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.
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Change Leadership Toolkit: University of Georgia Case Study
Elizabeth Holcombe, Ángel de Jesus Gonzalez and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
This Case Study describes efforts to change the culture around teaching and learning at the University of Georgia (UGA) through the Engineering Education Transformations Institute…
Developmental Education Reform as a Civil Rights Agenda: Recent History & Future Directions for California
Susan Bickerstaff, Tatiana Melguizo
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
Efforts to strengthen the pipeline to college degree completion have focused on improving college access and providing academic, social, and financial supports to students’ post…
What is the Employee Value Proposition for Contingent/VITAL Faculty?
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success, TIAA Institutue, 2024
This brief, authored by Adrianna Kezar and KC Culver, considers extending TIAA Institute's Employee Value Proposition (EVP) from professional staff in higher education to contingent…
Non-Tenure-Track Faculty on our Campus: A Guide for Campus Task Forces to Better Understand Faculty Working Conditions and the Necessity of Change
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2012)
This guide is designed for use by task forces, committees, or groups who would like to examine non-tenure-track faculty practices and issues at the campus…
State of the Faculty
Daniel Scott, Jude Paul Matias Dizon, Adrianna Kezar (2019)
Pullias Center for Higher Education
The report explores the issues and trends that have affected faculty in the United States to provide a snapshot from varied sources about the state…
Non-Tenure-Track Faculty in our Department: A Guide for Departments and Academic Programs to Better Understand Faculty Working Conditions and the Necessity of Change
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2012)
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2012) This guide is designed for use by faculty and staff at the department level…
Faculty, Academic Careers, and Environments (FACE) Institutional Data Providers Focus Groups Report
Emily R. Koren, John W. Curtis, Adrianna Kezar and KC Culver
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
The purpose of the Faculty, Academic Careers and Environments (FACE) project is to understand who faculty are, what their academic careers look like, and how…
Change Leadership Toolkit: A Guide for Advancing Systemic Change in Higher Education
Susan Elrod, Adrianna Kezar, Ángel de Jesus González
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2023)
Several years into a pandemic, a racial reckoning unfolding, enrollments fluctuating, and with strapped finances, leaders are in dire need of a guide that can…
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Model: A Comprehensive Strategy for Enhancing Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Work Environments and Student Outcomes
Natsumi Ueda, Adrianna Kezar
Delphi Award Finalist, 2023
The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMA), a public research university, has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to improving working conditions for non-tenure track faculty (NTTF) with…
Technology and College Access: Understanding the Unique Challenges and Opportunities Black Students Face
Sharla Berry
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
The author makes a case that educators might leverage Black students’ significant use of and innovation with technology to expand opportunities to cultivate college knowledge…
Change Leadership Toolkit: University of Georgia Case Study
Elizabeth Holcombe, Ángel de Jesus Gonzalez and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
This Case Study describes efforts to change the culture around teaching and learning at the University of Georgia (UGA) through the Engineering Education Transformations Institute (EETI). EETI works across the three schools within UGA’s College of Engineering. John Morelock, Associate…
Developmental Education Reform as a Civil Rights Agenda: Recent History & Future Directions for California
Susan Bickerstaff, Tatiana Melguizo
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
Efforts to strengthen the pipeline to college degree completion have focused on improving college access and providing academic, social, and financial supports to students’ post enrollment. In this paper, we explore one facet of postsecondary education that has served as…
What is the Employee Value Proposition for Contingent/VITAL Faculty?
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success, TIAA Institutue, 2024
This brief, authored by Adrianna Kezar and KC Culver, considers extending TIAA Institute's Employee Value Proposition (EVP) from professional staff in higher education to contingent or non-tenure-track faculty, also called VITAL faculty. Based on qualitative and quantitative research, the EVP…
Non-Tenure-Track Faculty on our Campus: A Guide for Campus Task Forces to Better Understand Faculty Working Conditions and the Necessity of Change
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2012)
This guide is designed for use by task forces, committees, or groups who would like to examine non-tenure-track faculty practices and issues at the campus level. Its question sections, discussion questions, and concluding questions guide practitioners through the process of…
State of the Faculty
Daniel Scott, Jude Paul Matias Dizon, Adrianna Kezar (2019)
Pullias Center for Higher Education
The report explores the issues and trends that have affected faculty in the United States to provide a snapshot from varied sources about the state of the profession. Topics covered include the future job market, faculty accountability policies, shared governance,…
Non-Tenure-Track Faculty in our Department: A Guide for Departments and Academic Programs to Better Understand Faculty Working Conditions and the Necessity of Change
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2012)
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2012) This guide is designed for use by faculty and staff at the department level who would like to examine non-tenure-track faculty practices and issues. Its question sections, discussion questions,…
Faculty, Academic Careers, and Environments (FACE) Institutional Data Providers Focus Groups Report
Emily R. Koren, John W. Curtis, Adrianna Kezar and KC Culver
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2024)
The purpose of the Faculty, Academic Careers and Environments (FACE) project is to understand who faculty are, what their academic careers look like, and how the environments in which they work shape their ability to thrive as instructors, researchers and…
Change Leadership Toolkit: A Guide for Advancing Systemic Change in Higher Education
Susan Elrod, Adrianna Kezar, Ángel de Jesus González
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2023)
Several years into a pandemic, a racial reckoning unfolding, enrollments fluctuating, and with strapped finances, leaders are in dire need of a guide that can help support them in leading systemic change.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Model: A Comprehensive Strategy for Enhancing Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Work Environments and Student Outcomes
Natsumi Ueda, Adrianna Kezar
Delphi Award Finalist, 2023
The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMA), a public research university, has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to improving working conditions for non-tenure track faculty (NTTF) with a 20-year track record of progressive policies to improve the support for them. This commitment…
Technology and College Access: Understanding the Unique Challenges and Opportunities Black Students Face
Sharla Berry
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
The author makes a case that educators might leverage Black students’ significant use of and innovation with technology to expand opportunities to cultivate college knowledge and expand college access. The brief highlights the relationship between technology and college knowledge, explores…
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