Ecological Validation: Taking the Initiative to Create a Sense of Belonging

By Joseph Kitchen Before the pandemic, many of the typical learning experiences and programming opportunities offered at colleges and universities were simply platforms that enabled students to build connections, community, and belonging. While institutions commonly seek out programmatic and structural solutions to fostering belonging among students—such as first year seminars or a student activity center for instance—they should not lose […]

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Proactive Outreach and Tailored Support: A Recipe for Student Success

By Joseph Kitchen Seeking out connections with students is at the core of another strategy my colleagues and I identified through the Promoting At-Promise Student Success project. Proactive advising outreach and tailored support may offer promising inroads to build relationships with students and foster a sense they are a part of a college community that cares about them and that they are an integral part of […]

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New Paper Suggests Equity Leadership is Everyone’s Work

The work of improving equity outcomes of students of color is at its most effective when leadership teams across campus take collective responsibility in developing and moving the diversity, equity, and inclusion agenda forward, according to a new research paper authored by the American Council for Education (ACE) and the Pullias Center for Higher Education. The paper, “Shared Equity Leadership: […]

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New Resource: Racial Equity In Higher Education

The vast majority of the Pullias Center for Higher Education’s research and reports are dedicated to equity among groups that have experienced oppression in our society.  In awareness of recent events and growing support for addressing issues of racial equity, the Pullias Center has created a new webpage that highlights research and resources from the center and its faculty.  These […]

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New Report Explores Leadership to Navigate a Racial Crisis

Three years ago, the University of Missouri invited the American Council on Education (ACE) to study what led to the university’s 2015-16 racial crisis and how the institution responded. A new report highlights the progress and initiatives the University has since implemented to navigate and heal racial tensions on-campus, providing useful insight for campuses looking to address issues of racial […]

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Pullias Center Director to Participate in Webinar on Race and Crisis Management in Higher Education on June 22

Adrianna Kezar, Director of the Pullias Center, is participating in a special webinar titled “Race and Crisis at a Crossroads” on Monday, June 22, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET. In collaboration with American University, the American Council on Education (ACE) is hosting this webinar to discuss the intersecting issues of race and crisis leadership in higher education. The event will […]

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Kezar Co-Authors Op-Ed for Inside Higher Ed: Are Campus Leaders Prepared for the Impact of the Racial Crisis?

Adrianna Kezar, Director of the Pullias Center, has joined Sharon Fries-Britt, Professor of Higher Education and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher at the University of Maryland at College Park, and Lorelle Espinosa, Vice President for Research at the American Council on Education, to co-author an op-ed for Inside Higher Ed. In “Are Campus Leaders Prepared for the Impact of the Racial Crisis?” the […]

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Pullias Center Statement of Solidarity with Protesters Demanding Justice

As a research center committed to addressing issues of equity in higher education, we express our solidarity with protesters across the country who are demanding justice in the senseless slayings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Nina Pop, and Tony McDade. We stand against police violence and brutality.  We recognize these horrific killings are the continued manifestation of the system […]

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Posselt and Team Author Chapter on Evaluation and Decision-Making in Higher Education

What are the hidden rules and practices that affect who gets respect and opportunities in higher education? How can we reconstruct these rules to encourage equity in the system? A new chapter in the Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research book series by Julie Posselt and a team at the Pullias Center takes a hard look at these fundamental […]

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Posselt Helps Chart the Future of Equity in Astronomy on NASEM Committee

The Pullias Center’s Julie Posselt serves as a member of a very select panel that is tasked with no less than generating a comprehensive strategy and vision for the next decade of science in astronomy and astrophysics.  The focus of the 15-person decadal survey committee, called the “Panel on State of the Profession and Societal Impacts,” entails putting a microscope […]

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