Amy Stich, associate professor, and George Spencer, assistant professor, recently published an article in Research in Higher Education titled “College Choice Revisited: Socioeconomic Differences in College Transfer Destinations Among Four-Year College Entrants.”
Stitch and Spencer sought to gain more insight into the strategies and effects behind lateral transfer decisions among students across socioeconomic groups. They believe the study “…
Wed, 03/08/2023 - 1:22pm
Alejandra “Ale” Sosa Pieroni, current student in the Executive EdD program, has been named the new executive vice president for enrollment management, marketing, and student success at Georgia Southern University.
In a recent press release, Georgia Southern President Kyle Marrero said, “Ale is a thought leader and higher education professional with 17 years of experience in enrollment management, specializing in marketing and recruitment,…
Mon, 02/20/2023 - 12:42pm
Two members of the McBee Institute community, Alexa Arndt and Brionna Johnson, were selected to receive the 2023 Louise McBee Scholarship sponsored by the Georgia Association for Women in Higher Education (GAWHE).
Alexa Arndt, a PhD candidate, hopes that she can help continue Dr. McBee’s legacy. “Dr. McBee successfully championed significant labor legislation-advocating that USG employees should be able to apply unused sick leave towards their…
Mon, 02/13/2023 - 1:50pm
The Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia, pursuant to its mission and values (ihe.uga.edu/mission) invites applications to fill the Business Operations Manager position with service to begin in March 2023.
This position is responsible for the financial management of state, foundation, and grant accounts by applying a comprehensive professional understanding of financial accounting and budgeting as it applies to…
Wed, 02/08/2023 - 10:54am
by Jewel Caruso
Joseph Hermanowicz, professor of sociology and professor of higher education, was one of five UGA faculty members elected into the 2022 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows.
Hermanowicz holds a courtesy appointment at the McBee Institute. He specializes in the study of higher education, particularly lines of inquiries surroundings academic careers.
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Wed, 01/18/2023 - 8:57am
by Jewel Caruso
Since the beginning of the UC Strikes at the end of 2022, Tim Cain, associate professor at McBee, has provided his expertise throughout the discussions in major media outlets. Cain studies campus activism, academic freedom, and unionization, and is a recognized expert in the area of unions in higher education.
After 40 days, graduate workers ended their strike with universities promising improve benefits and pay. The strike…
Thu, 01/05/2023 - 10:06am
by Jewel Caruso
Gregory Wolniak, associate professor at the McBee Institute, was featured in WalletHub's College and University Rankings. In the article, WalletHub compared over 900 institutions to help determine the top-performing schools at the lowest possible costs to undergraduates. They also help predict future outcomes from these institutions to "show the value of the education students can expect to receive beyond their undergraduate…
Fri, 12/16/2022 - 11:27am
by Jewel Caruso
In the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Journal, emeritus professor, Karen Webber, and associate professor, Amy Stich, published their article, "The importance of career competencies in work related experiential activities for engineering and computer science majors." McBee doctoral students Matthew Grandstaff and Collin Case contributed to the research and writing for the paper.
In the article, they explain…
Tue, 11/29/2022 - 11:09am
by Jewel Caruso
Timothy R. Cain, associate professor at the McBee Institute, provides context and insight in a Time article covering the ongoing strikes at the University of California, "How the. University of California Strikes Could Reshape Higher Education" by Katie Reilly.
Cain touches on the significant difference in job security and lower pay between full-time faculty members and other university instructors and researchers, "There's such…
Tue, 11/22/2022 - 8:35am
Krystal L. Williams, assistant professor at the McBee Institute, was presented with the Excellence in Public Policy in Higher Education Award this past week at the ASHE Conference.
This award recognizes an individual who shows excellence in their research in academic scholarship and policy practice that helps advance the public policy discourse in higher education.
The ASHE Council of Public Policy cited Williams as having an equity-focused…