A new paper sheds light on how the educational initiative has affected urban high school students. Abstract | Full article HTML | Full article PDF The Common Core State Standards were developed with a lofty goal: “to ensure that all students have the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in college, career, and life upon graduation from high school, regardless of where they live.” […]
Pullias Center researcher Tatiana Melguizo‘s research on the effect of affirmative action policies in higher education in Brazil was featured by Publica, a Portuguese-language agency of investigative journalism in Brazil, on Jan. 26, 2018: A outra pesquisa foi realizada pelo professor Wainer, da Unicamp, e por Tatiana Melguizo, professora associada da Escola de Educação Rossier, na Universidade do Sul da Califórnia. Ela também usa […]
Midterms and class presentations can stress out many college students, but some higher education aspirants have much heavier responsibilities on top of their coursework. Student-parents also often have to juggle jobs and childrearing duties — and many in this population have the additional challenges of coming from a low-income household, being a first-generation college student, or dealing with racial or […]
A new paper reveals programs that show real-life relevance of STEM inspire more students to pursue STEM careers. Abstract | Full article HTML | Full article PDF Pointing to the growing number of high-paying jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, educators have been working to encourage student interest in STEM careers. Now, a new paper reveals one powerful way to interest students in […]
An Award to Propel Action: The Delphi Project Offers a $15K Incentive to Inspire and Support Reform of Contingent Faculty Working Conditions Pullias Center co-director Adrianna Kezar was interviewed about the Delphi Project for Changing Faculty and Student Success and the project’s recently announced $15,000 Delphi Award. The Q&A was published in Majority Rule, the official blog of the New Faculty Majority, […]
Congratulations to Pullias research assistant Antar Tichavakunda, who successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation on April 9, 2018! Titled “Black Engineering Students’ Experiences at a Historically White Institution,” Tichavakunda’s dissertation focuses an ethnographic lens on black undergraduates majoring in engineering and computer science at a selective, historically white institution. Tichavakunda conducted over 150 hours of participant observation and interviewed 77 percent […]
Pullias co-directors contribute essays to a provocative new collection on scholarship and advocacy. Should higher education scholars remain detached, data-focused researchers — or should they take action to advance social change? A new collection of essays, Taking It to the Streets: The Role of Scholarship in Advocacy and Advocacy in Scholarship (Johns Hopkins University Press, March 2018), delves into these and other […]
This blog post, authored by Pullias Center co-director Adrianna Kezar and research assistant Daniel Scott, was originally published in Higher Education Today, a blog by American Council on Education, April 18, 2018. As college and university presidents face a plethora of challenges, the need to address contingent faculty roles and related work policies is growing in urgency. The shift to non-tenure-track […]
Los Angeles: Here’s your chance to meet Pullias’ Digital Equity in Education team members in person — and hear firsthand about what’s happening at the intersection of tech tools and digital access today. Join Pullias co-director William Tierney and Pullias researcher Zoë Corwin for an engaging conversation about their recently published book Diversifying Digital Learning: Online Literacy and Educational Opportunity! […]
Graduation rates, FAFSA completion rates, college admissions rates. Student success is often measured in hard numbers, yet many of these numbers bring up more questions than answers. Which intervention programs are effective at getting students to apply for financial aid or college admissions on time? How are high school graduation rates related to students’ perceived access to higher education opportunities? […]