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Guajardo Assisant to Morehead
Guajardo Named Assistant to President Morehead

by Jewel Caruso Rod Guajardo (current doctoral student) has been named assistant to President Jere W. Morehead at the University of Georgia. He will transition into this position on November 6th.  Guajardo’s new role will be concentrated on student affairs, inclusive excellence, community relations, and executive communications. In addition to these responsibilities, he will serve as President Morehead’s liaison on the Staff Council,…

Walker the Chronicle
Walker Discusses the Impacts of SCOTUS decision on Admissions in The Chronicle

by Jewel Caruso Will Walker Jr. (first-year doctoral student) was featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education discussing the recent SCOTUS decision on affirmative action and the impact on admissions for underrepresented students. The article, written by Eric Hoover, "A Time to Tear Down, a Time to Build Up: The end of race-conscious admissions brought a season of doubt, resolve, and ambivalence" revealed stories of students with minoritized…

Sean joins SHEEO
Baser Joins SHEEO as Senior Policy Analyst

by Jewel Caruso Current doctoral candidate, Sean Baser, joined the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association in early October as a senior policy analyst.  Baser's new role will allow him to provide support on many SHEEO projects and initiatives. These responsibilities include researching and monitoring  noncredit postsecondary education programs and state authorization practices. Baser will also contribute to the production…

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Hearn Tribute Establishes New Lectureship Series

Former students returned for the announcement of the endowment to support the James C. Hearn Lectureship during the Institute's annual awards and recognition luncheon. The foundational gift was made in honor of the interim director’s commitment to excellence in research by his partner, Dean of the College of Public Health Marsha Davis. In response to the announcement of the lectureship series, Hearn said, "I’m someone who prefers to avoid the…

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Annual Recognition Luncheon Brings Together McBee Community

by Suzanne R. Graham The annual awards and recognitions luncheon is a highlight of the year for the McBee Institute’s faculty and staff. In addition to honoring donors, who contributed directly to student and success, and celebrating student and faculty accomplishments, the event offers an opportunity for the community to connect across cohorts and degree programs. The 2023 ceremony, held on Wednesday, September 20 at the UGA Special Collections…

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Moore Appointed Deputy Chief of Staff to President Morehead

by Jewel Caruso Nathan Moore (PhD 2020) was recently appointed as deputy chief of staff to President Jere W. Morehead at the University of Georgia. He assumed his new responsibilities on October 1st. In Moore's new position, he will be the leading point of contact for inquiries and day-to-day management of the President’s Office. In addition, he will work closely with Development and Alumni Relations and serve as President Morehead's liaison to…

Cain Advises about Faculty Tenure
Cain Advises Caution in Changes to Tenure and Faculty Governance

by Jewel Caruso McBee professor Timothy Cain was recently mentioned in The Chronicle article “A Messy Divorce: The Dissolution of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Poses a Novel Risk to Tenure” (Sept. 12, 2023) by Lee Gardner. In the article, Cain expresses his caution about changes to university tenure and the voice of faculty in these decisions. In October 2022, officials from Indiana and Purdue Universities announced the end…

Ness book
McBee Community Contributes to Comparative Higher Education Policy Book

Professor Erik Ness co-edited an in-depth look at the current state of research on education policymaking in Canada, the United States, and Western Europe. Comparative Higher Education Politics: Policymaking in North America and Western Europe focuses on recent higher education changes and challenges. The editors target five “key aspects of policymaking, namely the politics of governance as well as funding reforms, the role of interest groups,…

James Hearn Bowen Award
Hearn Recognized with Howard R. Bowen Award

by Jewel Caruso James C. Hearn, interim director of the McBee Institute, has been awarded the 2023 Howard R. Bowen Distinguished Career Award by the Association for the Study of Higher Education. This award is presented annually to individuals who have devoted their professional life to the study of higher education and have contributed to the advancement of the field “through extraordinary scholarship, leadership, and service.” It is named in…

McBee REsearchers
Researchers from McBee Discuss Challenges to Implementation of Education Policy in Georgia

Professor Amy Stich, Professor George Spencer (NYU), Brionna Johnson (MEd 2022), and Sean Baser (doctoral candidate) joined forces to identify obstacles to higher education policy implementation. They used the recent introduction of dual enrollment policy initiatives as an "important case of how and to what extent innovative educational policy efforts are implemented and carried out as intended." Published in Innovative Higher Education, this…
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