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New Report Addresses Challenges Faced by Black Students Related to Technology and College Access

The report calls out a need for renewed attention to developing digital literacy in a way that directly addresses the relationship between digital literacy and college knowledge Technology and College Access: Understanding the Unique Challenges and Opportunities Black Students Face is the first report generated from research funded by the one of five inaugural Pullas Center Equity Alumni Awards created […]

Pullias Center Researchers at AERA 2021

March 25, 2021April 12, 2023 pulliasadmin Events, Pullias News aera

A bevy of researchers from the Pullias Center will be participating in presentations, panels, and sessions during the 2021 AERA Virtual Annual Meeting. Thursday, April 8, 2021 Division J – Section 2a Poster Session Thu, April 8, 1:00 to 2:00pm EDT (10:00 to 11:00am PDT), Division J, Division J – Section 1 Poster Sessions Session Type: Poster Session College Pathways for […]

New Paper Suggests Equity Leadership is Everyone’s Work

March 25, 2021April 20, 2021 pulliasadmin Equity & Diversity, Pullias News shared equity leadership adrianna kezar elizabeth holcombe equity and leadership jude paul matias dizon racial equity

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: […]

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 […]

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, […]

Pullias Center Faculty Have High Hopes, and a Few Suggestions, for the Incoming Biden-Harris Administration

November 16, 2020November 17, 2020 pulliasadmin Pullias Voices

As the Biden-Harris administration heads to Washington DC, many across the higher education landscape are turning thoughts towards what the first priorities on President Biden and Vice President Harris’ education agenda will be. In the past, President Biden has been a tireless advocate for public education while Vice President Harris’ is an HBCU graduate and has expressed her unwavering priority […]