Pullias Center Announces 2020 Delphi Award Winners and Finalists

Teams from Louisiana State University and Northcentral University to be honored for innovative support of adjunct faculty in promoting student success. The Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education has selected two winners of the Delphi Award for 2020. Louisiana State University and Northcentral University will each receive $15,000 cash awards to […]

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Researchers Explore a Distinctly Hawaiian Approach to Understanding and Healing from Settler Colonialism

One of the topics that Dr. Kaiwipunikauikawēkiu Lipe, Native Hawaiian Affairs Program Officer at University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa (UHM), will touch upon during her featured presentation at the 42nd Pullias Lecture on September 15, 2020, is settler colonialism. Her native Hawai’i stands in many ways as an example of the impacts of settler colonialism and Dr. Lipe leads a team […]

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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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Pullias is Hiring: Postdoctoral Scholar Wanted for Highly Collaborative Research Project

The University of Southern California’s Pullias Center for Higher Education, one of the world’s leading research centers on higher education, is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to collaborate on a research partnership project for the Los Angeles Education Research Institute (LAERI). The postdoctoral scholar will work in collaboration with the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Loyola Marymount University School of […]

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New Research Demonstrates Success and Sketches Roadmap for Supporting and Engaging Generation Z in Higher Education through Digital Strategies

The USC Pullias Center for Higher Education’s partnership with Get Schooled studied digital strategies for improving college access and success among senior-year high school and first year college students from minoritized backgrounds. Findings, insights, and recommendations from two multi-year studies are now available across a newly-released research report and pair of research briefs. Within the last decade, the college access […]

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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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Updated Resource Highlights Selected Research on Connections Between Non-Tenure Track Faculty Working Conditions and Student Learning in Higher Education

Created as part of the Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success, the annotated bibliography is designed to highlight correlations between the working conditions of non-tenure-track faculty and the outcomes and experiences of their students. Originally published in 2013, the initial bibliography highlighted five correlated findings on student outcomes that have been tied to negative working conditions for […]

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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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The 42nd Pullias Lecture with Tia Brown McNair and Kaiwipunikauikawēkiu Lipe | September 15, 2020

You are invited to attend the 42nd Pullias Lecture featuring Tia Brown McNair, Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success, Association of American Colleges and Universities, and Kaiwipunikauikawēkiu Lipe, Native Hawaiian Affairs Program Officer, University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa.  The Pullias Lectures are a signature event of the Pullias Center as well as for USC Rossier School […]

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