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Men of Color Program Students and Staff Members: A National View of Programmatic Impact and Opportunities
July 15, 2024
Join us for an insightful webinar on the College Men of Color Retention Programs (CMoCRP), where Dr. Adrian Huerta will discuss key research findings from a…
Pullias’ Equity in Graduate Education Resource Center Releases New Report Focused on Transforming STEM Department Culture in Higher Ed
June 25, 2024
The Equity in Graduate Education Resource Center just released their newest research-based resource guide, “Starting Conversations about culture in STEM.” This guide is designed to help department…
Dr. Adrián H. Huerta is Named Co-winner of the American Sociological Association’s Anna Julia Cooper Early Career Award
June 4, 2024
USC Rossier and Pullias Center Assistant Professor Dr. Adrián H. Huerta has been selected as a 2024 co-winner of the prestigious Anna Julia Cooper Early…
HigherEdJobs Podcast Explores the Delphi Project and Interviews Adrianna Kezar
May 3, 2024
In this HigherEdJobs podcast (recorded April 2024), Pullias Center director Adrianna Kezar talks to hosts Andrew Hibel and Kelly Cherwin about the Delphi Project on…
Zoë Corwin Receives Prestigious USC Mentoring Award
May 3, 2024
USC Rossier and Pullias Center Research Professor Zoë Corwin has been awarded a distinguished 2024 USC Mentoring Award for Faculty Mentoring Graduate Students.
Financial Well-Being of Low-income Students: A Contextual Viewpoint
May 3, 2024
Many low-income students rely heavily on financial aid for college access. However, the complex system of financial aid often leaves students vulnerable to financial stress;…
Congratulations to our 2024 Pullias Center Graduates
May 2, 2024
This May, the Pullias Center is proud to have four of our hard-working PhD students graduating from the Rossier School of Education, as well as…
Research-to-Practice Highlight: Promoting Career-Readiness among Low-Income Students
May 1, 2024
Research conducted as part of the PASS project identified several key approaches that facilitate the success of low-income students as they navigate their career path…
Utilizing a Peer Mentoring Model to Support Low-income Students
May 1, 2024
In an era of limited resources and strained budgets, it is also imperative that institutions invest in evidence-based strategies proven to address challenges low-income students…
Pullias Center Receives $400,000 Grant from ECMC Foundation to Continue Shared Equity Leadership Research
April 10, 2024
The Pullias Center for Higher Education and Principal Investigator Adrianna Kezar have received a multi-year, $400,000 grant from the ECMC Foundation to continue their ground-breaking…
“Starting Shared Equity Leadership: Insights from Research and Practice” Webinar Recording Now Available
April 8, 2024
Are you interested in learning more about how to start implementing Shared Equity Leadership (SEL) on your own campus? This webinar will review what we…
The Power of Purposeful Discussions in Times of Change
April 5, 2024
At the Equity in Graduate Education (EGE) Resource Center, we knew that the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling on race-conscious admissions could lead to what recent…
Equity Styles of Race-Neutral Holistic Review: Lessons Learned From Two Programs
April 5, 2024
In the fall of 2022, with a decision from the Supreme Court about race-conscious admissions looming, our team sought to uncover for both researchers and…
USC Pullias Center Director Adrianna Kezar Receives 2024 ‘Exemplary Research’ Award from AERA’s Division J
March 27, 2024
Dr. Adrianna Kezar, director of USC’s Pullias Center for Higher Education and the Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education at the Rossier School of Education, has…
PASS Researchers Present at ACPA Conference in Chicago, March 18-21
March 20, 2024
Pullias Center researchers leading the Promoting At-promise Student Success (PASS) project will present during the ACPA Conference in Chicago this week.
Professor Tatiana Melguizo Memorial Service Set for April 8, 2024
March 8, 2024
Tatiana Melguizo Memorial Service Set for April 8, 2024. Please join us Monday, April 8 from 11:30am -1pm (PT) as we come together to remember…
Pullias Center and USC Establish Memorial Scholarship Honoring Professor Tatiana Melguizo
March 5, 2024
A new scholarship honoring Dr. Tatiana Melguizo has been established by the University of Southern California and the Pullias Center for Higher Education. The ‘Tatiana…
45th Pullias Lecture to Feature National DEI Scholars Discussing the Increasingly Hostile Environment in Higher Education
March 5, 2024
Top diversity, equity and inclusion scholars in higher education will come together to discuss the current challenging environment in higher education and offer their historical…
A Tribute to Tatiana: The Power of Building Deep, Lasting Relationships with Colleagues and Students
March 5, 2024
By Elise Swanson. I first met Tatiana in 2019, when I joined the Pullias Center as a postdoctoral fellow on the PASS Phase I project.…
A Tribute to Tatiana: Valuing Connections and Relationships and Welcoming Opportunities for Learning and Growth
March 5, 2024
By Federick J. Ngo. I first met Tatiana in 2012 just after I had been admitted to the PhD program at USC Rossier. She exuded…
A Tribute to Tatiana: Doing Research to Enhance Students’ Experiences and Outcomes
March 2, 2024
By Cheryl Ching. I can’t remember the first time I met Tatiana. It was probably sometime in 2012, the year I started the PhD program…
A Tribute to Tatiana: Busting Organizational Barriers for Students in Math and STEM
March 2, 2024
By Adrianna Kezar. While I am saddened at the passing of our dear friend and colleague Tatiana Melguizo, I am pleased to be able to…
A Tribute to Tatiana: An Unwavering and Deeply-felt Commitment to Students
March 1, 2024
By Maury Pearl and Deborah Harrington. Tatiana began a rich and rewarding partnership with LACCD’s Offices of Institutional Effectiveness and of Student Success more than…
Meet the Pullias Researchers at AERA in Philadelphia, April 11-14, 2024
March 1, 2024
Join Pullias Center researchers at this year’s AERA 2024 conference
Reflections on the PASS Project Research-Practice Partnership
February 14, 2024
One of the most compelling aspects of research-practice partnerships is drawing on diverse expertise in pursuit of making an impact. The PASS Project, with its…
Research Professor Ron Hallett’s Full Circle Moment
February 13, 2024
Ron Hallett is the newest faculty member at the Pullias Center, having joined last month as a Research Professor. It’s a full circle moment for…
“Meeting Higher Education’s Most Pressing Challenges with the Change Leadership Toolkit” Webinar set for Tuesday, February 13
January 24, 2024
Join hosts Adrianna Kezar, Susan Elrod and Elizabeth Holcombe for this introductory webinar to the Change Leadership Toolkit....
