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Webber Led Data Analytics Discussion

Karen Webber led a conversation of purposes and uses of data analytics in higher education on Monday, August 31. Two dozen graduates, current students, and friends of the Institute from across the United States participated in the event. They represented a variety of backgrounds, institutions, and current roles in higher education administration and research. This presentation was the fifth in a series of IHE roundtable…
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Meredith Billings
Billings Elected CPPHE Vice Chair

Meredith Billings (postdoctoral associate, 2017-2019) has been elected vice chair of Council on Public Policy in Higher Education (CPPHE) by her ASHE peers. CPPHE is open to all members of ASHE and promotes research on public policy in U.S. higher education and seeks to help inform decision making in the public policy arena. Read more about CPPHE at: https://www.ashe.ws/cpphe  Billings is currently an assistant…

2020 students
IHE Welcomes New Students

The Institute is pleased to welcome a large and accomplished incoming class of PhD and MEd students this fall! Our new graduate students bring a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. Please take a moment to review their bios on our website. New Ph.D.:  Jonathan Barefield Bijana Birač Shellby Branch Collin Case  Emily Chen-Bendle Matt Colvin Courtney Cullen Matt Grandstaff Monica Maldonado Alex Monday Mary Kate…

Marion Fedrick
Fedrick Leads USG Advisory Group

Marion Fedrick, president of Albany State University and member of the current IHE executive doctoral program cohort, chairs an important advisory committee to review and study the names of buildings and colleges on all University System of Georgia (USG) campuses. In a press release announcing the committee, Chancellor Steve Wrigley noted, "USG’s mission is knowledge, and this action today is a step toward addressing how communities understand…

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IHE Hosts Zoomtables on Financial Impact of Covid-19

Professor Rob Toutkoushian led two Zoomtable discussions for nearly fifty graduates and students to discuss the financial impact of Covid-19 on institutions of higher education. The participants joined the sessions from across the US at various agencies, governing boards, and public and private institutions. Professor Toutkoushian presented overviews of funding models and ways that the traditional revenue streams have been disrupted.…

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Wolniak Joins JHE Editorial Staff

Greg Wolniak formally joined the editorial team at the Journal of Higher Education (JHE) as an associate editor on May 1. Greg has served a member of JHE’s editorial review board since 2013. In response to the announcement he said, “I’m excited to join the editorial team at JHE and honored to have been presented with the opportunity.” Greg noted that he has benefited from the constructive support of editors at core journals,…
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IHE Graduates Discuss Leadership during the COVID Pandemic

Twenty IHE graduates and faculty members from across the US met on Monday to talk through experiences and responses to the COVID-19 crisis. Dr. Knapp shared leadership insights and inspiration drawn from his career, including his tenure as UGA president in the 1990s. Graduates, currently serving in a variety of roles in public universities, private colleges, state systems offices, and professional associations, participated in the strong…
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Marion Fedrick
Marion Ross Fedrick Delivers 20th Annual Mary Frances Early Lecture

Marion Ross Fedrick presented the keynote address to a full audience at the 20th Annual Mary Frances Early Lecture on February 25 at 2 p.m. in the Hodgson Concert Hall. Fedrick is the 10th president of Albany State University and a student in IHE’s executive Ed.D. program in higher education management.  Ms. Fedrick served as interim executive vice president and interim president at the university before being appointed president on August…
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Watson Gives Data Analytics in Higher Education Presentation

On January 28, Hugh J. Watson, PhD, visited the Institute of Higher Education and gave an open lecture on effective use of analytics, entitled Data Analytics in Higher Education and Elsewhere. Drawing from decades of work in business settings, he outlined the various kinds of analytics, types of information that formed from them, and their applications. He also shared the technologies required for analytical research and processing,…

Jens Jungblut
To Join or Not to Join? The Case of the International Association of Universities

On Friday, January 17, Jens Jungblut of the University of Oslo presented an EPS entitled, To Join or Not to Join? The Case of the International Association of Universities. The talk focused on his recent research into membership characteristics of the International Association of Universities (IAU) among the word’s institutions of higher education. Jungblut started his inquiry wondering why the low rate of membership in this meta-…
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