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HESS 2023-2024
HESS Officers and Research Roundtable Leaders for the 2023-2024 Academic Year

As we are preparing for the new academic year, the McBee Institute is happy to announce our 2023-2024 HESS officers and Research Roundtable leaders.  HESS officers President, Carlie Cooper: Carlie is a doctoral student. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UGA (2017) and a Master of Education in Higher Education Administration from Georgia Southern University (2021). She has previously worked as an academic advisor at the…

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Wolniak and Chen-Bendle Find Students’ Leadership Aspirations Begin before College and Persist into Careers

by Jewel Caruso Gregory Wolniak, associate professor, and Emily Chen-Bendle, doctoral student, published a new article investigating gender differences in leadership aspirations among college students with Jennifer Tackett from Northwestern University. Titled “Exploring Gender Differences in Leadership Aspirations: A Four-Year Longitudinal Study of College Students from Adverse Backgrounds,” their research appears in AERA Open, 9.  Their…

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Business Operations Manager Opening

The McBee Institute of Higher Education is seeking a Business Operations Manager. The position is responsible for the financial management of McBee IHE’s State, Foundation, and Grant accounts by applying a comprehensive professional understanding of financial accounting and budgeting as it applies to higher education. Please use the following link to learn more about the position and apply: https://www.ugajobsearch.com/hr/postings/322951…

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McBee Institute at AIR Forum 2023

AIR Forum, May 29-June 2, 2023 View conference program Several current students and graduates joined Professor Karen Webber, AIR President, at the recent AIR Forum in Cleveland, Ohio. Members of the McBee Institute community presented or presided over more than 15 sessions during the four-day conference. Tuesday, May 30 12:00-12:45 First Time at Forum (Networking Session) Meet other newcomers and learn from volunteer leaders who will share…

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McBee Researchers Collaborate for Chapter in New Book

by Jewel Caruso The American Educational Research Association (AERA) recently released the book, Volatility in State Spending for Higher Education edited by Jennifer A. Delaney. Two McBee faculty members, James C. Hearn and Erik Ness, collaborated with two alumni, Denisa Gándara and Paul Rubin, to write a chapter in this new book, titled “Political Volatility in State Commitment to College Completion Efforts.” This project was a product of the…

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Williams Co-authors Research on STEM Success among Black Students

by Jewel Caruso Krystal L. Williams, assistant professor at the McBee Institute, co-published an article in the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering with Leonard D. Taylor, associate professor at Auburn University. Their article, "The Black Cultural Student Stem Success Model: A Framework for Black Students' Stem Success Informed by HBCU Environments and Black Educational Logics" explores the Black Cultural…

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Ahmad Receives AIPS Short-Term Research Grant

by Jewel Caruso Ijaz Ahmad, current doctoral student, has a received short-term research grant from the American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) for $3,000. This grant will help fund Ahmad's research related to Pakistan's higher education, titled "Seeing Beyond Control: Assessing the Impact of the 18th Amendment on Pakistan's Higher Education." Ahmad strives to explores how the quality and relevance of higher education in different…

Garnett Stokes
McBee Lecturer Makes Case for Public Universities

Garnett Stokes, president of the University of New Mexico, delivered the 32nd Louise McBee Lecture in Higher Education.  “Throughout my career at UGA, I heard people singing the praises of Louise McBee,” said Stokes. “Louise was indeed a role model for me. A person of such integrity that she will live in my memories and my heart for how she shaped my own views of how to work with others and how to have an impact.” In her address, Stokes…

Demetri Morgan
Morgan Reimagines Higher Education Governance

Demetri Morgan, associate professor at Loyola University Chicago, unpacked and laid the groundwork for how to reimagine governance in higher education at his talk on April 28, 2023, Reclaiming and reorienting college and university decision-making through the Equity X Governance Framework. Speaking to McBee Institute faculty, students, and graduates, Dr. Morgan argued for paradigm shifts in how we construct and empower postsecondary governing…

Gabriel Smallwood
College Adviser Wins Faculty Award

by Emaleigh Fleeman After graduating from the University of Georgia in 2022, Gabriel Smallwood joined GCAC to serve as a college adviser at Clarke Central High School in Athens. Building off the skills he learned in college, Gabriel has spent the school year creating trusting relationships with the seniors. To date, he has met with over 95% of the senior class to provide individualized college and career advising sessions. In addition to his one…
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