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.
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Designing Accessible and Inclusive Professional Development for NTTF Toolkit
KC Culver, Adrianna Kezar, and Jennifer Yeh
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2022)
This toolkit is meant to accompany our report “Designing Accessible and Inclusive Professional Development for NTTF,” which was created as part of the Delphi Project…
“Waze” to Support Non-Tenure Track Faculty as a Student Activist
Jordan Harper & Adrianna Kezar (2020)
Created as part of the Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success, this guide is designed for student activists at the undergraduate and…
Dispelling the Myths: Locating the Resources Needed to Support Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
Adrianna Kezar, Daniel Maxey (2013)
This resource outlines potential changes that could be made to improve support for non-tenure-track faculty on campuses, organized in terms of those that would be…
Review of Selected Policies and Practices and Connections to Student Learning
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2013)
The summary discusses how certain conditions created by policies – or a lack of policies – influence the ability of institutions to maximize the benefits…
A Model of Consensus Features for New Faculty Roles
Adrianna Kezar, Daniel Scott, Hannah Yang (2017)
This infographic shows a model that can guide institutions in guaranteeing that new faculty roles are oriented around the goals of the higher education enterprise…
Selected Research on Connections between Non-Tenure-Track Faculty and Student Learning (2013)
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…
Faculty Matter: Selected Research on Connections between Faculty-Student Interaction and Student Success
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2013)
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2013) This bibliography includes summaries of a sample of selected studies that describe the importance…
Adapting By Design Toolkit
Daniel Maxey, Adrianna Kezar (2017)
Created to support the redesign of higher education models, this toolkit helps campus leaders identify and create an impetus for achieving the changes that are…
Departmental Cultures and Non-Tenure-Track Faculty: A Self-Assessment Tool for Departments
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2015)
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2015) This self-assessment tool is a detailed survey that can be used by colleges and…
Designing Accessible and Inclusive Professional Development for NTTF Toolkit
KC Culver, Adrianna Kezar, and Jennifer Yeh
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2022)
This toolkit is meant to accompany our report “Designing Accessible and Inclusive Professional Development for NTTF,” which was created as part of the Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success. In this report, we found that a variety…
“Waze” to Support Non-Tenure Track Faculty as a Student Activist
Jordan Harper & Adrianna Kezar (2020)
Created as part of the Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success, this guide is designed for student activists at the undergraduate and graduate level looking to support Non-Tenure-Track Faculty in higher education. These students are in a…
Dispelling the Myths: Locating the Resources Needed to Support Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
Adrianna Kezar, Daniel Maxey (2013)
This resource outlines potential changes that could be made to improve support for non-tenure-track faculty on campuses, organized in terms of those that would be less expensive to implement or would likely require the reallocation of funding or increased expenditures.…
Review of Selected Policies and Practices and Connections to Student Learning
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2013)
The summary discusses how certain conditions created by policies – or a lack of policies – influence the ability of institutions to maximize the benefits of non-tenure-track faculty contributions to student learning.
A Model of Consensus Features for New Faculty Roles
Adrianna Kezar, Daniel Scott, Hannah Yang (2017)
This infographic shows a model that can guide institutions in guaranteeing that new faculty roles are oriented around the goals of the higher education enterprise while they flesh out the details of what the new faculty will look like in…
Selected Research on Connections between Non-Tenure-Track Faculty and Student Learning (2013)
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.
Faculty Matter: Selected Research on Connections between Faculty-Student Interaction and Student Success
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2013)
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2013) This bibliography includes summaries of a sample of selected studies that describe the importance of faculty-student interactions for facilitating positive student outcomes.
Adapting By Design Toolkit
Daniel Maxey, Adrianna Kezar (2017)
Created to support the redesign of higher education models, this toolkit helps campus leaders identify and create an impetus for achieving the changes that are necessary to address changing faculty trends, including the rising numbers of non-tenure-track faculty, at colleges…
Departmental Cultures and Non-Tenure-Track Faculty: A Self-Assessment Tool for Departments
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2015)
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2015) This self-assessment tool is a detailed survey that can be used by colleges and universities to get direct, actionable feedback from non-tenure-track faculty. The survey, which can be administered…
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