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Pullias Center Founding Director William Tierney Awarded USC Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award

May 22, 2026

Noted higher education scholar and USC Pullias Center founding director William (Bill) Tierney has been awarded the prestigious 2026 USC Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award. Awarded …

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How One Research Project is Changing the Way We Think about College Student Success

May 6, 2026

As a longtime member of the Promoting At-Promise Student Success (PASS) Advisory Board, I’ve had a front row seat to one of the most ambitious …
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How Research-Practitioner Partnerships Catalyze Institutional Change: Reflections from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

May 5, 2026

As the Senior Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Undergraduate Education at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL), my work centers on creating a campus culture …
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Congratulations to our 2026 Pullias Center Graduates

May 5, 2026

This May, the Pullias Center is proud to have three of our hard-working Ph.D. students graduating from the Rossier School of Education, as well as …
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Reflections from Rising Higher Education Scholars & Professionals

May 4, 2026

As research assistants who joined the PASS team at various points over the years, our roles have each looked a little different. We conducted student …
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“Broadening Access through Law-Attentive Design: Change as a Process: Navigating Politics, Timing and Institutional Context” webinar set for Tuesday, May 26 at 12pm PT

April 29, 2026

Leading organizational change today requires more than strong policy ideas — it requires careful attention to process, people, and power. This session examines how leaders …
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“What Works in Peer Mentoring: Evidence-Based Strategies to Support Low-Income College Student Transitions” webinar set for Wednesday, June 17, at 9am PT

April 29, 2026

In this joint Pullias Center-National Resource Center for First Year Experience and Students in Transition webinar, discover how thoughtfully designed peer mentoring can be a …
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The Courage to Be Candid: Creating Spaces of Trust in a Guarded Profession

April 15, 2026

During this challenging time for higher education, we have been heartened to see members of the Equity in Graduate Education (EGE) Consortium leaning into our …
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New Strategic Coaching Membership Available from the Equity in Graduate Education Consortium

April 14, 2026

During this challenging time for higher education, we have been heartened to see members of the Equity in Graduate Education (EGE) Consortium leaning into our …
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The Pullias Center for Higher Education publishes a monthly digital newsletter during the academic year that recaps our recent news and puts a spotlight on a different area of our research each issue. 

Click here to access the archive of past newsletters from the 2019-2026 academic years.

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