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From Community College Student to Tenured Professor
July 17, 2025
USC Rossier Associate Professor of Education Adrian Huerta reflects on his path, mentors and drive to disrupt educational systems through research and community impact.
“Daring to Lead Enrollment Management in a Time of Change and Management” CERPP Webinar Set for August 7th
June 23, 2025
Derek Kindle (U.Wisconsin-Madison) and Shelley Arakawa (WittKieffer) will discuss the recent WittKeiffer survey report, Chief Enrollment Officers in a Time of Change, Challenge and Opportunity.…
“Supporting Equity on Campus in Today’s Contentious Political Environment” Webinar Recording Now Available
May 12, 2025
In this webinar co-produced by USC’s Race & Equity Center and Pullias Center for Higher Education, the Pullias Center's Dr. Adrianna Kezar and Race &…
Promising Practices for Supporting College Students’ Well-being
May 5, 2025
By Joseph A. Kitchen College students’ well-being, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and in light of startling statistics about the state of…
Supporting College Transitions: An Effective Peer Mentoring Model
May 5, 2025
By Joseph A. Kitchen Peer mentoring is a very common practice implemented by postsecondary institutions, student transition programs, and student support offices alike. Peer mentors…
Gang Lessons Learned from Former Gang Members to K-12 Educators
April 9, 2025
By Adrian H. Huerta In March 2025, I officially wrapped up my National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, awarded in 2022. As an education…
Gang Youth Research-Practice Partnership Provides Practical Advice for Researchers
April 8, 2025
For more than three years, USC, Long Beach City College (LBCC), and Centro CHA, a Long Beach-based nonprofit, partnered in the LBCC Phoenix Scholars (LBCCPS),…
“Building Impactful Professional Learning Communities in Higher Education to Support Student Success” Webinar Recording Now Available
April 1, 2025
Join the Pullias Center's Promoting At-Promise Student Success (PASS) project research team as we share key findings from our three-year study on professional learning communities…
The Pullias Center is Hiring a Contracts & Grants Coordinator
March 31, 2025
The Pullias Center is hiring a Contracts & Grants Coordinator to support all phases of grant administration, from pre-award to post-award processes.
SUNY Chancellor Dr. John B. King, Jr. is the Featured Speaker at the 46th Pullias Lecture set for Monday, April 7, 2025 at 11:15 a.m.
March 21, 2025
Top diversity, equity and inclusion scholars in higher education will come together to discuss the current challenging environment in higher education and offer their historical…
The Power of Language: Transforming Practitioner Consciousness and Institutional Structures to Advance Equity
March 11, 2025
By Steve Desir How educational organizations conceptualize, discuss and implement their commitments to equity has been a contested issue throughout the history of higher education.…
Meet the Pullias Researchers at AERA in Denver, April 23-27, 2025
March 10, 2025
Join Pullias Center researchers at this year’s AERA 2025 conference
Julie Posselt Named 2025 AERA Fellow
March 8, 2025
AERA has selected Julie Posselt, professor of education in the Rossier School of Education and Pullias Center for Higher Education and associate dean of the…
Considering the Value of Incremental Changes in Professional Learning Communities
February 6, 2025
The Promoting At-promise Student Success (PASS) Project's professional learning communities (PLCs) allowed for a cross-functional team of faculty, staff and administrators to learn with and…
Creating Tools for — and with — Practitioners
February 6, 2025
Finding ways to involve and collaborate with research-practice partners is essential. In the October Pullias Center newsletter, Zoë Corwin highlighted our work on developing and…
Three Pullias Center Alumni Presented with 2025 Racial Equity Alumni Awards to Support Racial Equity-Related Research and Projects
February 5, 2025
For the third year, the Pullias Center for Higher Education’s Racial Equity Alumni Awards has again selected inspiring and innovative projects that focus on promoting…
“Institutional Transformation to Support VITAL Faculty” Webinar Recording Now Available
February 5, 2025
This webinar, co-produced by the Pullias Center and the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), explores innovative practices and lessons learned from institutional change…
Pullias Center Director Adrianna Kezar Ranked in Top 50 of Education Week’s 2024 Top Scholars
January 16, 2025
Adrianna Kezar, the Director of the Pullias Center, Dean's Professor of Leadership and the Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education at the USC Rossier School of…
The Big Lie About Race in Schools: Why This Book Matters Now More Than Ever
January 6, 2025
When Shaun Harper (USC Race & Equity Center's Founder and Chief Research Scientist) and I began conceptualizing our newest book, The Big Lie About Race in…
Under Siege: Racial Equity in Texas Higher Education Amid Anti-DEI Legislation
January 6, 2025
Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock—and honestly, who could blame you given these trying times—you’re likely aware of the ongoing assault on diversity, equity…
New Research and Evaluation on Approaches to Collaborative Change
December 10, 2024
Some conditions and strategies are more conducive than others to organizational learning and institutional change. As the Pullias Center works with the community to improve…
Moving Forward Together: Navigating Change, Managing Burnout and Pursuing Systemic Change Toward Equity
December 9, 2024
The last four years have been tumultuous in higher education — our efforts have been marked by unprecedented COVID campus shutdowns, civil unrest, graduate student…
Pullias’ Equity in Graduate Education Resource Center Publishes New Guide Geared Toward Supporting PhD Students Selecting a Research Group
December 3, 2024
The Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) has selected the Pullias Center for Higher Education as this year’s recipient of the ASHE Special…
The Pullias Center Accepts Special Merit Award From the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
November 26, 2024
The Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) has selected the Pullias Center for Higher Education as this year’s recipient of the ASHE Special…
Scholarly Identity Development Among Civically and Community-Engaged Scholars
November 11, 2024
USC Rossier University Professor Shaun Harper and Associate Professor Royel Johnson have been named 2024 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Visionaries by the Los…
Translating Research into Actionable Policy Recommendations for Vulnerable Communities Across the P20 Pipeline
November 11, 2024
USC Rossier University Professor Shaun Harper and Associate Professor Royel Johnson have been named 2024 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Visionaries by the Los…
Pullias Center Continues to Enhance and Expand the Change Leadership Toolkit Project with New Funding
November 7, 2024
The Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California (USC) has received an additional $600,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates…
New Delphi Award Case Studies for 2024 Winners the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Michigan State University’s College of Arts & Letters Now Available
November 5, 2024
New publications that detail the 2024 Delphi Award-winning programs created by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan…
Pullias’ Royel Johnson named Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility Visionary by the Los Angeles Times
October 21, 2024
USC Rossier University Professor Shaun Harper and Associate Professor Royel Johnson have been named 2024 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Visionaries by the Los…
“Change Leadership Toolkit: Change Leader Stories and What’s New” Webinar Recording Now Available
October 14, 2024
Join us and our panel of change leaders for this insightful webinar Thursday, October 24th, 1:00pm - 2:00pm (PT) via Zoom In this webinar, you…
Designing Professional Development for Mid-Career VITAL Faculty at the University of Denver
Nicole Hitt and KC Culver
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2025)
University of Denver (DU) is a private, research university in Colorado. Located in Denver, DU enrolls approximately 14,000 students across 10 colleges. DU awards a variety of degrees including baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral, and professional degrees. DU has recently increased their…
Designing a Term Faculty Learning Community for VITAL Leadership Development at Iowa State University
Nicole Hitt and KC Culver
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2025)
Iowa State University (ISU) is a public, four-year university in Eastern Iowa. Located in Ames, ISU enrolls about 29,900 students across eight colleges. ISU awards a variety of degrees including baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral, and professional degrees. About one-third of full-time…
Designing a Faculty Learning Community for Course Coordinators at Kennesaw State University
KC Culver and Kellen Jones
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2025)
This case study outlines the process of designing and implementing a professional development program that is inclusive of VITAL faculty within the College of Science and Mathematics at Kennesaw State University. We begin by providing background about the institution and…
Designing Professional Development for Advocacy and Change Supporting VITAL Faculty at University of Georgia
Nicole Hitt and KC Culver
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2025)
The University of Georgia (UGA) is the flagship public research university for the state of Georgia. Located in Athens, UGA enrolls about 40,000 students across 18 colleges. UGA awards baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral, and professional degrees. About 43% of full-time faculty…
Designing Discipline-Specific Adjunct Faculty Learning Communities at Boise State University
KC Culver and Kellen Jones
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2025)
Boise State University is a public doctoral research institution located in Boise, Idaho, with an enrollment of approximately 26,000 students. Of the approximately 1,400 faculty members at Boise State, 76% are in VITAL (contingent) positions, including 43% part-time and 33%…
Empowering Students Through College Transition Plans: Increasing Access to Postsecondary Degree, Credential and Certificate Programs
Ronald E. Hallett and William Woelki
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2025)
This brief is designed for educators who want to support the educational aspirations of students experiencing homelessness.
Shared Equity Leadership in Politically Restrictive Environments: A Practice Brief
Jordan Harper, Elizabeth Holcombe, Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2025)
We find ourselves at a critical juncture as states across the nation enact anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) legislation, and the Trump administration in its earliest days has attempted to shut down DEI initiatives across the federal government and other…
Using Design for Equity in Higher Education for Liberatory Change: A Guide for Practice
KC Culver, Jordan Harper, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
This toolkit helps design teams engage in this process of implementing the Design for Equity in Higher Education model, For each phase of the model, this toolkit provides a short description and offers some questions and suggestions to guide practice.
Design for Equity in Higher Education
KC Culver, Jordan Harper, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
A customized guide about liberatory design thinking processes that have been tested within college settings to support changes that enhance equity in policies and practices within institutions. This research is based on case studies of several institutions, including focus group…
VITAL Faculty in our Department: A Guide for Departments and Academic Programs to Better Understand Faculty Working Conditions and the Necessity of Change
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2024)
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2024) This guide is designed for use by faculty and staff at the department level who would like to examine non-tenure-track faculty practices and issues. Its question sections, discussion questions,…
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