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Zoë B. Corwin Receives Community-Engaged Teaching and Research Award from USC’s JEP

April 26, 2023May 3, 2023 smacphee Equity & Leadership, Pullias News, Pullias Voices pullias news Pullias Voices zoe corwin

Congratulations to Pullias Center’s Dr. Zoë B. Corwin upon receiving the USC Joint Educational Project Award for Community Engaged Teaching and Research. This award was established in 2019 to recognize USC faculty who meaningfully integrate community engagement into their teaching and/or research. Dr. Corwin, a Research Professor, serves as the Principal Investigator for the Promoting At-promise Student Success (PASS) Project […]

Spotlight on Dr. Steve Desir, the newest faculty member of the Pullias Center

March 31, 2023April 12, 2023 smacphee Pullias News, Pullias Voices pullias news Pullias Voices

By Julie Posselt and Steve Desir This Spring, the Pullias Center is thrilled to have Dr. Steve Desir join its faculty. Desir is an expert in racial equity issues in recruitment, admissions, and institutional change work. He has been working for the last 3.5 years with the Inclusive Graduate Education Network and, for the last two years, with the Equity […]

Equity in Graduate Education: Organizing for Equity

March 31, 2023April 5, 2023 smacphee College access, Equity & Diversity, Pullias News pullias news julie posselt racial equity

“The Equity in Graduate Education Consortium has helped me to expand my connections with scholars and practitioners committed to positively influencing equity-based systemic change within graduate education. It is an invaluable community of thought and action partners who provide me with mutual mentoring opportunities having immediate and meaningful implications to my work within and beyond Cornell.” — Sara Xayarath Hernandez […]

New Report Examines Impact of Basic Needs Assistance to Community College Students

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 smacphee Equity for Community College Students, College access, Pullias News Soumya Mishra Equity for Community College Students pullias news tatiana melguizo

USC’s Pullias Center and Sol Price Center for Social Innovation report provides timely evidence that additional funds help students achieve academic goals A new report from USC’s Pullias Center for Higher Education and the Sol Price Center for Social Innovation suggests that when high-need community college students are provided with additional financial aid, they have stronger academic outcomes than their […]

Racial Equity in Community College Baccalaureate Programs

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 smacphee Equity for Community College Students, College access, Equity & Diversity, Pullias News Equity for Community College Students pullias news adrian huerta

Here’s a bold idea: offer community college students the opportunity to learn a trade and earn a bachelor’s degree — all with community college accessibility and tuition rates. Furthermore, ensure that students from all walks of life have access to the programs across the state with a focus on racial equity in academic and labor market outcomes. That’s exactly what [...]

Gangs, College and Research-to-Practice

February 6, 2023March 3, 2023 smacphee Equity for Community College Students, College access, Equity & Diversity, Pullias News Equity for Community College Students pullias news adrian huerta

In 2019, Adrian H. Huerta started a bold new project: Explore the educational pathways for former gang members and how they achieved college success. Starting with in-depth interviews with 37 former gang members who have completed associate to doctoral degrees, this work is helping to uncover the potential of a community — gang-affiliated youth — that is often deemed unworthy [...]

What Do Logics Have To Do With It?

February 3, 2023February 7, 2023 smacphee College access, Math equity, Pullias News pullias news tatiana melguizo

By Cheryl Ching, University of Massachusetts, Boston For some time now, researchers — including those on our team — have shown that developmental education (DE) courses are generally ineffective, inefficient, and inequitable, especially for Black and brown students. To the authors and advocates of California Assembly Bill 705 (AB705), this research was convincing; they cited it to motivate the policy [...]

44th Pullias Lecture, with AAAS’s Dr. Shirley Malcom, Set for March 21

January 31, 2023April 12, 2023 smacphee Events, Pullias News pullias news pullias lecture racial equity

The Pullias Lecture, an annual event hosted by the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the Rossier School of Education, will be held on Tuesday, March 21at 11:00am in USC’s Town & Gown Ballroom. This year’s speaker will be Dr. Shirley Malcom, Senior Advisor and Director of SEA Change at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The [...]

Taking 12th Grade Math Opens Doors to Higher Education, Research Finds

January 31, 2023September 18, 2023 smacphee College access, Math equity, Pullias News pullias news tatiana melguizo

Students who take math in the 12th grade improve their chances of enrolling and continuing in higher education, according to a new report by the Los Angeles Education Research Institute at UCLA. In partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District, the institute’s researchers followed the educational journeys of nearly 27,000 students beginning in the 11th grade. Those who took […]

The Emancipatory Power of Collaboration in Educational Research

January 9, 2023February 1, 2023 smacphee College access, Equity & Diversity, Pullias News Dwuana Bradley pullias news racial equity

By Dwuana Bradley January 1, 2023 marked the beginning of my second year as a tenure-track faculty member and member of the Pullias Center. As a newly-minted member of USC’s faculty, with much of my research agenda centered on understanding educational barriers to inclusive access and excellence for Black students, this date subsequently led to a deep reflection on a […]