Mission: Admission Challenge complete
Thirty Title I high schools took part in the “Mission: Admission Challenge” created in conjunction with Get Schooled, as part of the First in the World grant project. Read the story at USC Rossier News.
Category: Digital equity
I Choose You! Diversity in the Design of 31 Pokémon
Amanda Ochsner, postdoctoral research associate, published an article in the most recent volume of Well Played, a journal on video games, value, and meaning.
USC given $3.2 million to expand college admission game project
USA Today featured the Pullias Center’s games project as a recent recipient of a $3.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
First in the World (FITW) Grant
Professors William G. Tierney, Zoë B. Corwin, and Gale Sinatra received a $3.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for their 4-year project, Improving Access to College through Games, Technology, and Social Media. Read the official press release for more information and the full article on the Rossier School of Education website.
USC is Among 24 Colleges and Universities Selected for "First In the World" grant
KPCC featured the Pullias Center today as one of the recipients of the Department of Education’s “First in the World” grant.
Researchers aim to make college applications easier with games
Researchers aim to make college applications easier with games USA TODAY wrote an article on the collaboration between the Pullias Center and the Game Innovation Lab on FutureBound Games, a series of four different games to help introduce high school students to the college application process. Read more here.
Winning this game may just mean you get into the college of your choice
The Pullias Center’s Zoë B. Corwin, along with the Game Innovation Lab’s Sean Bouchard and Foshay Learning Center teacher, Leslie Aaronson discuss the games piloted by Foshay students with KPCC’s Adolfo Guzman-Lopez. Read or listen here.
Players & Professors: Game and Social Media Innovations in College Readiness, Access & Completion
Game designers, entrepreneurs, educators, and scholars came together to play the latest digital games designed to improve college access and to brainstorm new ideas that could change the game for postsecondary outcomes. Read about the event at USC Rossier news.