Press, 2022) is now available in paperback and e-book. In the publication, Taylor shows how social changes set a collision course in higher education and offers a unique and compelling perspective linking higher education policymaking to broader social and political forces…

Enrollment Management
Enrollment Management Strategies Discussed

McBee IHE graduates, students, and faculty gathered for a discussion of enrollment management on Friday, July 29 over lunch. Graduates Kelley Lips and Rebecca Sandidge led the conversation and provided an overview of the strategic place of enrollment management in higher education institutions. Lips and Sandidge noted that enrollment is a newer and broader term than admissions. While there are many models evolving on campuses across the country…
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