McClellan Publishes New Edition of Higher Education Financial Management Book
George McClellan, UM associate professor of higher education, recently co-published a new edition of “Budgets and Financial Management in Higher Education,” a widely used textbook for higher education budgeting. Published by Jossey-Bass, the third edition is co-written with Margaret J. Barr, a professor emeritus at Northwestern University. “It’s a fairly small book. You don’t have […]
Ph.D. Student Pens Piece on Peer Writing Groups for Inside Higher Ed
Deidra Faye Jackson (@DeidraJackson11), a SOE Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Higher Education just published this piece for Inside Higher Ed about “Combating Isolation Through Peer Writing Groups.” Here’s a sample: “Publish or perish. Sink or swim. Do or die. Though many early and seasoned academic researchers are well-acquainted with the idioms that refer […]
Higher Ed Alumna Appointed to Tenn. Regional Planning Commission
SOE Higher Education Alumna Amanda Walker (BA 01, MA 10) was recently appointed to the Tennessee Regional Planning Commission for the Clarksville-Montgomery County region, reports Austin Peay State University. Walker, who was nominated for the position by Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillian, currently serves as director of career services at Austin Peay and previously served as […]
SOE in the News: Neal Hutchens Discusses First Amendment Rights of Protesting Students
Neal Hutchens, interim chair of the SOE’s Department of Higher Education, was recently featured as an expert source on KCBS news radio in San Francisco. “The Supreme Court has made clear that just because a student is in school, they don’t forfeit their First Amendment rights,” Hutchens said in the interview. “Furthermore, the Supreme Court […]
Higher Education Student Receives Fulbright Award
Maria Mulrooney, a University of Mississippi graduate student in higher education, was recently accepted into the highly selective Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program to serve as an English teaching assistant in South Africa, next year. Mulrooney is among 800+ students selected for the program nationwide. The Palm City, Florida, native was selected for her essay in […]
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