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Prioritizing Professional Development with the USC Leadership in Enrollment Certificate Program

June 10, 2026

Organizational research in higher education indicates that institutions that prioritize professional development experience lower staff burnout, stronger talent retention, and more sustainable enrollment strategies, particularly …

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USC College Advising Corps: Providing Capacity and Changing Lives

June 9, 2026

The USC College Advising Corps (USC CAC) program places well-trained, near-peer college graduates full-time at high schools to provide college guidance. Each year, USC CAC …
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USC Pullias Center for Higher Education to Administer the ACE Fellows Program, the Nation’s Premier Executive Leadership Development Experience for Higher Education

June 9, 2026

The USC Pullias Center for Higher Education is proud to announce a landmark partnership with the American Council on Education (ACE). Through it, the Pullias …
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Equity in Graduate Education Consortium Announces New Directors

June 3, 2026

The Equity in Graduate Education Consortium is pleased to announce Annie Wofford and Sara Xayarath Hernández as its new Co-Directors, marking a new chapter in …
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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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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. 

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