Publications
Since 1995, the Pullias Center has engaged in action-oriented projects and research to improve college access and student success, promote equity and diversity, and enhance the performance of postsecondary institutions. The Pullias Center publishes a range of reports, guides, briefs, tool kits and more informed by this higher education research. We have created more than 150 publications and all are free to download here.
For journal articles and book chapters authored by our faculty, please visit their individual pages.
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU): Centralizing Support for Part-time VITAL Faculty
Taheerah Mujahid and KC Culver
Delphi Award Winner, 2025
This brief is centered on Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). A 2025 winner of the Delphi Award, it is a public, regional comprehensive institution located…
360° Support for Adjuncts Through Advocacy, Inclusion, and Practical Support at Montclair State University
Barielnen Vita and KC Culver
Delphi Award Winner, 2025
This brief is centered on Montclair State University. A 2025 winner of the Delphi Award, it has grown into a dynamic public institution offering more…
Positioning Part-time VITAL Faculty for Success with 360° Wraparound Support at the Community College of Baltimore County
Taheerah Mujahid and KC Culver
Delphi Award Finalist, 2025
This brief is centered on the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). A 2025 finalist of the Delphi Award, it is a large, multi-campus institution…
Mid-Atlantic Teaching Faculty Alliance: Fostering the Advancement of VITAL Faculty Through a Cross-Institutional Network
Barielnen Vita and KC Culver
Delphi Award Finalist, 2025
This brief is centered on the Mid-Atlantic Teaching Faculty Alliance (MATFA). A 2025 finalist of the Delphi Award, and located in the Philadelphia area, it…
Lessons from the winners of the Delphi Award for VITAL Faculty
Adrianna Kezar & KC Culver,
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success, TIAA Institute, 2025
This brief, co-authored by Adrianna Kezar and KC Culver, provides an overview of key insights learned from the Delphi Award winners and finalists about trends…
Building Connection and Confidence Through a Customized Online Adjunct Faculty Learning Community
Heather Sanders, Jennifer Obenshain & Amy Vecchione
Boise State University (2025)
This study addresses research gaps in providing support to adjunct faculty who are teaching in fully online, asynchronous programs. Boise State University's research focuses on…
VITAL Faculty on our Campus: A Guide for 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 (2024)
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2024) This guide is designed for use by task forces, committees, or groups who would…
Advancing Major and Career Success for At-promise Students
Hypolite, L.I., Kitchen, J., & Kezar, A. (2021).
For at-promise students, rising college costs further escalate the need to complete their degree in a timely manner. Thus, focusing on major and career self-efficacy…
Expanding Understandings of Well-Being in Higher Education Settings
Todorova, R. & Corwin, Z.B. (2025).
Over the past decade, postsecondary practitioners and leaders have asserted growing concern over the well-being of their students. Many institutions have launched efforts to foster…
USC College Advising Corps Impact Report 2013-2025
USC Pullias Center for Higher Education
For the past decade, the USC College Advising Corps has been committed to the same mission: increasing college access for first-generation, low-income and underrepresented students…
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU): Centralizing Support for Part-time VITAL Faculty
Taheerah Mujahid and KC Culver
Delphi Award Winner, 2025
This brief is centered on Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). A 2025 winner of the Delphi Award, it is a public, regional comprehensive institution located in Southwest Florida, serving approximately 16,000 students across diverse undergraduate and graduate programs. As a…
360° Support for Adjuncts Through Advocacy, Inclusion, and Practical Support at Montclair State University
Barielnen Vita and KC Culver
Delphi Award Winner, 2025
This brief is centered on Montclair State University. A 2025 winner of the Delphi Award, it has grown into a dynamic public institution offering more than 300 programs across 14 colleges and schools, while maintaining a student-to-faculty ratio of 17:1…
Positioning Part-time VITAL Faculty for Success with 360° Wraparound Support at the Community College of Baltimore County
Taheerah Mujahid and KC Culver
Delphi Award Finalist, 2025
This brief is centered on the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). A 2025 finalist of the Delphi Award, it is a large, multi-campus institution serving more than 51,000 students across credit-bearing and continuing education (CE) programs each year, positioning…
Mid-Atlantic Teaching Faculty Alliance: Fostering the Advancement of VITAL Faculty Through a Cross-Institutional Network
Barielnen Vita and KC Culver
Delphi Award Finalist, 2025
This brief is centered on the Mid-Atlantic Teaching Faculty Alliance (MATFA). A 2025 finalist of the Delphi Award, and located in the Philadelphia area, it is a decentralized grassroots organization that brings together VITAL faculty from different colleges and universities…
Lessons from the winners of the Delphi Award for VITAL Faculty
Adrianna Kezar & KC Culver,
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success, TIAA Institute, 2025
This brief, co-authored by Adrianna Kezar and KC Culver, provides an overview of key insights learned from the Delphi Award winners and finalists about trends in supporting VITAL faculty. The Delphi Award for VITAL Faculty was created to document the successful…
Building Connection and Confidence Through a Customized Online Adjunct Faculty Learning Community
Heather Sanders, Jennifer Obenshain & Amy Vecchione
Boise State University (2025)
This study addresses research gaps in providing support to adjunct faculty who are teaching in fully online, asynchronous programs. Boise State University's research focuses on an Adjunct Faculty Learning Community, and faculty confidence, community and relationship development. The finding suggest…
VITAL Faculty on our Campus: A Guide for 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 (2024)
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2024) 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,…
Advancing Major and Career Success for At-promise Students
Hypolite, L.I., Kitchen, J., & Kezar, A. (2021).
For at-promise students, rising college costs further escalate the need to complete their degree in a timely manner. Thus, focusing on major and career self-efficacy (MCSE) is one way that higher education institutions can strategically support at-promise students as they…
Expanding Understandings of Well-Being in Higher Education Settings
Todorova, R. & Corwin, Z.B. (2025).
Over the past decade, postsecondary practitioners and leaders have asserted growing concern over the well-being of their students. Many institutions have launched efforts to foster student well-being, underlining its value to student learning, persistence, and holistic development. Yet rates of…
USC College Advising Corps Impact Report 2013-2025
USC Pullias Center for Higher Education
For the past decade, the USC College Advising Corps has been committed to the same mission: increasing college access for first-generation, low-income and underrepresented students across Southern California. We place near-peer college advisers — recent college graduates — into local…
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