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$300,000 Grant from ECMC Foundation
Drs. Zoe Corwin and William G. Tierney in the Pullias Center for Higher Education have been awarded a $300,000 grant from ECMC Foundation to address how digital tools can significantly impact service provision during the high stakes transition away from remedial education in the California State University system. Starting in January 2018, the Pullias Center – in an-ongoing partnership with the Get Schooled […]
Save the Date: 40th Annual Pullias Lecture
Join us on March 27, 2018 with speaker, Sarita E. Brown, president of Excelencia in Education, a not-for-profit organization accelerating Latino success in higher education to serve Latino students. More details soon.
The Roles of STEM Faculty Communities of Practice in Institutional and Departmental Reform in Higher Education
Gehrke and Kezar examine how involvement in four cross-institutional STEM faculty communities of practice is associated with local departmental and institutional change for faculty members belonging to these communities. Read the paper in American Educational Research Journal.
Increasing Student Success in STEM: Summary of A Guide to Systemic Institutional Change
Elrod and Kezar discuss the need for cross-functional team works for institutional change. Download the ebook at AAC&U.
This Week: Tell Our Lawmakers Why You’re #Thankful4Pell
From Nov. 13-19, visit the National College Access Network (NCAN) website to seamlessly share your story with members of Congress via a letter, Twitter, or Facebook. They’ve provided sample text and tweets for students and professionals.
Pullias Center at the 42nd Annual ASHE Conference 2017
Join the faculty, researchers, and doctoral students of the Pullias Center for Higher Education presenting at the annual conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) this Fall. The meeting will take place from Thursday, November 9 to Saturday, November 11 in Houston, TX.
Adrianna Kezar and Julie R. Posselt Win 2017 Association for the Study of Higher Education Awards
Congratulations to Kezar for winning the Research Achievement Award and to Julie R. Posselt for winning the Promising Scholar/Early Career Award at ASHE. The Awards Reception and Champagne Toast is on November 10, 2017 in Houston Marriott Marquis.
Webinar to Explore the Findings of the American College President Study 2017
ACE and the TIAA Institute will host a webinar on Sept. 28 at 1:00 pm EDT with college and university presidents and higher education scholars to learn about their perspectives on and reactions to the key findings of the American College President Study 2017 (ACPS). Adrianna Kezar, Professor and Co-Director of the Pullias Center, will be one of the speakers.
DACA and the Betrayal of the American Dream: The Implications of the Elimination of DACA
The announcement by the Attorney General that the Republican Administration will end the Deferred Action for Early Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has created a great deal of uncertainty for the nearly 800,000 individuals who have filed for DACA. Approximately half of the 800,000 have been enrolled in a postsecondary institution in the United States, so the consequences are particularly important […]