Virtual PASA Program Student Poster Session Hosted by Pullias Center Researchers

On May 11, Pullias Center researchers Aireale J. Rodgers, Elise Swanson, Jordan Harper, and Zoë B. Corwin hosted a virtual poster session for students from the Master of Education in Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs (PASA) program at USC Rossier School of Education. While traditionally poster sessions are held at conferences, the Pullias Center team worked closely with the PASA […]

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Challenges, Risks, and Rewards

Dr. Huerta’s research team at the Pullias Center reflects on mixing a graduate education with research  Authors:  Maria Romero-Morales, Edgar Lopez, Julie Nguyen, Maritza Salazar, Kyrie Sanchinelli-Salazar, Haille Thomas, and Rosalva Isidoro Feeling uncomfortable is the key to improving creativity and learning, academic and professional growth, and, especially, finding success in graduate school and beyond. In general, master’s and doctoral […]

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PASS Project Researchers Discuss Collaborative Design Study at AERA Annual Conference

Representatives from the Pullias Center, the University of Nebraska, and the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation participated in a special Division J Vice Presidential Session at the annual gathering to discuss their research methods. The Promoting At-Promise Student Success Project (PASS), formerly known as the Thompson Scholars Learning Communities (TSLC) Study, is a multi-year, mixed methods study conducted by the Pullis […]

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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 […]

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

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 […]

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John Brooks Slaughter: Engineering a Better Education

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 […]

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The State of Student Transition and Success in Higher Education

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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40th Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience to take place virtually on February 15-19, 2021

Registration is now open for the 40th Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience, which will be held virtually this February 15-19, 2021. The early registration deadline is January 13, 2021. This conference is designed to provide higher education professionals a comfortable and welcoming environment to share their experiences, ideas, tools, and research critical to the learning, development, and success of […]

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Book Review: Thriving in Transitions (2nd Edition)

Jennifer Keup, Executive Director of the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, reviews the second edition of Thriving in Transitions: A Research-Based Approach to College Student Success by Laurie A. Schreiner, Denise D. Nelson, Michelle C. Louis, with citations, and discusses the book’s central concept of thriving.  We have all heard the story of how, […]

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Pullias Center 25th Anniversary Reflection: Adrianna Kezar

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 […]

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