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New Guide Introduces Student Affairs Administrators to Leadership Framework Rooted in Liberation and Equity

“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 […]

Obituary: Leslie Eugene Wilbur Co-Founded the Pullias Lecture

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 pulliasadmin Pullias News pullias lecture

Leslie Eugene Wilbur, professor emeritus of higher education, died in Honolulu on February 9 at the age of 97. “Les,” as he was known to friends, was a force of living kindness who enjoyed a beautiful, impactful life and who was admired by many. He had an impeccable work ethic, a wonderful curiosity and a grand sense of humor. Long […]

Dr. John Brooks Slaughter Named Deans’ Professor of Education and Engineering

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 marissaaivazis Pullias News john slaughter

This joint promotion in the USC Rossier School of Education and USC Viterbi School of Engineering recognizes Dr. Slaughter’s exceptional contributions to both schools. Dr. Slaughter joined USC Rossier in 2010, with a joint appointment at the Viterbi School of Engineering, and has been a valuable member of the Pullias Center ever since. His naming as Deans’ Professor of Education […]

John Brooks Slaughter: Engineering a Better Education

February 19, 2021 marissaaivazis Pullias Voices Pullias Voices john slaughter

The Pullias Center’s John Brooks Slaughter reflects on his unique role at the intersection of education and engineering. There have been many occasions when I have been asked, “What does a Professor of Education and Engineering do?” Over time I have developed an answer that on the surface may seem glib or flippant. I say, my job is to teach […]

New Pullias Center Report Adapts Liberatory Design Thinking Model for Higher Education Challenges

January 21, 2021March 25, 2021 pulliasadmin Changing faculty, Pullias News design thinking adrianna kezar delphi project jordan harper kc culver 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 […]

Research Team Takes Innovative Approach to Reaching Skateboarding Community

January 21, 2021January 25, 2021 pulliasadmin Pullias News skateboarding zoe corwin

A team of Pullias Center researchers is taking a grassroots strategy to spread the findings of an important study on skateboarding culture with Beyond the Board: A Zine about Community Matters. Earlier this year, the Pullias Center for Higher Education at USC’s Rossier School of Education and USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism partnered to conduct a first-of-its-kind study […]

Tatiana Melguizo: Charting a Path Away from Developmental Education Starts in California

January 21, 2021 pulliasadmin Math equity, Pullias Voices AB705 math equity student success tatiana melguizo

The Pullias Center’s Tatiana Melguizo discusses her research team’s dive into California’s historic AB705 legislation and why community colleges across the country should pay attention. The California community college system has had to deal with two major developments in the past two years. First, the state passed Assembly Bill 705 (AB705), which required colleges to place students directly in transfer-level […]

NASEM Issues Comprehensive Report on Student Well-Being in Higher Education with Input from Pullias Center Researcher

January 21, 2021 pulliasadmin Pullias News julie posselt

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has released a consensus report compiled by a committee of renowned experts that included Julie Posselt from the Pullias Center. Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Wellbeing in Higher Education: Supporting the Whole Student includes the most current research, and reviews how institutions of higher education– from community colleges to doctoral programs– […]

Pullias Center Hosts Invitational Conference on Implementation of AB705

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 pulliasadmin Math equity, Pullias News AB705 math equity

A group of researchers, policymakers, program officers, and advisory board members met in December 2020 to discuss research studies on the implementation of AB705. In January 2018, California passed AB705, a bill that requires community colleges to maximize the probability that a student will enter and complete transfer-level coursework in English and math within a one-year timeframe. In the past, […]

The State of Student Transition and Success in Higher Education

December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 marissaaivazis Pullias News student transition student success transition programs

Dallin George Young, Assistant Director for Research and Grants at the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, draws from the center’s data for an in-depth look at the present and future of student transition and success in higher education. The idea that new students need support during their transition to college is not a new […]

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