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Libby Morris Leads Group
Morris Announces Plan to Return to Faculty

On Monday, February 28, Libby V. Morris announced that she would step down as director of the McBee Institute and return to the faculty on July 1, 2022. "With mixed emotions, I share my plans to step down as the director at the end of this fiscal year. As you know, the McBee Institute is a great place to study, conduct research, and serve, and I am privileged to work alongside amazing faculty, staff, and students," said Morris. Morris is the…

Sacha Sharp
Innovative Study Drafts Play from Social Media Posts

Dr. Sacha Sharp presented her unique and innovative interdisciplinary research to understand and assess the impact of digital identity and expression among Black women graduate students to the McBee IHE community. Her work breaks ground for its exploration of digital identity, its use of social media as a data source, its singular and non-comparative focus on Black women, and its use of dramaturgy as a methodology. Sharp's prior coursework in…

Williams Talks HBCU underfunding
Williams Talks HBCU Funding with ABC News in Detroit

In her interview with ABC News affiliate WXYZ, Dr. Williams highlights the funding challenges Historically Black Colleges and Universities have faced over the years and their long-term impacts on HBCU students. “[HBCUs] have a long-standing history and tradition of being able to do more with less, but they should not have to do that,” Williams states. She cites recent research indicating that overall funding of HBCUs trail behind…

How to Interview with Amy Stich
Stich Conducts Interview of Interviewing Expert

by Larissa Lozano Dr. Amy Stich interviews Dr. Kathy Roulston on the skills needed to effectively conduct qualitative interviews and current developments in the field. The podcast, released on February 10, is episode 30 of “Tricks, Tips, and Stories in Qualitative Interviewing” in the Qualitative Conversations series from the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Stich sets the stage for this in-depth discussion by acknowledging that…

Le-Quita Booth
Le-Quita Booth: A Life of Prevailing Optimism

When Le-Quita Booth enrolled in the Ed.D program at the University of Georgia’s Institute of Higher Education (now the Louise McBee Institute) in the mid-1980s, she had no difficulty articulating her motivation. She was told that she needed a doctoral degree to be considered for the promotion she wanted. So, she pursued and obtained the degree while continuing to work full time. Her career is full of such examples of her pragmatism and…

Rachel Burns
Burns Quantifies Impact of College Closures

by Larissa Lozano Rachel Burns, MIHE alumna, will lead and develop a multi-year research initiative to quantify the impacts of college closures in partnership with the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. In her new role as senior policy analyst at the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO), she also will support other organization priorities in policy evaluation and research. Burns earned her Ph.D. in Higher…

Wolniak SNAAP Brief
Wolniak Explores Causes and Remedies for Lack of Diversity in Art Professions

by Larissa Lozano Based on statistical analysis and survey data, Gregory Wolniak, associate professor at the McBee Institute of Higher Education, and Amy Whitaker, assistant professor of visual art representation at NYU Steinhardt, found “presence of systemic bias” in art professions. They write, “When compared to alumni who identify as White, all other racial/ethnic groups showed some degree of disadvantage." Beyond documenting the existence of…

Kellie McElroy Hooper
Hooper Named Dean at Augusta Technical College

Dr. Kellie McElroy Hooper has been appointed as the first dean of the School for Public and Professional Services at Augusta Technical College.  “I believe learning is a lifelong experience that can be life changing. Learning promotes growth, curiosity, and increases self-confidence,” Hooper says.  Hooper received her Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from the McBee Institute of Higher Education in 2021. She has built an…

GA Data Slide
Students Can Find Ways to Tap into Georgia's Rich Data on Education

McBee IHE faculty members and doctoral candidate, Matt Gregory, shared on-going research experience with University System of Georgia (USG) and GA Awards data. The 60-minute session covered stages in a project's lifecycle from idea generation through distillation of findings. Dr. Greg Wolniak discussed MIHE's recent data sharing agreement with the USG. A current MOU normalizes and streamlines requests for data by the Institute's faculty. He also…

Emily Chen_Bendle
Chen-Bendle & Wolniak Critique Roadmap

Book review by Emily Chen-Bendle & Greg Wolniak appears in Review of Higher Education (Winter 2021). Chen-Bendle and Wolniak note that Ron Lieber brings much knowledge and experience writing about personal finance to his work, The Price You Pay for College. They commend his ability to "artfully weav[e] information from a variety of academic and non-academic sources into an engaging and fresh take on selecting and paying for college." However…
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