Mark your calendar for an evening with the higher education program’s visiting scholars Dr. Jungmi Lee, Director of Division of Higher Education, Korean Education Development Institute and Dr. Yu Rushuang, Assistant Professor of Education at Zhejiang Normal University in China.…
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November 2016: Welcome
This month we are celebrating the accomplishments of our graduate students and excellent academic experiences. In this month’s newsletter, you will find a profile on Ph.D. student, Marie E. Gioiosa, one of several students who have successfully defended a dissertation…
October 2016: Center for College Readiness Dissertation Award Recipients
Recent Ph.D. in Higher Education graduates Hillary Morgan and Rafael Inoa were awarded inaugural 2016 Center for College Readiness (CCR) Outstanding Dissertation Awards for their research on low-income minority and immigrant-origin students. The CCR is a research center dedicated to…
October 2016: Tentative Spring 2017 Course Schedule
Monday 5:00 – 7:10 pm ELMP 6101 NA – Intro to Higher Ed.* ELMP 9995 NA – Financial Admin of Higher Ed. 7:15 – 9:25 pm ELMP 6005 NA – Statistical Methods* ELMP 8894 NA – Applied Quantitative Research Tuesday…
October 2016: Examination Information
Qualifying Exam Information: Wednesday, October 5th: Exam review session with Dr. Finkelstein & Dr. Chen from 4:00pm-4:45pm (Jubilee Hall Rm. 460). Wednesday, October 26th: Qualifying exam will be distributed via e-mail by Ann Rodrigues. Wednesday, November 2nd: The completed exam…
October 2016: Course Corner
Wondering what elective you should take next semester? You should consider Diversity in Higher Education (ELMP 7777 NA). This seminar style course is designed to provide a critical understanding of important issues regarding diversity in higher education like race, class,…
October 2016: The Fall Semester is in Full Swing
Congratulations on making it through the first month of the semester! Mid-term exams and projects, the Qualifying and Comprehensive exams, and Spring course registration are all quickly approaching, and we hope to provide you with resources to encourage your continued…
September 2016: Congratulations
Katherine Aquino, doctoral candidate, had her proposal entitled “Academic and Social Integration Tendencies for Students With and Without Self-identified Disabilities in Four-year Institutions,” accepted for the upcoming ASHE conference. Ryan Hudes, doctoral candidate, assumed the role of Projects, Planning, and…
September 2016: Tips for the New Semester
Dr. Robert Kelchen says…. Try to plan out your work in advance for the semester, and think about what parts of it take your complete concentration and a fresh mind and what parts can be done when your brain is…
September 2016: Your HEGSA Stewards 2016-17
Kevin Majewski is a candidate for the Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership, Management and Policy and is currently focused on completing his dissertation on labor market outcomes among recent college graduates. He entered the program in 2014 and has been fortunate…