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.
“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…
Change Leadership Toolkit: Amarillo College Case Study
Elizabeth Holcombe, Ángel de Jesus Gonzalez and Russell Lowery-Hart (Amarillo College)
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2023)
This Case Study highlights Noah Finkelstein, Professor of Physics at CU Boulder, and the Leader Moves he made to develop This case study documents the…
Empowering Men of Color in Higher Education: A Focus on Psychological, Social, and Cultural Factors
Adrian H. Huerta, Maria Romero-Morales, Jude Paul Matias Dizon, Maritza E. Salazar, Julie Vu Nguyen
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
To understand the factors that contribute to men of color graduating from higher education institutions at lower rates than their same-aged peers, we conducted a…
Lessons Learned from Men of Color Programs: A Roadmap to Guide Program Development and Beyond
Adrian H. Huerta, Maria Romero-Morales, Jude Paul Matias Dizon, Julie Vu Nguyen
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
The collegiate experiences of men of color—Black, Latino, multiracial, Native American, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander men—are influenced by a wide variety of factors that…
Beyond the Board: Findings from the Field
Zoë B. Corwin, Tattiya Maruco, Neftalie Williams, Robert Reichardt, Maria Romero-Morales, Christine Rocha, and Constanza Astiazaran
The Pullias Center for Higher Education
This report shares findings from the two-year Beyond the Board study.
Gaming The System: Fostering College Knowledge Through Play
Zoë Blumberg Corwin, William G. Tierney, Elizabeth Swensen, Sean Bouchard, Tracy Fullerton, Gisele Ragusa (2012)
A report to outline the development of the Collegeology Games project and share emerging research findings conducted to ascertain the effects of the games on…
Ready Or Not, Here We Play: The Impact of Collegeology Games on College Readiness, Access and Student Success
William G. Tierney, Gisele Ragusa, Zoë Blumberg Corwin, Tracy Fullerton (2013)
The latest report on Collegeology Games.
“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…
Change Leadership Toolkit: Amarillo College Case Study
Elizabeth Holcombe, Ángel de Jesus Gonzalez and Russell Lowery-Hart (Amarillo College)
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2023)
This Case Study highlights Noah Finkelstein, Professor of Physics at CU Boulder, and the Leader Moves he made to develop This case study documents the transformation of Amarillo College (AC) from an institution with low retention and completion rates to…
Empowering Men of Color in Higher Education: A Focus on Psychological, Social, and Cultural Factors
Adrian H. Huerta, Maria Romero-Morales, Jude Paul Matias Dizon, Maritza E. Salazar, Julie Vu Nguyen
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
To understand the factors that contribute to men of color graduating from higher education institutions at lower rates than their same-aged peers, we conducted a literature review of 70 articles related to the experiences of men of color in higher…
Lessons Learned from Men of Color Programs: A Roadmap to Guide Program Development and Beyond
Adrian H. Huerta, Maria Romero-Morales, Jude Paul Matias Dizon, Julie Vu Nguyen
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
The collegiate experiences of men of color—Black, Latino, multiracial, Native American, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander men—are influenced by a wide variety of factors that determine if and how they persist to reach college graduation. Subtle and overt acts of…
Beyond the Board: Findings from the Field
Zoë B. Corwin, Tattiya Maruco, Neftalie Williams, Robert Reichardt, Maria Romero-Morales, Christine Rocha, and Constanza Astiazaran
The Pullias Center for Higher Education
This report shares findings from the two-year Beyond the Board study.
Gaming The System: Fostering College Knowledge Through Play
Zoë Blumberg Corwin, William G. Tierney, Elizabeth Swensen, Sean Bouchard, Tracy Fullerton, Gisele Ragusa (2012)
A report to outline the development of the Collegeology Games project and share emerging research findings conducted to ascertain the effects of the games on students’ college going efficacy.
Ready Or Not, Here We Play: The Impact of Collegeology Games on College Readiness, Access and Student Success
William G. Tierney, Gisele Ragusa, Zoë Blumberg Corwin, Tracy Fullerton (2013)
The latest report on Collegeology Games.
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