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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 […]

The Critical Role of Professional Societies in Advancing Equity 

January 10, 2024
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 […]

Kezar, Harper & Carducci Release New Book: Higher Education Leadership

January 10, 2024
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 […]

Pullias Center New Faculty Appointments and Promotions

January 8, 2024
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 […]

Equity in Graduate Education Consortium Expands Support for Systemic Change

November 29, 2023
Funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation enables Posselt and team at the Pullias Center for Higher Education to build tools and grow its network…

The Educational Consequences of Early Contact with the Criminal Punishment System

November 27, 2023
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…

Adrianna Kezar Adds a New ‘FACE’ to the Delphi Project

November 20, 2023
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…

Loyola Marymount University and University of Arizona, winners of the 2023 Delphi Award, detail their programs designed to support contingent faculty in new case studies.

November 15, 2023
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 […]

Adrianna Kezar, Ron Hallett and Joseph Kitchen serve as co-authors on new book “Creating a Culture of Campus-wide Student Success”

October 26, 2023
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…

Meet the Pullias Researchers at ASHE in Minneapolis, Nov. 15-18, 2023

October 25, 2023
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…

Providing Support Systems for Gang-Involved/Impacted College Students

October 12, 2023
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…

Funding for Men of Color Programs: Support that Matters

October 12, 2023
By Adrian H. Huerta Many years ago, as a new college student and a man of color, I readily admitted that I needed help to…

45th Pullias Lecture to Navigate Higher Education’s Challenging DEI Environment with Panel of Distinguished Speakers

October 6, 2023
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…

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…

State of the Faculty

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,…

Non-Tenure-Track Faculty in our Department: A Guide for Departments and Academic Programs to Better Understand Faculty Working Conditions and the Necessity of Change

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,…

Faculty, Academic Careers, and Environments (FACE) Institutional Data Providers Focus Groups Report

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…

Change Leadership Toolkit: A Guide for Advancing Systemic Change in Higher Education

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 Model: A Comprehensive Strategy for Enhancing Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Work Environments and Student Outcomes

Natsumi Ueda, Adrianna Kezar
Delphi Award Finalist, 2023
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…

Technology and College Access: Understanding the Unique Challenges and Opportunities Black Students Face

Sharla Berry
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
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…

Getting the Boards Involved: Challenges and Opportunities for Equity at the Highest Level of University Governance

Raquel M. Rall
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
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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