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Arndt and Johnson Receive Louise McBee Scholarship

by Jewel Caruso Two members of the McBee Institute community, Alexa Arndt and Brionna Johnson, were selected to receive the 2023 Louise McBee Scholarship sponsored by the Georgia Association for Women in Higher Education (GAWHE). Alexa Arndt, a PhD candidate, hopes that she can help continue Dr. McBee’s legacy. “Dr. McBee successfully championed significant labor legislation-advocating that USG employees should be able to apply unused sick leave…

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McBee Institute Posts Business Manager Opening

The Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia, pursuant to its mission and values (ihe.uga.edu/mission) invites applications to fill the Business Operations Manager position with service to begin in March 2023. This position is responsible for the financial management of state, foundation, and grant accounts by applying a comprehensive professional understanding of financial accounting and budgeting as it applies to…

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Hermanowicz Elected as AAAS Fellow

by Jewel Caruso Joseph Hermanowicz, professor of sociology and professor of higher education, was one of five UGA faculty members elected into the 2022 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. Hermanowicz holds a courtesy appointment at the McBee Institute. He specializes in the study of higher education, particularly lines of inquiries surroundings academic careers. Please visit UGAToday News to view the full…

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Cain Provides Additional Context Around UC Strikes

by Jewel Caruso Since the beginning of the UC Strikes at the end of 2022, Tim Cain, associate professor at McBee, has provided insight and context throughout the discussions in major media outlets. Cain studies campus activism, academic freedom, and unionization, and is a recognized expert in the area of unions in higher education. After 40 days, graduate workers ended their strike with universities promising improve benefits and pay. The strike…

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Wolniak Advises Students on Cost and Benefits of College

by Jewel Caruso Gregory Wolniak, associate professor at the McBee Institute, was featured in WalletHub's College and University Rankings. In the article, WalletHub compared over 900 institutions to help determine the top-performing schools at the lowest possible costs to undergraduates. They also help predict future outcomes from these institutions to "show the value of the education students can expect to receive beyond their undergraduate…

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McBee Research Published in NACE

by Jewel Caruso In the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Journal, emeritus professor, Karen Webber, and associate professor, Amy Stich, published their article, "The importance of career competencies in work related experiential activities for engineering and computer science majors." McBee doctoral students Matthew Grandstaff and Collin Case contributed to the research and writing for the paper. In the…

Cain provides insight to UC strikes
Cain Provides Insight about the Strikes at UC in New Time Article

by Jewel Caruso Timothy R. Cain, associate professor at the McBee Institute, provides context and insight in a Time article covering the ongoing strikes at the University of California, "How the. University of California Strikes Could Reshape Higher Education" by Katie Reilly. Cain touches on the significant difference in job security and lower pay between full-time faculty members and other university instructors and researchers, "…

Krystal L. Williams recieves award at ASHE
Williams Honored with ASHE Award

Krystal L. Williams, assistant professor at the McBee Institute, was presented with the Excellence in Public Policy in Higher Education Award this past week at the ASHE Conference. This award recognizes an individual who shows excellence in their research in academic scholarship and policy practice that helps advance the public policy discourse in higher education. The ASHE Council of Public Policy cited Williams as having an equity-focused…

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Friday & Saturday at ASHE

Mid-conference and McBee Institute folks are still going strong in Las Vegas! Check out these Friday programs. 9:15-10:00 Pearson Brown: First Year Momentum and Retention Outcomes for the University System of Georgia Jihye Lee: The Effects of Tuition Discounting on Student Composition at Public Higher Education Institutions 10:15-11:30 Renni Turpin: Reflections on Faculty, Staff, and Administrator Use of Data 12:45-2:00 Sarah Burman…

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Thursday at ASHE

So many programs offered by members of the McBee Institute community today at ASHE! 10-11:15- Paul Rubin (PhD 2017): Understanding State Higher Education Policy Culture: Examining Distinct Characteristics Underlying Postsecondary Sector Changes in Utah Erin Leach and Sean Baser: A Study of Shirking: A Principal-Agent Analysis of the Adoption of Georgia BOR Policy 4.1.6 Sondra Barringer (Postdoc, 2013-2016): Critical Perspective…
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