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Julie Posselt Named 2025 AERA Fellow

March 8, 2025

AERA has selected Julie Posselt, professor of education in the Rossier School of Education and Pullias Center for Higher Education and associate dean of the …

Adrianna Kezar, Ron Hallett and Joseph Kitchen serve as co-authors on new book “Creating a Culture of Campus-wide Student Success”

October 26, 2023

Pullias Center director Adrianna Kezar is one of the authors of “Creating a Culture of Campus-wide Student Success,” a new book that highlights key findings …

Meet the Pullias Researchers at ASHE in Minneapolis, Nov. 15-18, 2023

October 25, 2023

Learn about new research on a variety of projects, including graduate admissions, DEI, shared equity leadership, and more in 17 sessions at the ASHE annual …

Providing Support Systems for Gang-Involved/Impacted College Students

October 12, 2023

The LBCC Phoenix Scholars, a partnership with Long Beach City College (LBCC) created in 2022, is designed to increase college access and success for young …

Zoe Corwin and Colleagues Earn Provost New Strategic Directions for Research Award for Further Exploration of Skateboarding Culture

October 26, 2020

The new study will seek to document, understand, and share ways young people who are often relegated to the margins of society are finding community …

New Research Demonstrates Success and Sketches Roadmap for Supporting and Engaging Generation Z in Higher Education through Digital Strategies

June 25, 2020

The USC Pullias Center for Higher Education’s partnership with Get Schooled studied digital strategies for improving college access and success among senior-year high school and …

The 42nd Pullias Lecture with Tia Brown McNair and Kaiwipunikauikawēkiu Lipe | September 15, 2020

June 20, 2020

You are invited to attend the 42nd Pullias Lecture featuring Tia Brown McNair, Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success, Association …

May 1 Webinar: Preparing Graduate Admissions & Recruitment for Effects of COVID-19

April 20, 2020

The Pullias Center is co-hosting a special webinar and discussion on Friday, May 1 at 10:30am-12:00pm PT/ 1:30pm-3:00pm ET. Featuring our own Julie Posselt and …

Pullias Team Addresses Biases and Discrimination Hiding in Letters of Recommendation

March 26, 2020

Letters of recommendation are used in admissions and hiring to glean information and qualities which may go unnoticed in the review of an applicant’s file. …

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