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“What Works in Peer Mentoring: Evidence-Based Strategies to Support Low-Income College Student Transitions” webinar recording now available

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 …

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), …

The Power of Purposeful Discussions in Times of Change

April 5, 2024

At the Equity in Graduate Education (EGE) Resource Center, we knew that the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling on race-conscious admissions could lead to what recent …

Equity Styles of Race-Neutral Holistic Review: Lessons Learned From Two Programs

April 5, 2024

In the fall of 2022, with a decision from the Supreme Court about race-conscious admissions looming, our team sought to uncover for both researchers and …

USC Pullias Center Director Adrianna Kezar Receives 2024 ‘Exemplary Research’ Award from AERA’s Division J

March 27, 2024

Dr. Adrianna Kezar, director of USC’s Pullias Center for Higher Education and the Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education at the Rossier School of Education, has …

PASS Researchers Present at ACPA Conference in Chicago, March 18-21

March 20, 2024

Pullias Center researchers leading the Promoting At-promise Student Success (PASS) project will present during the ACPA Conference in Chicago this week.

Professor Tatiana Melguizo Memorial Service Set for April 8, 2024

March 8, 2024

Tatiana Melguizo Memorial Service Set for April 8, 2024. Please join us Monday, April 8 from 11:30am -1pm (PT) as we come together to remember …

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