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Krystal Williams
Williams to Join Faculty in 2022

The Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Krystal L. Williams as assistant professor of higher education, effective January 1, 2022. “Dr. Williams’ expertise will complement and extend the Institute’s goals to deepen research into student access and success across postsecondary institutions. We look forward to her joining our faculty’s efforts to contribute to critical national…

Ben Cecil
Ben Cecil Publishes Chapter on Leadership and Joins ACE

The summer has been extremely productive for Ben Cecil. His new book chapter in Shifting the Mindset hit shelves, and he moved to Washington, D.C. and started a new position at the American Council on Education (ACE). The chapter, co-written with Pei Hu, is titled: "Redefining Engagement: Including International Students in Socially Just Leadership Education."  In August 2021, Ben Cecil began a new role as a graduate research…

Journal of Faculty Development cover
Webber Further Explores Nuances of Work Satisfaction

Research by Dr. Karen Webber appears in the September issue of Journal of Faculty Development. For the article, "Culture Matters: Faculty Satisfaction in Four-Year Postsecondary Institutions," Webber interviewed full-time faculty members at six different four-year higher education institutions for a more nuanced understanding of perceptions of work satisfaction. She built off a much larger study that found significant differences by…

EdD elyer
Accepting Applications for Executive EdD Program through September

Application deadline extended to October 1, 2021

Andy Brantley
Brantley Joins ACE Board of Directors

Andy Brantley (EdD cohort 6), president and chief executive officer of CUPA-HR, joins the Board of Directors of the American Council on Education (ACE), beginning in September 2021. Brantley is co-chair the Washington Higher Education Secretariat (WHES) Steering Committee and as such will serve as the Secretariat’s representative on the ACE board. WHES brings together more than 50 organizations that represent various areas of higher…

Charles Sanchez
Sanchez Awarded Dissertation Research Grant

Charles Sanchez (IHE PhD candidate) received an AERA Dissertation Research Grant for 2021-2022. He will receive $25,000 to support access to data, travel, software, and other research-related expenses. Barbara Schneider, chair of the grant program’s governing board said, “The program supports new and early career scholars who are expanding how we use large-scale data to understand and inform education practices and policies.” Sanchez's…

Lady Cox
Cox Advises Parents in College Guidebook

This week it was announced that Lady Cox (IHE EdD, 2019), Auburn University’s Associate Vice President for Student Affairs is a co-author of the recently released book, College Ready 2021: Expert Advice for Parents to Simplify the College Transition. Cox joins thirteen other family relations professionals from major universities around the country in contributing to the book. “This year, more than ever, parents have questions about sending…

Amy Yandell
Yandell Leads Graduate Student Career Center

PhD candidate Amy Yandell accepted a position to lead the Bryan Graduate Career Center at the University of North Carolina Greensboro in the Bryan School of Business & Economics this spring. The newly-created Center supports graduate students through innovative and comprehensive programming and one-on-one coaching. She works with students to assess their professional values, skills, and interests, explore various career paths, connect with…

Justin Jeffery
Jeffery Named Assistant VP at Texas A&M

Justin Jeffery will join Texas A&M University on August 2 as the assistant vice president for the division of student affairs. In his new position, Justin will serve a variety of roles, including chief of staff to the vice president for student affairs. His responsibilities at Texas A&M will build on his extensive professional experience and leadership at NASPA. "I'm incredibly excited to have this opportunity to serve some of the…

Lee and Monday
Lee and Monday Calculate Costs of Financial Aid

Financing college in the United States is difficult to navigate, but the effects of the process on enrollment have rarely been quantified. IHE graduate Dr. Jason C. Lee and current doctoral student Alex Monday co-authored a research article that explores how financial aid verification on federal funding quantifiably affects enrollment. The article, “Estimating the Effects of Financial Aid Verification on College Enrollment,” was published in…
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