A new paper argues for a “Justice for All” approach that prepares students to advocate for democratic equity. Abstract | Full article HTML | Full article PDF Should we prepare everyone to go to college? Or is it acceptable to prepare just some people for college, given that not all students have the desire, aptitude, or financial means to attain a degree? If social […]
A new paper shows higher education in India can exacerbate tensions of class and caste. Abstract | Full article HTML | Full article PDF Although India outlawed the caste system in 1947, its legacy is far from over. Caste identity still affects all aspects of life — including university campus life — in India. In a new paper published in […]
Integrating across Academic and Student Affairs to Support Underrepresented Students in STEM: Lessons from the CSU STEM Collaboratives This blog post, authored by Pullias Center research assistant Elizabeth Holcombe, was originally published in the ASCN Blog, Feb. 21, 2018. The challenges of keeping undergraduate students in STEM programs and getting them to complete their degrees are well-documented and frequently discussed […]
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $1,195,000 grant for a project to increase equity in graduate admissions to a team of researchers from USC, UC Davis, and UCLA. Serving as the project’s advisor and assessment lead is Assistant Professor Julie Posselt, researcher at USC Rossier’s Pullias Center for Higher Education and nationally-recognized expert on graduate admissions. Called Alliance […]
This op-ed, authored by Pullias Center co-director William G. Tierney and Pullias postdoctoral scholar Michael Lanford, was originally published in The Sacramento Bee, February 12, 2018. Like it or not, California State University students are about to become guinea pigs in a grand educational experiment. Beginning this fall, CSUs will stop giving placement tests or offering remedial classes, and instead […]
New book by Pullias researchers tackles digital equity in education. Technology is often touted as a tool that provides more open access to education, but a persistent digital divide marginalizes youths from underserved communities, according to a new book edited by Pullias Center researchers. Diversifying Digital Learning: Online Literacy and Educational Opportunity, to be published Feb. 1, 2018, by Johns […]
We are co-sponsoring CSII’s California Bold Conference, a gathering with cross-sector leaders who defend, develop & deploy bold immigrant integration policies & movements—in CA & across the U.S.
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 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 […]
Our Center and Bringing Theory to Practice are sponsoring another Dialogue on Campus as Sanctuary event this Sept. 14, 2017. It will be at WPH 403 from Noon-2PM. More details on this flyer.