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Gándara Examines the Rhetoric around Performance-based Funding

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 12:07pm

by Larissa Lozano Denisa Gándara (PhD 2016) and Stijn Daenekindt, (Ghent University), take a unique approach to researching performance-based funding (PBF). While previous research focused narrowly on states that have implemented, their study also includes states that have not implemented this policy through data modeling and analysis of PBF-related rhetoric in newspapers. In its basic sense, PBF is a policy that coordinates fund allocation…

MIHE Community at AERA 2022

Wed, 04/20/2022 - 2:52pm

A large number of MIHE students, faculty, alumni, and former postdoctoral associates are participating in the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Cultivating Equitable Education Systems for the 21st Century. The meeting was held April 21-26, 2002 with participants able to attend virtually and in-person in San Diego, CA. AERA 2022 Thursday, April 21 2:30-4:00 Meredith Billings (former postdoc), Denisa Gandara…

Wolniak Reappraises the Value of Artistic Opportunity in Society

Mon, 04/18/2022 - 8:06am

by Larissa Lozano In their article for Review of Research in Education, Amy Whitaker (NYU) and Greg Wolniak argue that “dealing with social and racial/ethnic exclusion is a systemic problem that requires consideration of the many intertwined contributory factors.” Based on a SNAAP DataBrief about socioeconomic & racial/ethnic exclusion in the arts written by them earlier this year, Wolniak and Whitaker analyze inequities in the arts, such…

Stich Tagged to Join Institutional Challenge Grant Team for Research Expertise

Thu, 04/14/2022 - 9:25am

Amy Stich is a fellow on a new research-practice partnership grant team to explore financial burdens of college and how to improve. The 2022 Institutional Challenge Grant was awarded to Georgia State University’s Georgia Policy Labs (GPL) and Achieve Atlanta. The three-year project is led by co-PIs Sally Wallace, dean of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State, and Tina Fernandez, founder and executive director of Achieve…

Williams' Work Recognized with AERA Early Career Award

Fri, 04/08/2022 - 2:18pm

The McBee Institute of Higher Education congratulates Dr. Krystal L. Williams for receiving the 2022 AERA Scholars of Color Early Career Contribution Award. This honor recognizes Dr. Williams’ research on education policy and equity issues via the Education Policy and Equity Research Collaborative (Ed_PERC) housed at the University of Georgia. We look forward to more success as she brings exciting research opportunities, innovative courses, and…

Stich and Case Review Broke

Tue, 04/05/2022 - 1:59pm

In their book Broke: The Racial Consequences of Underfunding Public Universities, Laura T. Hamilton and Kelly Nielsen analyze the impacts of defunding public institutions on racially marginalized students and “new universities” —competitive research universities primarily serving low-income and minority students. Associate professor of higher education Amy Stich and PhD student Collin Case further explore this issue by providing diverse…

MIHE Community Supports Georgia Giving Day

Mon, 04/04/2022 - 10:14am

UGA Giving Day 2022 brought in more than 9300 gifts to the university over a 24-hour period. Thank you to everyone who answered our call. The McBee Institute received more than a dozen gifts, many from first-time donors. We heard from current students, alumni of all our programs, faculty and staff, and a former GCAC adviser. Their gifts will help recruit and support excellent students and GCAC advisers. Thank you! Give to McBee IHE

Chronicle Cites Cain in Compensation Article

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 10:27am

Timothy R. Cain is quoted in the Chronicle article, “What That Ad for the Unpaid Job at UCLA May Have Been About” (March 21, 2022). In assessing the response to a job posting for an unpaid assistant adjunct professor, Cain refocused the conversation around a larger question of “the way we are structuring academic labor and what we are valuing and what we’re not valuing.” He explained, “Teaching in exchange for a line on a CV or an affiliation…

Title of University Professor Bestowed on Morris

Tue, 03/15/2022 - 12:37pm

In recognition of her years of leadership and service to the University of Georgia, Libby V, Morris was named University Professor. Morris has led the McBee Institute of Higher Education since 2006 and twice served as interim senior vice president for academic affairs and provost in 2010s. The formal ceremony honoring recipients of university awards and special accolades with take place during Honors Week in April. Read article in UGA Today…

Erik Ness Promoted to Professor

Fri, 03/11/2022 - 3:55pm

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