Equity & Diversity – Pullias Center

The Future of University Admissions after the Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action — Wednesday, October 25, 2023

October 4, 2023October 4, 2023 morishernandez Equity in Graduate Education, Events, Pullias News events julie posselt

How can leaders in undergraduate, graduate, and professional admissions use this moment to create more equitable systems? The recent Supreme Court rulings in SFFA vs. Harvard and SFFA vs. UNC have raised awareness among many that affirmative action was never a sufficient intervention for the myriad barriers to equity ingrained in typical selective admissions processes. The decisions, while disruptive and […]

Julie Posselt and the Pullias Center for Higher Education Awarded $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation

September 5, 2023September 6, 2023 morishernandez Equity in Graduate Education, Pullias News graduate education julie posselt

‘Examining Rubrics in Graduate Education,’ a partnership with the University of Minnesota, will examine the utility and feasibility of rubrics in graduate admissions. USC Rossier Associate Professor Julie Posselt (and project Principal Investigator) and a team of Pullias Center and University of Minnesota researchers have received a significant grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that will examine evaluation rubrics […]

New Shared Equity Leadership Report and Webinar Explore Creating Emotionally Supportive Spaces for Campus Teams

June 7, 2023June 9, 2023 smacphee Shared Equity Leadership, Equity & Leadership, Academic governance & change, Equity & Diversity, Events, Pullias News pullias news shared equity leadership adrianna kezar

Pullias Center and American Council on Education (ACE) join together for latest in the Shared Equity Leadership series Shared Equity Leadership is a leadership approach that scales diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work and creates culture change by connecting individual and organizational transformation. As leaders in higher education increasingly recognize the importance of prioritizing DEI on their campuses, so too […]

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 […]

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 [...]

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 […]

Pullias Center to Host Webinar Examining Critical Race Theory (CRT) on January 26, 2023

November 3, 2022April 12, 2023 smacphee Awards, Equity & Diversity, Events, Pullias News critical race theory raquel rall pullias news events equity alumni award alumni Antar Tichavakunda racial equity

The webinar will be facilitated by Pullias Center Alumni Award winners Raquel M. Rall (UC Riverside) and Antar Tichavakunda (UC Santa Barbara) who were awarded a Pullias Center 2022 Alumni Award to support racial equity-related research and projects. What is Critical Race Theory (CRT)? This oft-misunderstood theory has elicited strong responses and moral panic, with some researchers suggesting that CRT […]

2022 Delphi Award Winners Announced

September 14, 2022November 1, 2022 smacphee Changing faculty, Equity & Diversity, Pullias News adrianna kezar delphi award delphi project equity

Dominican University of California and Montgomery College in Maryland Selected for Prestigious Award for Their Work Transforming Support for Contingent Faculty. The Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education, in partnership with the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) has selected two winners of the Delphi Award for 2022. Dominican […]