Priorities for Betsy DeVos, U.S. Secretary of Ed
Research faculty at the Rossier School of Ed offer their expectations in five key principles for the new Secretary of Education.
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Pullias Center: Memo to Jerry Falwell Jr.
Pullias Center co-directors William Tierney and Adrianna Kezar, along with other directors of higher education centers, issued priorities for education in the United States in a memo to Jerry Falwell Jr., chair of the Task Force on Higher Education Reform . The memo describes the role of the federal government in addressing seven keystone challenges now confronting higher education. Co-signatories […]
The University as a Sanctuary
We offer a brief overview of what the traditional understanding of a sanctuary has been and consider the current calls for colleges and universities to become sanctuaries. Possible steps for those working in higher ed are offered. Read the publication.
USC Rossier Pullias Center at ASHE
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. View our schedule of events.
‘College knowledge’ helps students prep for higher education
USC News recently published an article detailing how the Pullias Center’s SummerTIME program prepares students for the challenges they will face in college.
Envisioning the Faculty for the Twenty-First Century
New book by Pullias researchers highlights the need for new faculty models Envisioning the Faculty for the Twenty-First Century: Moving to a Mission-Oriented and Learner-Centered Model Edited by Adrianna Kezar and Daniel Maxey Contributions by Daniel Maxey, Adrianna Kezar, Elizabeth Holcombe, Ann E. Austin, Andrea G. Trice, William T. Mallon, Arleen Arnsparger, Joanna Drivalas, Malcolm Brown, KerryAnn O’Meara, Lauren DeCrosta, Richard Allan Gillman, Nancy Hensel, David A. Salomon, William Plater, R. Eugene Rice, Leslie Gonzalez, Aimee LaPointe Terosky ___ Order […]
Mission: Admission Challenge complete
Thirty Title I high schools took part in the “Mission: Admission Challenge” created in conjunction with Get Schooled, as part of the First in the World grant project. Read the story at USC Rossier News.
Pullias Center at AERA 2016
Join the faculty, researchers, and doctoral students of the Pullias Center for Higher Education presenting at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) this spring. Here’s our schedule of events.
President Freeman Hrabowski delivers Pullias Lecture
At the 38th Annual Lecture, Freeman Hrabowski, President of University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), highlights the STEM achievement of first-generation college students there. Read the USC News story.