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Holcomb Named President of Hawkeye Community College

Tue, 04/30/2019 - 12:15pm

Alumnus Todd Holcomb (EdD ’92) has been named the eighth president of Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, Iowa, beginning July 1, 2019. Hawkeye Community College serves more than 25,000 individuals and awards nearly 1,500 diplomas and degrees annually. Since 1966, the college has had a significant impact on the Waterloo and Cedar Rapids area, by graduating more than 50,000 students, with 94 percent staying in Iowa. He currently…

IHE Alumni Make an Impact during Georgia Giving Week

Tue, 04/30/2019 - 12:00pm

Several IHE alumni and friends contributed to the Institute of Higher Education fund during the first-ever Georgia Giving Week, held April 20-26. Participants received a special discount on items at the University Bookstore and a limited edition UGA mini pennant magnet. Everyone at the Institute appreciates your generous support. Thank you for taking the time to make a donation. The Institute of Higher Education Fund assists in the continued…

McBee Lecture Discusses Ways to Promote Civil Discourse

Tue, 04/30/2019 - 8:11am

Susan Herbst, president of the University of Connecticut delivered the Louise McBee Lecture at the University of Georgia on April 25. The event was featured in a UGA Today article, "Lecturer Discusses Ways to Promote Civil Discourse." Read the full article at: https://news.uga.edu/herbst-mcbee-lecture/.

Klein Evaluates Predictive Analytic Tools in Higher Education

Fri, 04/26/2019 - 9:51am

Carrie Klein, doctoral candidate in the Higher Education Program at George Mason University, visited the Institute on Wednesday, April 24. Her talk, Analytics in Higher Education: Complexities in Design, Implementation, and Efficacy, examined predictive learning analytic tools. Given the hype surrounding these tools' effectiveness in improving student learning, retention, and completion rates and the proliferation of commercial products, Klein…

Rockenbach Links Educational Experiences with Interpersonal Relations

Fri, 04/19/2019 - 3:06pm

On April 16, Alyssa Rockenbach, Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development at North Carolina State University, presented an informal session on her interdisciplinary research, "Interfaith Learning & Development in the First Year of College: Lessons Learned from the Interfaith Diversity Experiences & Attitudes Longitudinal Survey (IDEALS)." Josh Patterson has worked…

Bleemer Shares California Experience with ELC Diversity Plans

Tue, 04/16/2019 - 9:21am

On Friday, April 12, economist Zachary Bleemer shared his research on statewide higher education admissions diversity plans with students, faculty and friends of IHE. His presentation focused on the California experience with affirmative action policies and with the Eligibility in the Local Context program (ELC), employed between 1995-2011. His research found evidence of both Affirmative Action and ELC policies having a lasting…

UConn President to deliver McBee Lecture on April 25

Wed, 04/10/2019 - 11:44pm

Susan Herbst, president of the University of Connecticut, will deliver the 30th annual Louise McBee Lecture at the University of Georgia. Herbst will discuss “Division, Incivility, and Fear in American Political Culture: What Does It Mean for the Future of Higher Education?” at 11 a.m. April 25, 2019 in the UGA Chapel. The lecture is sponsored by the Institute of Higher Education where McBee held faculty rank while also holding many…

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Wright Recognized for Public Service and Outreach Work

Wed, 04/03/2019 - 10:56am

IHE alumna Theresa Wright is one of five faculty members and service professionals who received the 2019 Walter Barnard Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement in Public Service and Outreach at the Faculty Recognition Banquet held on April 1. Wright earned her Ph.D. in 2011 and is the director of assessment and evaluation for the Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach and the unit manager for the Carl Vinson Institute…

Two Alumni Elected to ASHE Board

Fri, 03/29/2019 - 4:02pm

Denisa Gándara (PhD 2016) and Dennis Kramer (PhD 2014) have been elected to serve as members-at-large on the executive committee of the ASHE Council for Public Policy in Higher Education. Denisa is an assistant professor of higher education at Southern Methodist University, and Dennis is an assistant professor of higher education at the University of Florida. The three CPPHE members-at-large are elected by their peers to serve three-year terms…

Spencer Compares Statewide Policies that Encourage Associate Degree Completion

Thu, 03/21/2019 - 9:45am

On March 20, George Spencer of the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University shared his AERA-funded research project looking at the impact of statewide articulation agreements on associate degree completion rates in his presentation “College Student Mobility and the Role of Statewide Articulation Policies.” Dr. Spencer selected five states of the thirty-one with legislation specifically credentialing…

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