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.
Shared Equity Leadership in Politically Restrictive Environments: A Practice Brief
Jordan Harper, Elizabeth Holcombe, Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2025)
We find ourselves at a critical juncture as states across the nation enact anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) legislation, and the Trump administration in its…
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…
Increasing Access to Higher Education for Students Experiencing Homelessness: Utilizing Transition Plans to Empower Students (brief)
Woelki, W. T., Hallett, R. E., & Aviles, A. M.
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2025)
This brief is designed for educators who want to support the educational aspirations of students experiencing homelessness.
Supporting Fair and Inclusive Graduate Programs
Julie D. Kent, Liliana M. Garces, Julie R. Posselt, Tranae Hardy & Allison Robert
Council of Graduate Schools, Equity in Graduate Education Resource Center
In June 2023, with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Council of Graduate Schools and the the Equity in Graduate Education Resource Center…
Toolkit — 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 (2025)
This Toolkit accompanies the report “Capacity Building for Shared Equity Leadership: Approaches and Considerations for the Work.” It contains a five-step action planning guide to…
Toolkit — Shared Responsibility Means Shared Accountability
Adrianna Kezar, Elizabeth Holcombe, Darsella Vigil
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2025)
This Toolkit accompanies the report “Shared Responsibility Means Shared Accountability: Rethinking Accountability within Shared Equity Leadership.” It provides questions for leaders to reflect on current…
Reflective Guide — Organizing Shared Equity Leadership: Four Approaches to Structuring the Work
Elizabeth Holcombe, Adrianna Kezar, Jude Paul Matias Dizon, Darsella Vigil, Natsumi Ueda
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2025)
This Reflective Guide accompanies the report “Organizing Shared Equity Leadership: Four Approaches to Structuring the Work.” It offers a set of questions to help leaders…
Reflective Guide — 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 (2025)
This Reflective Guide accompanies the report “Leading for Equity from Where You Are: How Leaders in Different Roles Engage in Shared Equity Leadership.” It contains…
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…
Shared Equity Leadership in Politically Restrictive Environments: A Practice Brief
Jordan Harper, Elizabeth Holcombe, Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2025)
We find ourselves at a critical juncture as states across the nation enact anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) legislation, and the Trump administration in its earliest days has attempted to shut down DEI initiatives across the federal government and other…
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…
Increasing Access to Higher Education for Students Experiencing Homelessness: Utilizing Transition Plans to Empower Students (brief)
Woelki, W. T., Hallett, R. E., & Aviles, A. M.
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2025)
This brief is designed for educators who want to support the educational aspirations of students experiencing homelessness.
Supporting Fair and Inclusive Graduate Programs
Julie D. Kent, Liliana M. Garces, Julie R. Posselt, Tranae Hardy & Allison Robert
Council of Graduate Schools, Equity in Graduate Education Resource Center
In June 2023, with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Council of Graduate Schools and the the Equity in Graduate Education Resource Center launched a project to support equityminded graduate education in a changing legal landscape. In the…
Toolkit — 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 (2025)
This Toolkit accompanies the report “Capacity Building for Shared Equity Leadership: Approaches and Considerations for the Work.” It contains a five-step action planning guide to help leaders create a plan to build capacity for Shared Equity Leadership on their campus.…
Toolkit — Shared Responsibility Means Shared Accountability
Adrianna Kezar, Elizabeth Holcombe, Darsella Vigil
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2025)
This Toolkit accompanies the report “Shared Responsibility Means Shared Accountability: Rethinking Accountability within Shared Equity Leadership.” It provides questions for leaders to reflect on current equity accountability systems and think through how those systems might change when responsibility for equity…
Reflective Guide — Organizing Shared Equity Leadership: Four Approaches to Structuring the Work
Elizabeth Holcombe, Adrianna Kezar, Jude Paul Matias Dizon, Darsella Vigil, Natsumi Ueda
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2025)
This Reflective Guide accompanies the report “Organizing Shared Equity Leadership: Four Approaches to Structuring the Work.” It offers a set of questions to help leaders reflect on the current organizational structures that support equity work on their campus. This guide…
Reflective Guide — 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 (2025)
This Reflective Guide accompanies the report “Leading for Equity from Where You Are: How Leaders in Different Roles Engage in Shared Equity Leadership.” It contains several questions to help leaders reflect on their roles — both functional and positional. Leaders…
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…
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