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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 …

Pullias’ Equity in Graduate Education Resource Center Releases New Report Focused on Transforming STEM Department Culture in Higher Ed

June 25, 2024

The Equity in Graduate Education Resource Center just released their newest research-based resource guide, “Starting Conversations about culture in STEM.” This guide is designed to help department …

Dr. Adrián H. Huerta is Named Co-winner of the American Sociological Association’s Anna Julia Cooper Early Career Award

June 4, 2024

USC Rossier and Pullias Center Assistant Professor Dr. Adrián H. Huerta has been selected as a 2024 co-winner of the prestigious Anna Julia Cooper Early …

HigherEdJobs Podcast Explores the Delphi Project and Interviews Adrianna Kezar

May 3, 2024

In this HigherEdJobs podcast (recorded April 2024), Pullias Center director Adrianna Kezar talks to hosts Andrew Hibel and Kelly Cherwin about the Delphi Project on …

Tatiana Melguizo, respected professor and a leader in the fields of education and economics, passes away at the age of 55

January 18, 2024

We are saddened to announcement the untimely and sudden passing of one of our Pullias Center faculty members, USC Rossier Professor Tatiana Meguizo.

Pullias Postdoctoral Scholars Look to the Future

January 10, 2024

As a premiere research center dedicated to furthering equity in higher education, the Pullias Center has long been a central hub for students, researchers and scholars to hone their skills and knowledge prior to joining academe. Now, postdoctoral scholars Emily Koren, Soumya Mishra, Mariama Nagbe and Ralitsa Todorova are completing their assignments with the Center […]

The Critical Role of Professional Societies in Advancing Equity

January 10, 2024

With funding from the National Science Foundation, scholars in the Pullias Center are exploring how professional societies embed and disseminate DEI reports in ways that shift the discourse and activity of their members. By Steve Desir As hubs for national communities within professions and disciplines, professional societies can and should play a critical role in […]

Kezar, Harper & Carducci Release New Book: Higher Education Leadership

January 10, 2024

Higher Education LeadershipChallenging Tradition and Foraging Possibilities Higher Education Leadership offers a groundbreaking exploration of leadership in higher education. Rozana Carducci, Jordan Harper, and Adrianna Kezar challenge traditional paradigms and ideologies that hinder progress—advocating instead for liberatory systemic change. The authors highlight new and evolving interdisciplinary leadership approaches for resisting and dismantling oppressive systems, including […]

Pullias Center New Faculty Appointments and Promotions

January 8, 2024

Please join us in celebrating a trio of new appointments and promotions at the Pullias Center! Well-deserved kudos to Dr. Julie Posselt, who was recently promoted to Professor of Education at the Rossier School of Education, Dr. Ron Hallett, who joins the Center as Research Professor, and Dr. Elizabeth Holcombe, promoted to Senior Research Associate. […]

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