Institutional Transformation to Support Contingent Faculty – A Delphi Award Webinar — Wednesday, February 21
January 23, 2024
In this Pullias Center webinar, in partnership with AAC&U, we will will explore innovative practices and lessons learned from institutional change initiatives aimed at the…
Tatiana Melguizo, respected professor and a leader in the fields of education and economics, passes away at the age of 55
January 18, 2024
We are saddened to announcement the untimely and sudden passing of one of our Pullias Center faculty members, USC Rossier Professor Tatiana Meguizo.
Pullias Postdoctoral Scholars Look to the Future
January 10, 2024
As a premiere research center dedicated to furthering equity in higher education, the Pullias Center has long been a central hub for students, researchers and […]
Change Leadership Toolkit 2.0: A Guide for Advancing Systemic Change in Higher Education
Susan Elrod, Adrianna Kezar, Ángel de Jesus González, Elizabeth Holcombe
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
This 2024 edition of the Change Leadership Toolkit was informed by a two-year research project funded by the Sloan Foundation working with 12 campuses on their systemic change projects. New content in the CLT 2.0 includes streamlined planning and implementation…
The Role of Academic Affairs in Supporting VITAL Faculty on Campus
Adrianna Kezar and KC Culver
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
College of the Muscogee Nation’s President Monte Randall’s main goal was to clarify the campus mission and embrace the college’s role as a steward of the Muscogee language and culture while simultaneously embracing more traditional community college goals around student…
Change Leadership Toolkit: College of the Muscogee Nation
Elizabeth Holcombe and Ángel de Jesus Gonzalez
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
College of the Muscogee Nation’s President Monte Randall’s main goal was to clarify the campus mission and embrace the college’s role as a steward of the Muscogee language and culture while simultaneously embracing more traditional community college goals around student…
Increasing Student Success in STEM: A Guide to Systemic Institutional Change
Adrianna Kezar and Susan Elrod
Pullias Center for Higher Education and AAC&U (2016)
This publication describes the Keck/PKAL (Project Kaleidoscope) Model for Systemic Institutional Change in STEM Education. The model was created in response to the need to improve student learning and success, particularly for students from underrepresented minority (URM) populations. Many change…
Change Leadership Toolkit: Forsyth Technical Community College
Elizabeth Holcombe and Ángel de Jesus Gonzalez
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
This Case Study describes how Forsyth Tech President Janet Spriggs and her team leveraged the strategic planning process to redesign student advising and support services at Forsyth Tech through the ‘Student Experience of Onboarding’ Project. Ultimately, overall completion rates improved…
Starting Conversations About Culture in Stem: A Research-Based Guide for Academic Departments
Radomir Ray Mitic, Maire Brandenburg, Tiffany Moore and Kristyn Lue
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
Nudging the culture of STEM graduate programs, so they are more inclusive of students from racially minoritized backgrounds, can help address inequities in access and degree completion in the STEM disciplines. This research-based guide is designed to help departments begin…
Change Leadership Toolkit: University of Georgia Case Study
Elizabeth Holcombe, Ángel de Jesus Gonzalez and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
This Case Study describes efforts to change the culture around teaching and learning at the University of Georgia (UGA) through the Engineering Education Transformations Institute (EETI). EETI works across the three schools within UGA’s College of Engineering. John Morelock, Associate…
Developmental Education Reform as a Civil Rights Agenda: Recent History & Future Directions for California
Susan Bickerstaff, Tatiana Melguizo
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
Efforts to strengthen the pipeline to college degree completion have focused on improving college access and providing academic, social, and financial supports to students’ post enrollment. In this paper, we explore one facet of postsecondary education that has served as…
What is the Employee Value Proposition for Contingent/VITAL Faculty?
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success, TIAA Institutue, 2024
This brief, authored by Adrianna Kezar and KC Culver, considers extending TIAA Institute's Employee Value Proposition (EVP) from professional staff in higher education to contingent or non-tenure-track faculty, also called VITAL faculty. Based on qualitative and quantitative research, the EVP…
Non-Tenure-Track Faculty on our Campus: A Guide for Campus Task Forces to Better Understand Faculty Working Conditions and the Necessity of Change
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2012)
This guide is designed for use by task forces, committees, or groups who would like to examine non-tenure-track faculty practices and issues at the campus level. Its question sections, discussion questions, and concluding questions guide practitioners through the process of…
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