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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…

Kerr graduation
Congratulations, Spring 2021 Graduates

The Institute of Higher Education celebrates with the following students, who completed their degrees this spring: Danielle Kerr (PhD) Kanler Cumbass (MEd) Andrea Kiely (MEd) Each of graduates kindly shared some of their favorite memories of their time at the Institute. "My favorite memory from IHE will forever be the comradery between the different cohorts... The random social gatherings between students... made me feel welcome and like I…
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Private College Strategic Change Zoomtable
IHE Forum Investigates Strategic Patterns in Private Colleges' Approaches to Downturns

On April 30th, IHE professor Dr. Jim Hearn led a roundtable discussion to explore how private four-year colleges have maintained access and enrollments while facing financial and pandemic challenges. The two dozen participants in the forum were all graduates, faculty, and students from the IHE community. Dr. Hearn opened the session with an overview of historic trends in the strategic adaptations in response to other periods of financial…
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DEI panel
IHE Graduates Discuss Campus Racial Equity

Dr. George Spencer moderated a conversation with three IHE graduates and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leaders who discussed how individuals and institutions can move towards racial equity in all aspects of higher education. The panelists were Dr. Ed Lee III of Emory University, Dr. Dominique Quarles of the University of Georgia, and Dr. Tiffanie Spencer of the University of Vermont. The speakers shared perspectives on a variety of…
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