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Zoë B. Corwin in Education Dive: How colleges are using gamification to engage students

Colleges and universities are using gamification to engage Gen Z students, and the Pullias Center is at the forefront of this innovative trend. Today, Education Dive featured the Charge On campaign, a digital effort conceived by the Pullias Center’s Digital Equity in Education team and the nonprofit GetSchooled to decrease summer melt and improve first-year persistence rates at California State University, […]

Julie Posselt in Nature: Astronomy society pushes for diversity in US PhD programs

February 21, 2019 pulliasadmin Pullias Voices, STEM reform julie posselt

Pullias faculty member Julie Posselt was quoted in Nature about the American Astronomical Society’s push to recruit and retain more students from under-represented groups in PhD programs. The society, which represents 8,000 astronomers across 57 nations, offers recommendations in the final report of a task force on diversity and inclusion in astronomy graduate education…. The proposals … include input from experts in STEM graduate education. […]

Four Pullias Center research assistants awarded research grants

February 21, 2019 pulliasadmin Awards, Pullias News aireale rodgers arely acuna avilez deborah e southern lauren irwin

Congratulations to Pullias research assistants Arely Acuña Avilez, Lauren Irwin, Aireale Joi Rodgers and Deborah E. Southern, recipients of Rossier Research Office Internal Research Grants! Below are the titles and abstracts of the research papers the grants will support. Arely Acuña Avilez: Undocumented Student Organizations: Navigating the Sociopolitical Context in Higher Education Though largely understudied, research shows that peer groups and […]

Suneal Kolluri on KJZZ Phoenix: Some experts concerned about AP exams

February 20, 2019 pulliasadmin Pullias Voices advanced placement suneal kolluri

What are the benefits and challenges of Advanced Placement programs in high schools? An interview on this topic with Pullias research assistant Suneal Kolluri aired today on KJZZ Phoenix, an NPR station in Phoenix, Ariz. Kolluri’s research interests include college access and persistence for low-income youth and underrepresented youth of color, specifically how K-12 schools can promote equitable interactions between diverse […]

Applications open for 2019 Delphi Award

February 19, 2019July 8, 2019 pulliasadmin Awards, Changing faculty adrianna kezar daniel scott delphi project

Two awards of $15,000 each recognize noteworthy efforts to support non-tenure-track faculty. The Pullias Center for Higher Education at the USC Rossier School of Education today opened applications for the 2019 Delphi Award. The $15,000 cash award is given annually to two individuals or groups who have worked to support adjunct, contingent and non-tenure-track faculty in promoting student success. “Although non-tenure-track faculty […]

Delphi Award winners share best practices to support non-tenure-track faculty

February 12, 2019 pulliasadmin Changing faculty, Publications adrianna kezar daniel scott delphi project

Harper College and California State University, Dominguez Hills detail the paths they took to improve working conditions and professional development for adjunct faculty on their campuses. Better opportunities for professional development. Equitable compensation. An inclusive campus culture. These are among the much-needed changes non-tenure-track faculty have called for on many college and university campuses. To help these institutions forge their paths […]

New research: Lessons from the Jerry Sandusky case, limits of PhD admissions criteria, and more

February 8, 2019 pulliasadmin Academic governance & change, College access, Equity & Diversity, Publications, STEM reform adrian huerta julie posselt michael lanford tattiya maruco william tierney

Congratulations to Pullias Center co-director William G. Tierney and research associate Raquel M. Rall! Their co-authored article, “Lessons Not Yet Learned: Culture, Governance, and the Jerry Sandusky Case,” received the 2019 Neuner Award from the American Association of University Administrators for the outstanding article in The Journal of Higher Education Management. Other recent works by Pullias researchers tackle a wide range of […]

Pullias Center welcomes new research affiliate Lorelle L. Espinosa

February 5, 2019 pulliasadmin Pullias News lorelle espinosa

From a report on shared leadership in higher education to a white paper on the changing role of college and university faculty, the Pullias Center and the American Council of Education, the major coordinating body for the nation’s colleges and universities, have a long history of collaborative research aimed at fostering innovative, high-quality practice in higher education. Now, the Pullias and […]

Julie Posselt and Darnell Cole in The Chronicle of Higher Education: Lawyers on Race-Conscious Admissions

February 1, 2019March 21, 2019 pulliasadmin Pullias Voices darnell cole julie posselt

Two Pullias Center faculty members were featured in a recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education about race-conscious admissions at colleges and universities. Julie Posselt, an assistant professor of higher education at the USC Rossier School of Education, and Darnell Cole, an associate professor of education at USC Rossier, both spoke at the University of Southern California’s Admissions, Race and Identity conference. […]

How student affairs departments can support non-tenure-track faculty

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 pulliasadmin Changing faculty, Publications adrianna kezar daniel scott delphi project

A new guide by Daniel Scott and Adrianna Kezar details ways student affairs departments and non-tenure-track faculty can collaborate. Student affairs departments and faculty share an important goal: to support the success and engagement of their students. Yet while these two groups rely on each other for resources, skills and expertise, collaboration between them has become more challenging in the […]