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Journal of Higher Education
Rosinger, Belasco & Hearn Investigate No-Loan Policies

Kelly Rosinger (PhD, 2015), Andrew Belasco (PhD, 2014) & James Hearn examine the relationship between adoption of universal and targeted no-loan policies and the economic diversity at elite colleges. Their paper, “A Boost for the Middle Class: An Evaluation of No-Loan Policies and Elite Private College Enrollment,” appears in The Journal of Higher Education, 90:1, 27-55. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2018.1484222 Excerpt of abstract: In…


New Article in Educational Policy

"From 'First in Family' to 'First to Finish': Does College Graduation Vary by How First-Generation College Status Is Defined?" is a newly-published research article by Robert K. Toutkoushian, Jennifer A. May-Trifiletti, Ashley B. Clayton (former IHE postdoctoral associate). The full article is available OnlineFirst on the Educational Policy site. https://doi.org/10.1177/0895904818823753 Abstract: The purpose of our study was to examine the…

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Billings and Whatley Selected as NCES Data Institute Fellows

IHE postdoctoral associate Meredith Billings and doctoral student Melissa Whatley were selected as fellows for the 2019 NCES Data Institute: Using Federal Datasets to Support Research on Postsecondary Education. The institute provides an intensive introduction to NCES datasets and research methodologies using large-scale national data sources. Through a highly-competitive process AIR selected 36 new fellows comprised of graduate students, IR…

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Whatley Researches Study Abroad at Community Colleges

Ph.D. student Melissa Whatley is published in the graduate student research-in-progress section of the winter 2019 issue of the Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education. Her brief, "Who Studies Abroad at US Community Colleges?" attempts to identify key characteristics that make some students more like to participate in these programs. Her past research found that factors such as access to financial aid, involvement in…


IHE Students Honored at Awards Lunch

Four doctoral students in the Institute of Higher Education received awards at a luncheon hosted by IHE on September 24th. Lindsey Hammond Lindsey Hammond and Emmanuel Little were the recipients of awards honoring the memories of IHE faculty members Thomas G. Dyer and J. Douglas Toma, and Charles Sanchez was the inaugural recipient of the Libby V. Morris Leadership award. The Zell and Shirley Miller Fellowship, established to honor the late…

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Wolniak Awarded PRI Grant

Gregory Wolniak receives a $350,000 grant through the Prisoner Reentry Institute (PRI). Associate Professor Gregory Wolniak has received a $350,000 grant through the Prisoner Reentry Institute (PRI) at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice to conduct a process and outcomes evaluation of its College Initiative (CI) program. CI promotes access to higher education opportunities for people who have been incarcerated and provides guidance and…

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Webber Receives Top AIR Award

The Association for Institutional Research is pleased to announce Dr. Karen Webber as the recipient of the 2018 Sidney Suslow Scholar Award. The Suslow Award is the highest honor AIR bestows on an individual. In addition, this is an honor for the Institute of Higher Education since this is the fourth Suslow Award presented to faculty from the University of Georgia. Webber joins previous UGA faculty members Drs. Cameron Fincher and…

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IHE Welcomes Two New Faculty

The Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia will welcome two new faculty members in the fall. Amy Stich comes to IHE as assistant professor of higher education from the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology, and Foundations at Northern Illinois University, where she was an assistant professor. Gregory Wolniak comes to IHE as associate professor of higher education after serving as founding director of the…

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Webber Publishes New Book on Institutional Research and Decision Support

Karen Webber, associate professor in the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia, has edited a new book from Springer Press titled Building Capacity in Institutional Research and Decision Support in Higher Education. Available as an eBook and in a hardcover print edition, the book examines the relevant roles, skills and knowledge needed to build the institutional research capacity across the higher education sector…

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IHE Doctoral Student Is Part of Team Researching Undergraduate Encounters with Religion

Joshua Patterson, a doctoral candidate in the Institute of Higher Education, along with two University of Georgia colleagues, is a recipient of a national research award supporting innovative, interdisciplinary scholarship based on IDEALS data. IDEALS is a national, longitudinal research project that seeks to understand undergraduate encounters with religious and worldview diversity. Designed in partnership with Interfaith Youth Core and…
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