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Four Pullias Center Alumni Presented with Awards to Support Racial Equity-Related Research and Projects

August 8, 2022November 2, 2022 smacphee Equity & Diversity, Pullias News, Pullias Voices jarrett gupton alexander jun raquel rall Antar Tichavakunda equity racial equity

The Pullias Center for Higher Education asked the Center’s alumni to submit proposals for research projects that explore racial equity and inclusion in higher education, with $5,000 presented to each of the three winning proposals. For the second time, the Pullias Center for Higher Education’s Alumni Awards has again selected inspiring and innovative projects that focus on promoting deeper understandings […]

Getting the Boards Involved: Challenges and Opportunities for Equity at the Highest Level of University Governance

Raquel M. Rall Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021) This report provides research and practical advice on how boards of trustees can influence diversity, equity, and inclusion practices and policies. The report argues that boards must be strategically woven into the conversation in order to guide intentional changes to policies, practices, procedures, behaviors, and attitudes towards racial equity. This is […]

Understanding the Narratives of Safe Space to Inform Higher Education Policy

Cecile Sam Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021) The report provides a broad overview of the history and recent controversies surrounding safe space, and explains the variation of how safe space is defined or enacted at campus, division, and classroom levels within institutions. The report also includes a list of resources to further inform policymakers on the topic. This is […]

Cincinnati & The State of Black Students and Higher Education

Antar A. Tichavakunda Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021) This report should be read as another voice contributing in the ongoing conversation of equity for Black students in Cincinnati. Many of the key figures highlight stark racial disparities that we should be troubled by and take seriously. The numbers here only provide a slice of the portrait of Blacks in […]

Pullias Center Exploration of Shared Equity Leadership with ACE to Continue with Support from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations

April 20, 2021 pulliasadmin Pullias News shared equity leadership adrianna kezar elizabeth holcombe equity and leadership racial equity

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 […]

New Paper Examines Individual, Institutional, and Cultural Factors that Shape Students’ College Experiences for Men of Color

April 20, 2021September 22, 2021 pulliasadmin Pullias News college success adrian huerta Men of Color racial equity

Empowering Men of Color in Higher Education: A Focus on Psychological, Social, and Cultural Factors provides examples of key findings related to psychological, social, and cultural factors contributing to enrollment and degree attainment issues for men of color in higher education. The paper encourages practitioners to pause and further recognize internal beliefs around men of color, as well as how […]

Pullias Center Continues Work Towards Improving Services and Support for Student Men of Color

April 19, 2021April 20, 2021 pulliasadmin Pullias News college success adrian huerta Men of Color racial equity

Upcoming webinar planned for California State University teams as part of academic year project The next Men of Color webinar will be an invite-only event for teams across the CSU’s Student Services Network. Taking place on April 22, the research team at the Pullias Center, led by Adrian Huerta, USC Assistant Professor of Education, will address capacity-building and action plan […]

New Pullias Center Brief Puts Focus on Reauthorization of Higher Education Act

March 26, 2021March 30, 2021 pulliasadmin Pullias News policymaking racial equity

Authors make the case that Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization could be used as a lever to promote anti-racism in higher education. The new brief “Centering Racial Justice in the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act: A Roadmap for Legislators” builds on the Pullias Center for Higher Education’s 2017 report defining the HEA that offered three principles for reauthorization (equal […]

Centering Racial Justice in the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act: A Roadmap for Policymakers

Elise Swanson, Genia Bettencourt, Zoë Corwin, Adrianna Kezar, Jenna Sablan, and James Ward Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021) This brief is intended as an evidence-based guide for policy analysts and decision makers to inform critical areas in the Higher Education Authorization Act related to racial justice. Our recommendations prioritize combating systemic racism in higher education with a particular focus […]

New Guide Offers a Toolkit to Facilitate Implementation of ‘Design for Equity in Higher Education’ Model

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 pulliasadmin Changing faculty, Pullias News adrianna kezar delphi project kc culver racial equity

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 […]