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…
Pullias Center researchers leading the Promoting At-promise Student Success (PASS) project will present during the ACPA Conference in Chicago this week.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 […]
With funding from the National Science Foundation, scholars in the Pullias Center are exploring how professional societies embed and disseminate DEI reports in ways that […]
Higher Education LeadershipChallenging Tradition and Foraging Possibilities Higher Education Leadership offers a groundbreaking exploration of leadership in higher education. Rozana Carducci, Jordan Harper, and Adrianna […]
Please join us in celebrating a trio of new appointments and promotions at the Pullias Center! Well-deserved kudos to Dr. Julie Posselt, who was recently […]
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…
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…
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 […]
Pullias Center director Adrianna Kezar is one of the authors of “Creating a Culture of Campus-wide Student Success,” a new book that highlights key findings…
Learn about new research on a variety of projects, including graduate admissions, DEI, shared equity leadership, and more in 17 sessions at the ASHE annual…
The LBCC Phoenix Scholars, a partnership with Long Beach City College (LBCC) created in 2022, is designed to increase college access and success for young…
Prestigious Lecture to be held on Thursday, March 28 at California Science Center in Los Angeles Top diversity, equity and inclusion scholars in higher education…
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…
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…
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…
Daniel Scott, Jude Paul Matias Dizon, Adrianna Kezar (2019)
Pullias Center for Higher Education
The report explores the issues and trends that have affected faculty in the United States to provide a snapshot from varied sources about the state of the profession. Topics covered include the future job market, faculty accountability policies, shared governance,…
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2012)
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2012) This guide is designed for use by faculty and staff at the department level who would like to examine non-tenure-track faculty practices and issues. Its question sections, discussion questions,…
Emily R. Koren, John W. Curtis, Adrianna Kezar and KC Culver
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
The purpose of the Faculty, Academic Careers and Environments (FACE) project is to understand who faculty are, what their academic careers look like, and how the environments in which they work shape their ability to thrive as instructors, researchers and…
Susan Elrod, Adrianna Kezar, Ángel de Jesus González
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2023)
Several years into a pandemic, a racial reckoning unfolding, enrollments fluctuating, and with strapped finances, leaders are in dire need of a guide that can help support them in leading systemic change.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMA), a public research university, has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to improving working conditions for non-tenure track faculty (NTTF) with a 20-year track record of progressive policies to improve the support for them. This commitment…
The author makes a case that educators might leverage Black students’ significant use of and innovation with technology to expand opportunities to cultivate college knowledge and expand college access. The brief highlights the relationship between technology and college knowledge, explores…
This report provides research and practical advice on how boards of trustees can influence diversity, equity, and inclusion practices and policies. The report argues that boards must be strategically woven into the conversation in order to guide intentional changes to…
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