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Wednesday Preconference Events at ASHE

ASHE 2022 is kicking off, and the McBee Institute community is presenting on many important topics. Check your programs! 8:00-9:15 Erik Ness, Sean Baser & Matt Dean: State Authorization of Postsecondary Education: An Inventory of Centralization and Stringency Alex Cassell (MEd 2019), Sean Baser, Erin Leach: State of Tenure: Examining State-Level Policy Changes to Faculty Tenure in Georgia and Wisconsin 8:15-9:30 Bilijana Birac:…

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Webber and Mathies Lead Courses in Austria

This winter, professor emerita Karen Webber is again co-leading two instructional modules with Dr. Charles Mathies (PhD, 2007) as part of the Master of Research and Innovation in Higher Education program. The courses are part of one specialty track for students in the MARIHE program, led by Professor Attila Pausits at Danube University Krems and co-funded by Erasmus Mundus and the European Commission. Karen traveled to Krems for the first week…

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Collegiality and Excellence Recognized at Student Awards Lunch

“Overwhelmed with gratitude” is how Sean Baser described his emotions at the annual McBee Institute student awards lunch held on Monday, October 24. Sean received the Thomas G. Dyer Outstanding Dissertation Research Award. His current research examines state postsecondary authorization in Georgia and builds upon his work constructing a 50-state inventory of state authorization approaches as Co-PI on a grant from SHEEO/Arnold Ventures. Sean…

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Ness, Baser, and Dean Produce Foundational Work on Authorization

Professor Erik Ness, PhD candidate Sean Baser, and PhD student Matt Dean compiled a landmark survey of higher education authorization practices across the United States. The authors describe the purpose of the report, sponsored by the State Higher Education Officers Association and Arnold Ventures, as "offer[ing] a deeper understanding of the state authorization landscape and process." The report, State Authorization Landscape and Process: An…

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Botha Presents His Research to McBee Faculty and Students

by Jewel Caruso The McBee Institute welcomed Jan Botha, a professor at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, in mid-September to share his expertise with our faculty and students. Botha is the editor and co-author of Intersecting Contexts and Practices (SUNMEDIA, 2016) and Utilisation of South African Research on Higher Education (SUNMEDIA, 2021). Botha's presentation, "Research on higher education, institutional research…

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McBee Distinguished Professor in Higher Education

The Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia, pursuant to its mission and values (ihe.uga.edu/mission) invites applications from senior scholars to fill the position with service to begin in fall 2023. The professorship honors Dr. Louise McBee, who held leadership positions at the University of Georgia before serving for over a decade as a champion for higher education in the Georgia legislature. We seek a scholar…

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Wolniak Tracks Impact of Social Exclusion in the Arts

by Jewel Caruso Gregory Wolniak, associate professor at the McBee Institute, explores social exclusion in the arts with Amy Whitaker, assistant professor of visual art representation at NYU Steinhardt. In their article, "Social exclusion in the Arts: The dynamics of social and economic mobility across three decades of undergraduate arts alumni in the United States," they highlight the acute diversity disparities in outcomes that persist among…

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Cain and Hevel Publish Article on Pioneering LGBTQIA+ Advocate

by Jewel Caruso Professor Tim Cain co-authored an article with University of Arkansas faculty member Michael Hevel that appears in the Journal of Women Gender in Higher Education. The article, "The queer student affairs career of Stephen Lenton, 1970-1980" explores Lenton's efforts on behalf of LGBTQIA+ students. They extensively examined and drew from Lenton's papers to reconstruct his advocacy while he was a student affairs professional…

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Toutkoushian Weighs In on Student Loan Forgiveness Debate in Latest The Hatchet Article

by Jewel Caruso President Joe Biden recently announced a massive student loan forgiveness plan which led to much debate throughout the country, especially in the higher education community. Robert Toutkoushian, associate director of the McBee Institute, weighed in on the debate and was quoted in The Hatchet article. Toutkoushian said the government should take responsibility for automatic eligibility decisions for borrowers rather than make…

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Toutkoushian Named Associate Director of MIHE

by Jewel Caruso Robert Toutkoushian, professor of higher education, has been appointed associate director of the McBee Institute.  The role of associate director provides leadership for the Institute's evaluation and assessment activities. Toutkoushian will also be providing leadership to faculty promotions, tenure reviews, mentoring assignments, tenure reviews, and searches for new faculty and postdoctoral associates. Interim director…
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