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.
Investing in Part-time Faculty at Montgomery College
Jordan Harper (2022)
Delphi Award Winner, 2022
Montgomery College (MC)'s The Institute for Part-Time Faculty Engagement and Support (IPTFES) was created in 2015 and pioneered by the late Dr. Antonio “Tango” Thomas.…
Inclusive Faculty Development at Louisiana State University
Jordan Harper, Adrianna Kezar (2020)
Delphi Award Winner, 2020
This publication highlights the successful efforts of Louisiana University to significantly improve their support for non-tenure-track faculty through the implementation of a high-impact program. Louisiana…
Creating a Culture of Care for Contingent Faculty Through Professional Development at Santa Monica College
Jordan Harper, Daniel Scott, and Adrianna Kezar (2019)
Delphi Award Winner, 2019
This publication highlights the successful efforts by Santa Monica College to significantly improve their faculty policies and culture. SMC is one of winners of the…
“We are One Penn State:” Reforming Policy to Better Support Non-Tenure-Track Faculty at Penn State
Jordan Harper, Daniel Scott, and Adrianna Kezar (2019)
Delphi Award Winner, 2019
This publication highlights the successful efforts Penn State University to significantly improve their faculty policies and culture. PSU is one of winners of the 2019…
Equity for lecturers and counseling faculty at California State University, Dominguez Hills
Daniel Scott, Adrianna Kezar, Kirti Celly, Pamela Robinson
Delphi Award Winner, 2018
This new publication highlights the recent successful efforts California State University, Dominguez Hills made to significantly improve their faculty policies and culture. CSUDH is one…
Redesigning teaching evaluations to support professional development for faculty at Harper College
Daniel Scott, Adrianna Kezar, Michael Bates
Delphi Award Winner, 2018
This new publication highlights the recent successful efforts Harper College made to significantly improve their faculty policies and culture. Harper College is one of winners…
“Moving Toward One Faculty” at the University of Texas at San Antonio
Natsumi Ueda, Jordan Harper, Adrianna Kezar
Delphi Award Finalist, 2022
As student enrollment increases, the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)’s strategic plan calls for retaining more diverse faculty and improving work environments and…
Improving Job Stability and Career Pathways for Lecturers Through Collective Bargaining at the University of California
Jordan Harper
Delphi Award Finalist, 2022
University Council-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT)/University of California (UC) Unit 18 faculty achieved a historic win with their new collective bargaining agreement effective for 2021-2026.…
Greater Stability and Inclusion for Part-time and Full-time Faculty at Dominican University of California
Jordan Harper, Natsumi Ueda
Delphi Award Winner, 2022
Dominican University of California (Dominican) has a significant number of non-tenure-track faculty with 32 full-time term faculty (FTTF) and 204 part-time adjunct faculty (PTTF). Faculty…
Systemic Improvement for Teaching Faculty and Expansion of Tenure for Teaching at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
Jordan Harper, Adrianna Kezar
Dephi Award Winner, 2021
In 2012, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), a private research university in Massachusetts, made systemic change to better respect, recognize and support faculty off the tenure…
Investing in Part-time Faculty at Montgomery College
Jordan Harper (2022)
Delphi Award Winner, 2022
Montgomery College (MC)'s The Institute for Part-Time Faculty Engagement and Support (IPTFES) was created in 2015 and pioneered by the late Dr. Antonio “Tango” Thomas. IPTFES was created to expand, improve and build upon policies and practices that support part-time…
Inclusive Faculty Development at Louisiana State University
Jordan Harper, Adrianna Kezar (2020)
Delphi Award Winner, 2020
This publication highlights the successful efforts of Louisiana University to significantly improve their support for non-tenure-track faculty through the implementation of a high-impact program. Louisiana University is one of the winners of the 2020 Delphi Award, an annual $15,000 cash…
Creating a Culture of Care for Contingent Faculty Through Professional Development at Santa Monica College
Jordan Harper, Daniel Scott, and Adrianna Kezar (2019)
Delphi Award Winner, 2019
This publication highlights the successful efforts by Santa Monica College to significantly improve their faculty policies and culture. SMC is one of winners of the 2019 Delphi Award, an annual $15,000 cash award given to individuals or organizations who have…
“We are One Penn State:” Reforming Policy to Better Support Non-Tenure-Track Faculty at Penn State
Jordan Harper, Daniel Scott, and Adrianna Kezar (2019)
Delphi Award Winner, 2019
This publication highlights the successful efforts Penn State University to significantly improve their faculty policies and culture. PSU is one of winners of the 2019 Delphi Award, an annual $15,000 cash award given to individuals or organizations who have worked…
Equity for lecturers and counseling faculty at California State University, Dominguez Hills
Daniel Scott, Adrianna Kezar, Kirti Celly, Pamela Robinson
Delphi Award Winner, 2018
This new publication highlights the recent successful efforts California State University, Dominguez Hills made to significantly improve their faculty policies and culture. CSUDH is one of winners of the inaugural Delphi Award, an annual $15,000 cash award given to individuals…
Redesigning teaching evaluations to support professional development for faculty at Harper College
Daniel Scott, Adrianna Kezar, Michael Bates
Delphi Award Winner, 2018
This new publication highlights the recent successful efforts Harper College made to significantly improve their faculty policies and culture. Harper College is one of winners of the inaugural Delphi Award, an annual $15,000 cash award given to individuals or organizations…
“Moving Toward One Faculty” at the University of Texas at San Antonio
Natsumi Ueda, Jordan Harper, Adrianna Kezar
Delphi Award Finalist, 2022
As student enrollment increases, the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)’s strategic plan calls for retaining more diverse faculty and improving work environments and experiences of fixed-term-track (FTT) faculty, the new name given to non-tenure-track faculty at UTSA, to…
Improving Job Stability and Career Pathways for Lecturers Through Collective Bargaining at the University of California
Jordan Harper
Delphi Award Finalist, 2022
University Council-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT)/University of California (UC) Unit 18 faculty achieved a historic win with their new collective bargaining agreement effective for 2021-2026. Their efforts focused on improving lecturers’ job stability and career pathway revisions. Their bargaining campaign…
Greater Stability and Inclusion for Part-time and Full-time Faculty at Dominican University of California
Jordan Harper, Natsumi Ueda
Delphi Award Winner, 2022
Dominican University of California (Dominican) has a significant number of non-tenure-track faculty with 32 full-time term faculty (FTTF) and 204 part-time adjunct faculty (PTTF). Faculty off the tenure-track contribute meaningfully to its more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.…
Systemic Improvement for Teaching Faculty and Expansion of Tenure for Teaching at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
Jordan Harper, Adrianna Kezar
Dephi Award Winner, 2021
In 2012, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), a private research university in Massachusetts, made systemic change to better respect, recognize and support faculty off the tenure track. Motivated by the realization that teaching faculty and other contingent faculty were becoming more…
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