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February 9, 2026

The same arts-based approach to collective sense-making carries forward in My Crown My Way™ and Hair-etage Conversations LIVE™ where creative practice becomes an intentional site …

October 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 …

October 16, 2025

Bill Tierney, University Professor Emeritus at the USC Rossier School of Education, will speak about the roots of academic freedom in the 20th century, discuss …

October 6, 2025

For many low-income students, the transition to college brings unique challenges. Navigating unfamiliar academic systems, decoding institutional jargon, and finding a sense of belonging can …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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), …

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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