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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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Wolniak and Burman Find Ties Between Campus Closures and Student's Academic Self-Efficacy

by Jewel Caruso Greg Wolniak, associate professor, and Sarah Burman, doctoral candidate, report the impacts of COVID-19-related campus closures on students' sense of belonging and academic self in their article, "COVID-19 Disruptions: Evaluating the Early Impacts of Campus." Published in the Journal of College Student Development, the article capitalizes on a pre-existing longitudinal survey that tracks student perceptions that began in…

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Researchers with McBee Ties: Explore State-Level Influences on Educational Funding Decisions

by Jewel Caruso Three McBee Institute graduates and a postdoctoral associate combined forces to research funding trends during the pandemic, Paul Rubin (PhD 2017), Meredith Billings (Postdoc Research and Teaching Associate 2017-2019), Lindsey Hammond (PhD 2020), and Denisa Gándara (PhD 2016).  An article based on this work was recently published in American Behavioral Scientist titled "State Higher Education Funding during COVID-19:…

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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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Leming Authors Chapter in Recently Published Book

by Jewel Caruso Heidi Leming (PhD 2013) authored a chapter in the recently released book Delivering on the Promise of high-Impact Practices: Research and Models for Achieving equity, Fidelity, Impact and Scale. The book specifically explores the Tennessee's Board of Regents (TBR) System's work with high impact practices (HIPs). Leming's chapter, titled "Supporting Tennessee's Completion Agenda: High Impact Practices," shares TBR's vision to…

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Wolniak Co-authored Article Published in Research in Higher Education

by Jewel Caruso Associate professor Greg Wolniak co-authored an article that appears online in Research in Higher Education. The article, "The Long-Term Role of Undergraduate Experiences: Predicting Intellectual and Civic Outcomes," was written in collaboration with Nicholas Bowman, Tricia Seifert, Kathleen Wise, and Charles Blaich. Along with Wolniak, they explored the connection between college experiences and post-college outcomes. Their…

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Whatley Explores Pandemic Repercussions in Latest Publication

by Jewel Caruso Melissa Whatley (PhD 2019) announced her latest publication in the Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education which was co-written with Heidi Fischer of Old Dominion University. The article, "Pandemic Repercussions: The Future of International Education at US Community Colleges", explores the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic that can help community colleges better support international students well…

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Hearn and Warshaw TIAA Report Recognized by Inside Higher Ed

by Jewel Caruso James Hearn and Jarrett Warshaw's (PhD 2016) latest TIAA (The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association) Institute report, "The pandemic and access-oriented private nonprofit colleges" was highlighted in an article on Inside Higher Ed. Access-oriented colleges have less selective acceptance rates and a wide range of test scores. This study seeks to answer the question, "How would underrepresented populations dare in the context…

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Whatley's Research Studies Inequities in Access to International Education

by Jewel Caruso On June 20th, Dr. Melissa Whatley (PhD 2019) tweeted an announcement of her latest publication in the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. "Who enrolls in internationalized courses? An exploration of at-home access at one community college" is available on APA PsychNet's website. Whatley says her publication "adopts an equity-focused lens to study community college participation in internationalized coursework and study…
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