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.
Leading for Equity from Where You Are: How Leaders in Different Roles Engage in Shared Equity Leadership
Elizabeth Holcombe, Adrianna Kezar, Jordan Harper, Darsella Vigil, Natsumi Ueda, Jude Paul Matias Dizon
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2022)
In this report, the fourth in the On Shared Equity Leadership series, we describe the ways that leaders in different campus roles contribute to shared…
Capacity Building for Shared Equity Leadership: Approaches and Considerations for the Work
Elizabeth Holcombe, Jordan Harper, Natsumi Ueda, Adrianna Kezar, Jude Paul Matias Dizon, Darsella Vigil
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2023)
This report, the fifth in the On Shared Equity Leadership series, explores ways to build capacity for the work of shared equity leadership (SEL) in…
Change Leadership Toolkit: CU Boulder Case Study
Ángel de Jesus Gonzalez, and Elizabeth Holcombe, Noah Finkelstein, (University of Colorado Boulder)
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 and adopt a new framework…
Change Leadership Toolkit: University of LaVerne Case Study
Ángel de Jesus Gonzalez and Elizabeth Holcombe
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2023)
In 2016, as part of a three person team, Lisa Looney and Sean Bernard led the efforts to create a new teaching evaluation policy and…
Change Leadership Toolkit: San Francisco State University Case Study
Ángel de Jesus Gonzalez, Elizabeth Holcombe, and Sue Rosser (San Francisco State University)
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2023)
Over a 3-year period starting in 2014, Sue Rosser, Provost at San Francisco State University, worked with women faculty in STEM to explore their experiences…
Change Leadership Toolkit: University of Portland Case Study
Ángel de Jesus Gonzalez, Elizabeth Holcombe, and Stephanie Salmone (University of Portland)
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2023)
This Case Study describes how Stephanie Salmone, Department Chair of Mathematics and Director of the STEM Education and Outreach Center at the University of Portland…
Change Leadership Toolkit: California State University, Monterey Bay Case Study
Ángel de Jesus Gonzalez, Elizabeth Holcombe, and Andrew Lawson (California State University, Monterey Bay)
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2023)
This undertaking to implement EO 1110 was the driving force behind the systemic change project led by Andrew Lawson, Dean of the College of Science…
Leadership for Liberation: A Leadership Framework & Guide for Student Affairs Professionals
Jordan Harper and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
This guide articulates a need for a new model of leadership - leadership for liberation. The provocative thesis argues for a bold and forward-thinking leadership…
AB705 Implementation in the Los Angeles Community College District: Results from a District-Wide Survey
Tatiana Melguizo, Federick Ngo, Cheryl Ching, Elif Yücel, Elise Swanson, Deborah L. Harrington
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2022)
The Pullias Center for Higher Education, as part of the USC-LACCD Research-Practice Partnership (RPP), is conducting a mixed-methods evaluation of Assembly Bill 705 (AB705) focused…
Bolstering First-Year Success Through Digital Tools
Tattiya Maruco, Zoë B. Corwin, Christine Rocha, and Maria Romero-Morales (2020)
To address the challenges of fostering a sense of belonging and ultimately improving academic success, USC’s Pullias Center for Higher Education and the Get Schooled…
Leading for Equity from Where You Are: How Leaders in Different Roles Engage in Shared Equity Leadership
Elizabeth Holcombe, Adrianna Kezar, Jordan Harper, Darsella Vigil, Natsumi Ueda, Jude Paul Matias Dizon
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2022)
In this report, the fourth in the On Shared Equity Leadership series, we describe the ways that leaders in different campus roles contribute to shared equity leadership (SEL) efforts. SEL is a leadership approach that scales diversity, equity, and inclusion…
Capacity Building for Shared Equity Leadership: Approaches and Considerations for the Work
Elizabeth Holcombe, Jordan Harper, Natsumi Ueda, Adrianna Kezar, Jude Paul Matias Dizon, Darsella Vigil
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2023)
This report, the fifth in the On Shared Equity Leadership series, explores ways to build capacity for the work of shared equity leadership (SEL) in higher education. SEL is a leadership approach that scales diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work…
Change Leadership Toolkit: CU Boulder Case Study
Ángel de Jesus Gonzalez, and Elizabeth Holcombe, Noah Finkelstein, (University of Colorado Boulder)
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 and adopt a new framework for supporting and assessing teaching on his campus. Noah is one of the Principal Investigators…
Change Leadership Toolkit: University of LaVerne Case Study
Ángel de Jesus Gonzalez and Elizabeth Holcombe
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2023)
In 2016, as part of a three person team, Lisa Looney and Sean Bernard led the efforts to create a new teaching evaluation policy and a larger set of faculty-related policies within a new Faculty Handbook. As chair of the…
Change Leadership Toolkit: San Francisco State University Case Study
Ángel de Jesus Gonzalez, Elizabeth Holcombe, and Sue Rosser (San Francisco State University)
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2023)
Over a 3-year period starting in 2014, Sue Rosser, Provost at San Francisco State University, worked with women faculty in STEM to explore their experiences and determine their priorities for career advancement during their time with the university. Preliminary data…
Change Leadership Toolkit: University of Portland Case Study
Ángel de Jesus Gonzalez, Elizabeth Holcombe, and Stephanie Salmone (University of Portland)
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2023)
This Case Study describes how Stephanie Salmone, Department Chair of Mathematics and Director of the STEM Education and Outreach Center at the University of Portland (UP), led a project called Redesigning Education For Learning through Evidence and Collaborative Teaching (REFLECT).…
Change Leadership Toolkit: California State University, Monterey Bay Case Study
Ángel de Jesus Gonzalez, Elizabeth Holcombe, and Andrew Lawson (California State University, Monterey Bay)
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2023)
This undertaking to implement EO 1110 was the driving force behind the systemic change project led by Andrew Lawson, Dean of the College of Science at CSUMB. Because of CSUMB’s existing commitment to innovation to support student success for traditionally-disenfranchised…
Leadership for Liberation: A Leadership Framework & Guide for Student Affairs Professionals
Jordan Harper and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
This guide articulates a need for a new model of leadership - leadership for liberation. The provocative thesis argues for a bold and forward-thinking leadership that focuses on the systems, structures, and cultural norms that are the heart of our…
AB705 Implementation in the Los Angeles Community College District: Results from a District-Wide Survey
Tatiana Melguizo, Federick Ngo, Cheryl Ching, Elif Yücel, Elise Swanson, Deborah L. Harrington
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2022)
The Pullias Center for Higher Education, as part of the USC-LACCD Research-Practice Partnership (RPP), is conducting a mixed-methods evaluation of Assembly Bill 705 (AB705) focused on how community college practitioners are implementing this landmark policy, which directs all 116 community…
Bolstering First-Year Success Through Digital Tools
Tattiya Maruco, Zoë B. Corwin, Christine Rocha, and Maria Romero-Morales (2020)
To address the challenges of fostering a sense of belonging and ultimately improving academic success, USC’s Pullias Center for Higher Education and the Get Schooled Foundation partnered with California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) to create an online tool called…
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