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McBee Community Members at ASHE Conference
McBee Institute Community Shines at ASHE 2025

The Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education proudly continued its tradition of active participation at the Association for the Study of Higher Education’s (ASHE) 50th Annual Conference, held November 12–15 in Denver, Colorado.  This year, the McBee community was represented by 7 faculty members, 8 current students, 1 postdoc, 15 alumni, and 3 former postdocs. Together, they contributed to an impressive 50 sessions across the…

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Smith Awarded William T. Grant Foundation and Lumina Foundation Grants to Examine Wealth and Financial Aid

Dr. Christian Smith, assistant professor of higher education at the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education, is serving as the principal investigator on two new research grants from the William T. Grant Foundation and the Lumina Foundation to examine how wealth shapes college affordability and student debt. Smith was awarded $50,000 through the William T. Grant Foundation’s Research Grants on Reducing Inequality program to support his…

McBee IHE at ASHE 2025
McBee at ASHE 2025

The Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education is excited to continue our tradition of active participation at the Association for the Study of Higher Education’s (ASHE) 50th Annual Conference, happening November 12 – 15, 2025.   The McBee Institute community at ASHE will include 7 faculty, 8 current students, 1 postdoc, 15 alumni, and 3 former postdocs. In total, …

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Sierra Kraynak Joins McBee Institute as GCAC Program Director

The Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education is excited to announce that Sierra Kraynak recently joined the Institute as the director of the Georgia College Advising Corps (GCAC). Kraynak brings a deep commitment to expanding educational opportunities and a strong background in student-centered program leadership to this role.  “I’m thrilled to join UGA as GCAC’s new director and look forward to building upon the strong foundation here…

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McBee Institute Launches Online M.Ed. Program in Higher Education Administration

The Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education launched its new online Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Higher Education Administration program this August, marking an expansion to its graduate offerings. Building on the foundation of the Institute’s traditional in-person master's program, the McBee Institute worked with UGA’s Office of Online Learning to develop the online asynchronous format of the program, with an aim to support a broader…

Executive Ed.D. Cohort in front of Delta Hall in Washington, D.C.
Executive Ed.D. Cohort Explores National Higher Education Policy in Washington, D.C.

This summer, the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education’s eighth cohort of the Executive Doctorate (Ed.D.) program embarked on a week-long study away experience in Washington, D.C., focused on exploring higher education policy at the national level. The immersive trip offered students the opportunity to engage with leaders and experts who are shaping the future of post-secondary education.Over the course of their visit, the cohort heard from…

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Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles Delivers Educational Policy Seminar on Humanizing Higher Education

On Thursday, September 18, the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education welcomed Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles to deliver an Education Policy Seminar to McBee students, faculty and staff.  Dr. Gayles currently serves as the head of the Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development Department and as an Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professor at North Carolina State University. She also served as the President of the…

David Meyers Honored with Mark Chaffin Award for Child Abuse Prevention
David Meyers Honored with Mark Chaffin Award for Child Abuse Prevention

The Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education congratulates David Meyers, current Executive Ed.D. student and Co-Director of the Embark Georgia Center at UGA’s J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, on being honored with the Mark Chaffin Award at the 2025 Georgia Conference on Child Abuse Prevention.  Named in memory of Dr. Mark Chaffin—a pioneering researcher and advocate in the field of child maltreatment—the award…

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Hailu Awarded Spencer Foundation Small Grant to Explore Refugee Cultural Heritage Use

Dr. Meseret Hailu, assistant professor of higher education at the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education, has been awarded a $50,000 Small Research Grant from the Spencer Foundation to support her project, Narratives of Persistence: A Postcolonial Exploration of Black African Refugee Postsecondary Students’ Cultural Heritage Use.Dr. Hailu will lead the two-year qualitative study as principal investigator, in close collaboration with co-…

William Redding Selected as a SREB Doctoral Scholar
Redding Selected as a Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Doctoral Scholar

The Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education congratulates William Redding, current PhD student, on his recent selection as a Doctoral Scholar by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB).   The SREB’s Doctoral Scholar Program aims to increase the number of students who earn doctorates and choose to become faculty at colleges and universities. Since its inception in 1993, the program has supported more than 2,200 scholars who…
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