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Arts-Based Learning in Community: Enhancing Community-Engaged Inquiry & Institutional Service

February 9, 2026

The Black Ontology Project captures collective sensemaking across images and verse, illustrating how intergenerational learning emerges as a central practice between educators, researchers and school …

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 …

Drs. Royel M. Johnson and Shaun R. Harper Collaborate on New Book “The Big Lie About Race in America’s Schools”

August 29, 2024

USC Rossier and Pullias Center Associate Professor Royel Johnson, along with USC Race and Equity Founder and Executive Director Shaun Harper, have collaborated as co-editors on the new book, "The Big Lie About Race in American's Schools," to be published on September 17, and now available for pre-order. "The Big Lie About Race in America’s […]

Pullias’ Equity in Graduate Education Resource Center Releases New Report Focused on the Influence of Cultural Capital on Physics Graduate Students’ Educations

August 16, 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 …

Men of Color Program Students and Staff Members: A National View of Programmatic Impact and Opportunities Webinar Recording Now Available

July 15, 2024

Join us for an insightful webinar on the College Men of Color Retention Programs (CMoCRP), where Dr. Adrian Huerta will discuss key research findings from a …

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 …

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