USC given $3.2 million to expand college admission game project
USA Today featured the Pullias Center’s games project as a recent recipient of a $3.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
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ASHE Conference 2014
Join the faculty, researchers, and doctoral students of the Pullias Center for Higher Education presenting at the 39th annual conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) this fall. The meeting will take place from Thursday, November 20 to Saturday, November 22 at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC. Below is a list of all Pullias members […]
The 37th Annual Pullias Lecture
The 37th Pullias Lecture featured Janet Napolitano, President of the University of California, the third UC president invited to address USC about higher education through the Pullias Lecture series. Read about the event at USC Rossier News.
First in the World (FITW) Grant
Professors William G. Tierney, Zoë B. Corwin, and Gale Sinatra received a $3.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for their 4-year project, Improving Access to College through Games, Technology, and Social Media. Read the official press release for more information and the full article on the Rossier School of Education website.
USC is Among 24 Colleges and Universities Selected for "First In the World" grant
KPCC featured the Pullias Center today as one of the recipients of the Department of Education’s “First in the World” grant.
Covered California Navigator Grant Awarded
Darnell Cole and his team received a second contract under the Covered California Navigator Grant Program. For more information about the grant, click here.
John Slaughter Receives NACME Award
Professor Slaughter will receive the 2014 Reginald H. Jones Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor conferred by the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) on October 15 in New York City. Read for more details on his career and the award. (10/2014)
Postsecondary Play: The Role of Games and Social Media in Higher Education
Edited by William G. Tierney, Zoë B. Corwin, Tracy Fullerton, and Gisele Ragusa The college application process—which entails multiple forms, essays, test scores, and deadlines—can be intimidating. For students without substantial school and family support, the complexity of this process can become a barrier to access. William G. Tierney and his team at the University of Southern California approach this […]
Research Agenda for For‐Profit Colleges
The Pullias Center and DeVry Education Group recently hosted a seminar here to discuss issues pertaining to For-Profit Colleges and Universities and featured five papers with different perspectives on for-profits. The outcome of the meeting was the creation of a research agenda for studying for-profit institutions. Read the agenda here.
Tierney and Lanford receive Haynes Foundation grant
The Haynes Foundation awarded a grant to William Tierney and research assistant Michael Lanford for their 18-month project titled “An Analysis of Competency-based Education in Southern California.” The project’s intent is to better understand the multifaceted relationships among individuals in linked learning educational programs.