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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 …

The Educational Consequences of Early Contact with the Criminal Punishment System

November 27, 2023

With funding from AERA and NSF, research continues into the long-term negative consequences of juvenile arrest on college enrollment By Royel M. Johnson Earlier this …

Adrianna Kezar Adds a New ‘FACE’ to the Delphi Project

November 20, 2023

The Pullias Center recently named KC Culver as the Associate Director of the Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success. Culver, currently an …

Loyola Marymount University and University of Arizona, winners of the 2023 Delphi Award, detail their programs designed to support contingent faculty in new case studies.

November 15, 2023

New publications that detail the 2023 Delphi Award-winning programs created by Loyola Marymount University (LMU) and University of Arizona (UA) are now available for download from the Pullias Center’s website. The case study for Delphi Award finalist University of Massachusetts Amherst is also now available.These case studies highlight the innovative and important policies, programs and […]

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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