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.
Creating a Unified Community of Support: Increasing Success for Underrepresented Students in STEM
Adrianna Kezar, Elizabeth Holcombe (2017)
For decades, researchers have tried to boost the very low success rates of first-generation, low-income and underserved minority students in STEM education in college. Yet…
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…
Professional Development for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty in STEM at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
KC Culver, Adrianna Kezar, and Maeve Lee
Pullias Center for Higher Education (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…
Professional Development for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty at California State University, San Bernardino
KC Culver, Adrianna Kezar, and Jennifer Yeh
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
The California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB) Faculty Center for Excellence (FEC) provides professional development for faculty, including support for research, teaching, community engagement, and…
Professional Development for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty at The Ohio State University
Maeve Lee, KC Culver, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
The Ohio State University (OSU) employs nearly 6,000 faculty, about 50% of whom are non-tenure-track faculty (NTTF). Over the past several years, there have been…
Professional Development for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty in STEM at the University of Colorado Boulder
KC Culver, Maeve Lee, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
The University of Colorado Boulder's Center for STEM Learning (CSL)'s Transforming Education, Supporting Teaching and Learning Excellence (TRESTLE) was a seven- institution project funded by…
Professional Development for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty at Valencia College
Jennifer Yeh, KC Culver, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
The vast majority of faculty across career tracks at the University of Georgia (UGA) are employed full time. UGA works to limit the number of…
Professional Development for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty at the University of Georgia DeLTA Project in STEM
Jennifer Yeh, KC Culver, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
The vast majority of faculty across career tracks at the University of Georgia (UGA) are employed full time. UGA works to limit the number of…
Professional Development for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty at San Francisco State University
Jennifer Yeh, KC Culver, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
San Francisco State University (SFSU)'s Center for Equity and Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CEETL) provides professional development opportunities for faculty that promote equity-minded, innovative,…
Professional Development for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty at Boise State University
KC Culver, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
This case study is focuses on Boise State's work to support adjuncts and begins with an overview of various initiatives in the CTL that are…
Creating a Unified Community of Support: Increasing Success for Underrepresented Students in STEM
Adrianna Kezar, Elizabeth Holcombe (2017)
For decades, researchers have tried to boost the very low success rates of first-generation, low-income and underserved minority students in STEM education in college. Yet while more students from these groups have been entering colleges and pursuing STEM majors, 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 faculty members. A research-based program proposal was subsequently submitted highlighting five no-to-low cost support priorities…
Professional Development for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty in STEM at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
KC Culver, Adrianna Kezar, and Maeve Lee
Pullias Center for Higher Education (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…
Professional Development for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty at California State University, San Bernardino
KC Culver, Adrianna Kezar, and Jennifer Yeh
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
The California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB) Faculty Center for Excellence (FEC) provides professional development for faculty, including support for research, teaching, community engagement, and career success. Instructional development is offered through the Teaching Resource Center (TRC), which is led…
Professional Development for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty at The Ohio State University
Maeve Lee, KC Culver, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
The Ohio State University (OSU) employs nearly 6,000 faculty, about 50% of whom are non-tenure-track faculty (NTTF). Over the past several years, there have been significant changes to the institutional structure and programs related to professional development for faculty. Staff…
Professional Development for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty in STEM at the University of Colorado Boulder
KC Culver, Maeve Lee, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
The University of Colorado Boulder's Center for STEM Learning (CSL)'s Transforming Education, Supporting Teaching and Learning Excellence (TRESTLE) was a seven- institution project funded by the National Science Foundation from 2015-2020. The TRESTLE project focused on increasing use of research-based…
Professional Development for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty at Valencia College
Jennifer Yeh, KC Culver, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
The vast majority of faculty across career tracks at the University of Georgia (UGA) are employed full time. UGA works to limit the number of teaching-focused non-tenure-track faculty (NTTF) to make up no more than 20% of total instructional faculty,…
Professional Development for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty at the University of Georgia DeLTA Project in STEM
Jennifer Yeh, KC Culver, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
The vast majority of faculty across career tracks at the University of Georgia (UGA) are employed full time. UGA works to limit the number of teaching-focused non-tenure-track faculty (NTTF) to make up no more than 20% of total instructional faculty,…
Professional Development for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty at San Francisco State University
Jennifer Yeh, KC Culver, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
San Francisco State University (SFSU)'s Center for Equity and Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CEETL) provides professional development opportunities for faculty that promote equity-minded, innovative, and reflective learning and instructional practices. SFSU offers an example of an institution that provides…
Professional Development for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty at Boise State University
KC Culver, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
This case study is focuses on Boise State's work to support adjuncts and begins with an overview of various initiatives in the CTL that are designed to be more accessible to and inclusive of adjuncts, including an adjunct-specific faculty learning…
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