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.
Improving the Quality of Term Faculty Careers at George Mason University
Jordan Harper
Delphi Award Applicant, 2021
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Bruce A. Rothwell Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (RCTLE) provides professional development to the Worldwide campus’ majority adjunct instructor population. The…
Making Maryville University the Adjunct Destination
Jordan Harper
Applicant for the Delphi Award, 2020
Since its inception in 1872, teaching has been and continues to be a top priority at Maryville University. In 2015, key stakeholders at the university designed…
Steady Lines of Communication, Representation and Support for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty at Washington University in St. Louis
Jennifer Yeh, Jordan Harper
Applicant for the Delphi Award, 2020
The Association for Teaching Research and Practice (ATRaP) at Washington University in St. Louis was created to support full-time non-tenure-track faculty (FTNTTF) and encourage the…
Advocacy and Equal Access Opportunities for Non-Tenure Track Faculty at Middlesex Community College
Jennifer Yeh, Jordan Harper
Applicant for the Delphi Award, 2020
Middlesex Community College (MCC) recognizes that student achievement is intertwined with faculty success, which of course includes adjunct faculty. MCC has a history of including…
Expanding Opportunities and Community for Non- Tenure-Track Faculty at Washtenaw Community College
Jennifer Yeh, Jordan Harper
Applicant for the Delphi Award, 2019
Washtenaw Community College (WCC) is located in southeast Michigan and enrolls around 18,000 students per year. The Part-Time & Adjunct Faculty Institute (PTFI) serves roughly…
Supporting Non-Tenure-Track Faculty and the Art of Teaching Through Association Collaboration
Jordan Harper
Applicant for the Delphi Award, 2019
In 2015, two of philosophy’s largest professional organizations, the American Philosophical Association (APA) and the American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT) collaborated to produce the…
Improving and Dedicating Supports for Part-time Faculty at Central Piedmont Community College
Jennifer Yeh, Jordan Harper
Applicant for the Delphi Award, 2018
In an effort to bolster support for part-time faculty, the division director for Central Piedmont Community College’s largest curriculum department connected and collaborated with full-time…
Improving the Quality of Term Faculty Careers at George Mason University
Jordan Harper
Delphi Award Applicant, 2021
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Bruce A. Rothwell Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (RCTLE) provides professional development to the Worldwide campus’ majority adjunct instructor population. The RCTLE utilizes four professional development initiatives specifically geared towards adjuncts: required training for new hires…
Making Maryville University the Adjunct Destination
Jordan Harper
Applicant for the Delphi Award, 2020
Since its inception in 1872, teaching has been and continues to be a top priority at Maryville University. In 2015, key stakeholders at the university designed a strategic plan titled, “A New Century of Higher Education: Maryville 2022” that uses four…
Steady Lines of Communication, Representation and Support for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty at Washington University in St. Louis
Jennifer Yeh, Jordan Harper
Applicant for the Delphi Award, 2020
The Association for Teaching Research and Practice (ATRaP) at Washington University in St. Louis was created to support full-time non-tenure-track faculty (FTNTTF) and encourage the institution’s administration to establish a steady line of communication with NTTF. The achievements and institutionalization…
Advocacy and Equal Access Opportunities for Non-Tenure Track Faculty at Middlesex Community College
Jennifer Yeh, Jordan Harper
Applicant for the Delphi Award, 2020
Middlesex Community College (MCC) recognizes that student achievement is intertwined with faculty success, which of course includes adjunct faculty. MCC has a history of including non-tenure-track faculty (NTTF) in consideration of past initiatives, such as opening the availability of some…
Expanding Opportunities and Community for Non- Tenure-Track Faculty at Washtenaw Community College
Jennifer Yeh, Jordan Harper
Applicant for the Delphi Award, 2019
Washtenaw Community College (WCC) is located in southeast Michigan and enrolls around 18,000 students per year. The Part-Time & Adjunct Faculty Institute (PTFI) serves roughly 750 non-tenure-track faculty (NTTF) at WCC. Although WCC has a history of supporting NTTF, part-time…
Supporting Non-Tenure-Track Faculty and the Art of Teaching Through Association Collaboration
Jordan Harper
Applicant for the Delphi Award, 2019
In 2015, two of philosophy’s largest professional organizations, the American Philosophical Association (APA) and the American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT) collaborated to produce the Teaching Hub, a two-day professional development event to be held at three place-based philosophy convenings…
Improving and Dedicating Supports for Part-time Faculty at Central Piedmont Community College
Jennifer Yeh, Jordan Harper
Applicant for the Delphi Award, 2018
In an effort to bolster support for part-time faculty, the division director for Central Piedmont Community College’s largest curriculum department connected and collaborated with full-time faculty members. A research-based program proposal was subsequently submitted highlighting five no-to-low cost support priorities…
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