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.
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…
Growing Together: A Toolkit for Building Connection and Community for Adjunct Faculty
Heather Sanders, Jennifer Obenshain & Amy Vecchione
Boise State University (2025)
This toolkit was created by Boise State University's School of Social Work, MSW Online Program as part of the Delphi Project. It provides a roadmap…
VITAL 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 (2024)
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2024) This guide is designed for use by faculty and staff at the department level…
Using Design for Equity in Higher Education for Liberatory Change: A Guide for Practice
KC Culver, Jordan Harper, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
This toolkit helps design teams engage in this process of implementing the Design for Equity in Higher Education model, For each phase of the model,…
Design for Equity in Higher Education
KC Culver, Jordan Harper, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
A customized guide about liberatory design thinking processes that have been tested within college settings to support changes that enhance equity in policies and practices…
Sustained Professional Development for VITAL Faculty: Engagement and Benefits
KC Culver, Benjamin Selznick & Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2025)
This report provides insights into VITAL faculty members’ engagement in sustained professional development (SPD) programs, such as faculty learning communities. Throughout the report, we examine…
Exploring New Horizons for Designing Sustained Professional Development for VITAL Faculty
Adrianna Kezar and KC Culver
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
This report analyzes the design process that campus teams use to create sustained professional development (SPD) programs such as faculty learning communities for VITAL faculty.…
Faculty, Academic Careers, and Environments (FACE) Pilot Study and Field Test Report
John W. Curtis, Emily R. Koren, Adrianna Kezar, KC Culver, Caren Arbeit and Nicole McDermott Tate
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
This report describes the two-year pilot study of how best to create a national study of faculty working at non-profit colleges and universities of all…
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…
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,…
Growing Together: A Toolkit for Building Connection and Community for Adjunct Faculty
Heather Sanders, Jennifer Obenshain & Amy Vecchione
Boise State University (2025)
This toolkit was created by Boise State University's School of Social Work, MSW Online Program as part of the Delphi Project. It provides a roadmap for departments looking to initiate, sustain and grow an Adjunct Faculty Learning Community.
VITAL 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 (2024)
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2024) 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,…
Using Design for Equity in Higher Education for Liberatory Change: A Guide for Practice
KC Culver, Jordan Harper, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
This toolkit helps design teams engage in this process of implementing the Design for Equity in Higher Education model, For each phase of the model, this toolkit provides a short description and offers some questions and suggestions to guide practice.
Design for Equity in Higher Education
KC Culver, Jordan Harper, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
A customized guide about liberatory design thinking processes that have been tested within college settings to support changes that enhance equity in policies and practices within institutions. This research is based on case studies of several institutions, including focus group…
Sustained Professional Development for VITAL Faculty: Engagement and Benefits
KC Culver, Benjamin Selznick & Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2025)
This report provides insights into VITAL faculty members’ engagement in sustained professional development (SPD) programs, such as faculty learning communities. Throughout the report, we examine how differences in VITAL faculty’s career characteristics (e.g., full-time or part-time, promotion opportunities and contract…
Exploring New Horizons for Designing Sustained Professional Development for VITAL Faculty
Adrianna Kezar and KC Culver
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
This report analyzes the design process that campus teams use to create sustained professional development (SPD) programs such as faculty learning communities for VITAL faculty. This report can be useful for educational developers and others who plan sustained professional development…
Faculty, Academic Careers, and Environments (FACE) Pilot Study and Field Test Report
John W. Curtis, Emily R. Koren, Adrianna Kezar, KC Culver, Caren Arbeit and Nicole McDermott Tate
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
This report describes the two-year pilot study of how best to create a national study of faculty working at non-profit colleges and universities of all types across the country, given the social media and survey research environment of the 2020s.
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…
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