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.
Faculty, Academic Careers, and Environments (FACE) Conceptual Framework Report
KC Culver, Adrianna Kezar, Emily R. Koren and John W. Curtis
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 Role of Academic Affairs in Supporting VITAL Faculty on Campus
Adrianna Kezar and KC Culver
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
In this brief, we argue that creating avenues to support VITAL faculty is an essential role for leaders within academic affairs, and particularly those in…
What is the Employee Value Proposition for Contingent/VITAL Faculty?
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success, TIAA Institute, 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…
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…
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…
Off the Track: The rising number of non-tenure-track faculty and what it means for students in our colleges and universities
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2016)
This infographic shows the increase of non-tenure-track faculty and their effects on both the faculty and students.
Selected Research on Connections between Non-Tenure-Track Faculty and Student Learning (Updated 2020)
Created as part of the Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success, the annotated bibliography is designed to highlight correlations between the working…
The Imperative for Change: Fostering Understanding of the Necessity of Changing Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Policies and Practices
Adrianna Kezar, Daniel Maxey, Lara Badke (2014)
This summary outlines the necessity for addressing the changing faculty and its implications for student learning outcomes, equity, and institutional risk management. It aims to…
The Professoriate Reconsidered: A Study of New Faculty Models
Adrianna Kezar, Daniel Maxey, Elizabeth Holcombe (2015)
This survey study examines key higher education stakeholders views of new faculty roles/work.
Rethinking Faculty Models/Roles: An Emerging Consensus about Future Directions for the Professoriate
Adrianna Kezar, Elizabeth Holcombe, Daniel Maxey (2016)
To help campus leaders envision a way forward, the TIAA Institute commissioned research by Adrianna Kezar, Elizabeth Holcombe, and Daniel Maxey, who surveyed a broad…
Faculty, Academic Careers, and Environments (FACE) Conceptual Framework Report
KC Culver, Adrianna Kezar, Emily R. Koren and John W. Curtis
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…
The Role of Academic Affairs in Supporting VITAL Faculty on Campus
Adrianna Kezar and KC Culver
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
In this brief, we argue that creating avenues to support VITAL faculty is an essential role for leaders within academic affairs, and particularly those in faculty affairs. While we review a host of supports needed, we argue for the importance…
What is the Employee Value Proposition for Contingent/VITAL Faculty?
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success, TIAA Institute, 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…
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,…
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…
Off the Track: The rising number of non-tenure-track faculty and what it means for students in our colleges and universities
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2016)
This infographic shows the increase of non-tenure-track faculty and their effects on both the faculty and students.
Selected Research on Connections between Non-Tenure-Track Faculty and Student Learning (Updated 2020)
Created as part of the Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success, the annotated bibliography is designed to highlight correlations between the working conditions of non-tenure-track faculty and the outcomes and experiences of their students.
The Imperative for Change: Fostering Understanding of the Necessity of Changing Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Policies and Practices
Adrianna Kezar, Daniel Maxey, Lara Badke (2014)
This summary outlines the necessity for addressing the changing faculty and its implications for student learning outcomes, equity, and institutional risk management. It aims to build an understanding of the implications of the current faculty model and policies and practices…
The Professoriate Reconsidered: A Study of New Faculty Models
Adrianna Kezar, Daniel Maxey, Elizabeth Holcombe (2015)
This survey study examines key higher education stakeholders views of new faculty roles/work.
Rethinking Faculty Models/Roles: An Emerging Consensus about Future Directions for the Professoriate
Adrianna Kezar, Elizabeth Holcombe, Daniel Maxey (2016)
To help campus leaders envision a way forward, the TIAA Institute commissioned research by Adrianna Kezar, Elizabeth Holcombe, and Daniel Maxey, who surveyed a broad range of hundreds of higher education stakeholders about their views of numerous potential attributes of…
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