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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 …

Pullias Center and USC Establish Memorial Scholarship Honoring Professor Tatiana Melguizo

March 5, 2024

A new scholarship honoring Dr. Tatiana Melguizo has been established by the University of Southern California and the Pullias Center for Higher Education. The ‘Tatiana …

45th Pullias Lecture to Feature National DEI Scholars Discussing the Increasingly Hostile Environment in Higher Education

March 5, 2024

Top diversity, equity and inclusion scholars in higher education will come together to discuss the current challenging environment in higher education and offer their historical …

A Tribute to Tatiana: The Power of Building Deep, Lasting Relationships with Colleagues and Students

March 5, 2024

By Elise Swanson. I first met Tatiana in 2019, when I joined the Pullias Center as a postdoctoral fellow on the PASS Phase I project. …

Institutional Transformation to Support Contingent Faculty

March 14, 2023

Learn about successful innovations at two 2022 Delphi Award–winning institutions. This webinar will explore innovative practices and lessons learned from institutional change initiatives aimed at …

Racial Equity in Community College Baccalaureate Programs

March 3, 2023

Here’s a bold idea: offer community college students the opportunity to learn a trade and earn a bachelor’s degree — all with community college accessibility …

Pullias Center Invitational Conference Highlights Key Successes and Challenges of AB705 Implementation in LACCD

February 17, 2023

The 3rd annual USC/LACCD Research-Practice Partnership Conference on AB705 brought together more than 50 researchers, faculty, staff, and administrators. Taking place in December 2021, the …

Gangs, College and Research-to-Practice

February 6, 2023

In 2019, Adrian H. Huerta started a bold new project: Explore the educational pathways for former gang members and how they achieved college success. Starting …

What Do Logics Have To Do With It?

February 3, 2023

For some time now, researchers — including those on our team — have shown that developmental education (DE) courses are generally ineffective, inefficient, and inequitable, …

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