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Associate Research Professor Joseph Kitchen Named Editor of the Journal of the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition

November 10, 2025

Dr. Joseph (Joey) Kitchen, Associate Research Professor at the Pullias Center for Higher Education and the USC Rossier School of Education, has been selected as …

Conference on Enrollment Research, Policy and Practice (CERPP) — February 25-27, 2026

September 24, 2025

Registration is now open! Join enrollment and admissions professionals, senior enrollment leaders, researchers, legal experts and campus changemakers for the 2026 USC Conference on Enrollment …

Pullias Center & Rossier School of Education Associate Professor Adrian H. Huerta named a 2025 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow

September 15, 2025

Dr. Adrian H. Huerta, Associate Professor at the Pullias Center for Higher Education and the USC Rossier School of Education, has been selected as a …

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 …

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), …

“Building Impactful Professional Learning Communities in Higher Education to Support Student Success” Webinar Recording Now Available

April 1, 2025

Join the Pullias Center's Promoting At-Promise Student Success (PASS) project research team as we share key findings from our three-year study on professional learning communities …

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