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2025 Delphi Award Winners Announced by USC’s Pullias Center for Higher Education

September 15, 2025

Florida Gulf Coast University and Montclair State University Selected for Their Innovative Policies and Programs Supporting VITAL/Contingent Faculty

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 …

Creating Tools for — and with — Practitioners

February 6, 2025

Finding ways to involve and collaborate with research-practice partners is essential. In the October Pullias Center newsletter, Zoë Corwin highlighted our work on developing and …

Three Pullias Center Alumni Presented with 2025 Racial Equity Alumni Awards to Support Racial Equity-Related Research and Projects

February 5, 2025

For the third year, the Pullias Center for Higher Education’s Racial Equity Alumni Awards has again selected inspiring and innovative projects that focus on promoting …

“Institutional Transformation to Support VITAL Faculty” Webinar Recording Now Available

February 5, 2025

This webinar, co-produced by the Pullias Center and the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), explores innovative practices and lessons learned from institutional change …

Pullias Center Director Adrianna Kezar Ranked in Top 50 of Education Week’s 2024 Top Scholars

January 16, 2025

Adrianna Kezar, the Director of the Pullias Center, Dean's Professor of Leadership and the Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education at the USC Rossier School of …

The Big Lie About Race in Schools: Why This Book Matters Now More Than Ever

January 7, 2025

When Shaun Harper (USC Race & Equity Center's Founder and Chief Research Scientist) and I began conceptualizing our newest book, The Big Lie About Race in …

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