Adrianna Kezar, Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education, will be the new Executive Editor of Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, making the Pullias Center the new editorial home for the influential publication. Kezar has been on the magazine’s editorial board for the past two decades and assumed her new role on July 1, 2021. “Dr. Kezar’s tireless […]
The American Council on Education (ACE), in collaboration with the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California (USC) is launching phase two of a multi-year research effort aimed at developing practice-based insights relative to Shared Equity Leadership in higher education. The continued work between the two organizations is being supported by a grant from the Arthur […]
The publication is a companion piece to the recent report that introduced a new model that infuses equity-mindedness into design thinking for use in the higher education context. The new publication, Using Design for Equity in Higher Education For Liberatory Change: A Guide for Practice, is available now for download from The Pullias Center for Higher Education. It is a […]
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: […]
“Leadership for Liberation: A Leadership Framework and Guide for Student Affairs Professionals” from the Pullias Center and NASPA focuses on developing education leaders in social change A new publication from the Pullias Center in partnership with NASPA has been created to help student affairs professionals prepare students to grapple with complex, interconnected systems of oppression and domination that prevent the […]
Jordan Harper and Adrianna Kezar Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021) This guide articulates a need for a new model of leadership – leadership for liberation. The provocative thesis argues for a bold and forward-thinking leadership that focuses on the systems, structures, and cultural norms that are the heart of our most challenging societal problems. Categories: College Access, Racial Equity, […]
New research and a publication supported by funding from the TIAA Institute and the National Science Foundation as part of The Delphi Project puts equity front and center with a new model that considers the unique challenges in design thinking related to policy making in higher education. The publication, Design for Equity in Higher Education, introduces the Design for Equity […]
Adrianna Kezar, Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education, reflects on the Center’s 25th Anniversary in this tenth and final of a series of essays marking the occasion throughout the year. It is hard for me to believe that I have been a part of Pullias for 17 of its 25 years! Time cannot have flown more quickly. As […]
Sharon Fries-Britt and Adrianna Kezar (2020) A report from the American Council on Education (ACE) on research exploring University of Missouri’s progress with diversity, equity, and inclusion in the years following the 2015-16 racial crisis on campus. Note: This document is hosted on the ACE website. Download from ACE Categories: Institutional Culture, Student Success, Racial Equity
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 […]