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Mandala Explores Impact of Racialized Feeling Rules

Most workspaces are engaged in more conversations about equity across races, genders, and sexualities. Offices that support underserved populations in higher education institutions across the United States are no exception.  UGA IHE doctoral student Chad Mandala co-authored an article with Dr. Stephanie Oritz that focuses on the emotional toll endured by workers in campus diversity offices and how social norms restrain their…

Ness and Tanner
Ness and Tanner Recognized during Honors Week

Dr. Erik Ness received a First-Year Odyssey Teaching Award for his class “Research Evidence, Alternative Facts, and Fake News.” In his class, he guided students to seek and evaluate research evidence. He engaged students through practice with critical examination of ideas and informed debate. David Tanner (PhD student) was awarded on the Walter Barnard Hill Award for his many workforce development projects and his groundbreaking…
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Panel Provides Tips for Securing Dissertation Research

IHE Research Roundtable brought together a group of research awardees and reviewers to share their experience and answer questions about getting dissertation research funding from NAE/Spencer Foundation, AERA, and NSF/AERA. The speakers, Dr. Lois Weis (SUNY Buffalo), Katie Reeb-Reascos (SUNY Buffalo), Dr. George Spencer (IHE), and Hee Jung Gong (IHE), each have experience either as reviewers or as recent recipients of major research fellowships…
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IHE at AERA 2021
IHE Community at AERA 2021

Poster sessions, roundtables, and paper presentations.... Several members of our IHE community (in bold) participated in AERA this past weekend.  Let us know if you'd like more info on any of these sessions: April 9:  Greg Wolniak, Matt Gregory, Alexandra Hill, Jeffrey Humphreys & Charles Knapp, The Power of Potential: Advancing Georgia's Economic Future Through Postsecondary Education. April 10:  Matt…
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Karen Webber
Webber Elected to Lead AIR

The membership of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) has elected  Karen Webber to serve as the organization's incoming vice president. Her leadership role begins May 2021 and continues for three years. After serving one year as vice president (and vice chairperson of the Board of Directors), she will become president in May 2022 and immediate past-present in May 2023. Dr. Webber has filled a variety of positions in the…

Del Dunn
Former IHE Director Dunn Leaves Broad Legacy at the University of Georgia

Former director of the Institute of Higher Education, Delmar Dunn, passed away on March 22. "Del Dunn brought to the Institute of Higher Education his superb ability to work across disciplines and fields,” said current director Libby V. Morris.  “His curiosity about multidisciplinary problems, his respect for faculty and his commitment to students informed his leadership roles. He was not only the Institute’s director, he was also a…

Justin Jeffery
Jeffery Recognized for Work with International Students

IHE PhD student Justin Jeffery was recognized as an "unsung hero" in a recent UGA Today article for his work assisting international students during the COVID pandemic. "As director of International Student Life, Unsung Hero Justin Jeffery started dealing with COVID-19 early on, when most of the rest of us were just beginning to become aware of it. When the university switched to online instruction in spring 2020, his focus quickly shifted to…

Greg Wolniak
Greg Wolniak Awarded Tenure

Amy Stich
Amy Stich Awarded Tenure and Promotion

Eddie Cole
Eddie Cole Book Talk Examines Role of College Presidents

Dr. Eddie R. Cole visited the Institute virtually on Monday, February 8 to discuss the research and findings of his book, The Campus Color Line: College Presidents and the Struggle for Black Freedom (2020, Princeton University Press). He highlighted how several presidents actively shaped racial policies and practices on their campuses and beyond in the mid-20th century and how complex bureaucracies within higher education systems inhibit…
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