A $300K grant from ECMC Foundation will support a study of best practices to improve college persistence and graduation rates for minority men For several decades, men have been earning far fewer college degrees than women. Men are less likely to enroll in or graduate from college—and for men of color, this trend has been especially alarming. In the California […]
Recent works by Pullias researchers tackle college access in the digital age, support programs for STEM students and challenges for women leaders in higher education. Read the abstracts and excerpts for these papers and find out more about the projects that inspired them: Corwin, Z., & Maruco, T. J. (2018). Navigating the tension between scale and school context in digital […]
Recent movies like mid90s, Minding the Gap and Skate Kitchen have highlighted the life-changing effect skateboarding and skate culture can have on youth. Now, a research project from the USC Pullias Center for Higher Education aims to pin down on a more concrete level the impact skateboarding has on young people—through a national survey of skateboarding youth. Launched Nov. 2, this […]
Tatiana Melguizo will join a team of education researchers and practitioners to investigate students’ educational pathways from middle school to college. Are middle school students placed in honors math more likely to declare STEM majors in college? Do specific high school math courses help struggling students successfully transition to college-level math? Is a high school student who takes financial algebra […]
Congratulations to Pullias research assistants W. Edward Chi, Jude Paul Matias Dizon, Liane Hypolite, Suneal Kolluri and Marissiko M. Wheaton, recipients of Rossier Research Office Internal Research Grants! Below are the titles and abstracts of the research papers the grants will support. W. Edward Chi: School Accountability and Postsecondary Student Outcomes School Accountability and Postsecondary Student Outcomes consists of two essays that assess the postsecondary […]
Pullias’ Julie Posselt leads research in 24-campus effort to increase diversity in physics and astronomy A new $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation aims to dramatically increase diversity in physics and astronomy. Called the Cal-Bridge program, the project creates a pathway for students from underrepresented groups at 15 California State University campuses to PhD programs in physics and astronomy at nine […]
Recent works by Pullias researchers tackle complex issues in education, from engaging gang-associated youth in schools by valuing the knowledge and skills they already possess to effectively mentoring PhD students from historically excluded and marginalized groups. In addition, a new working paper explores how students from racial minority groups are more likely to be placed in developmental math courses due […]
A new report shows what high schools can do to encourage students to pursue college aspirations. High schools today have a unique challenge: to equip students with the knowledge and tools they need to prepare for, apply to and enroll in college—all while proving them with digital resources and skills essential for the 21st century. To help high schools best […]
This op-ed, authored by Pullias Center co-director William G. Tierney, was originally published in EdSource on Sep. 20, 2018. The next governor of California has will have two primary responsibilities: uphold economic productivity and lay the foundation for a more prosperous California. And he could accomplish both in one fell swoop — by setting ambitious higher education goals. The connection between economic […]
Pullias Center researchers debut an innovative digital initiative to bolster first-year persistence at CSU Dominguez Hills. Incoming students at California State University Dominguez Hills have an extra incentive to stay in school this year: a chance to earn fun and useful prizes. A new campaign called Toros Charge On rewards students for taking small actions to learn about successful college-going […]