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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…

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…

Cain Named Associate Director at McBee Institute
Cain Named Associate Director of the McBee Institute

The Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education is pleased to announce that Dr. Timothy R. Cain, professor of higher education, has been appointed Associate Director at the McBee Institute.   In this role, Dr. Cain will support the Institute’s academic mission by providing leadership in key areas such as faculty affairs, communications, and strategic planning. His experience and thoughtful insights will be instrumental in advancing the…

Momentum & Barriers participants discuss value of higher education.
Momentum & Barriers Gathers Experts on Value of Higher Education

In late March, the McBee Institute hosted its 2nd annual Momentum and Barriers Symposium. The 2025 theme, "promoting the value of higher education," served as a powerful platform for participants to share insights, identify challenges, and explore new opportunities to reinforce the value of higher education. Building on faculty research projects, doctoral special topics courses, and Institute partnerships, the McBee Institute was honored to host…

Dr. Attila Pausits
Dr. Attila Pausits Visits McBee Institute

The Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education is delighted to welcome Dr. Attila Pausits to Meigs Hall as a visiting scholar this summer. Dr. Pausits serves as a full professor of higher education research and development and as the head of the department for higher education research at the University for Continuing Education Krems in Austria. Reflecting on his visit, Dr. Pausits shared: “My visit offers an opportunity to deepen my…

Emily Chen-Bendles joins McBee Institute as Associate Director of Distance Learning
Emily Chen-Bendle joins the McBee Institute as Associate Director of Distance Learning

The Louise McBee Institute is proud to announce that Dr. Emily Chen-Bendle recently joined the Institute as associate director of distance learning. After a successful defense of her dissertation, Dr. Chen-Bendle assumed her new role in April 2025.  In this position, Dr. Chen-Bendle will support and advance the Institute’s Executive Ed.D. in Higher Education Management, Online M.Ed., and Governor’s Teaching Fellows programs. Her appointment…

Kim DuMont Presents to Faculty and Students
William T. Grant Foundation’s Kim DuMont Visits McBee Institute to Share Research Funding Opportunities

On Monday, May 12, the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education welcomed Dr. Kim DuMont, Senior Vice President of Programs at the William T. Grant Foundation, for an engaging presentation on the Foundation’s mission and research funding opportunities. Speaking to faculty and students, Dr. DuMont offered valuable insights into how scholars whose work aligns with the Foundation’s goals can secure support for impactful research.  Dr. DuMont…
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