Publications – Page 2 – Pullias Center

How to design better surveys for higher ed research

A new paper illustrates the benefits of a mixed-methods approach that combines qualitative and quantitative tools. Abstract | Full article HTML | Full article PDF Higher education research often gets divided into two categories: qualitative research that relies on more subjective methods like interviews and focus groups, and the numbers-based quantitative research that relies on surveys and measurable records. Combining the two methods still […]

How the Pullias Lecture series got its start

June 19, 2018June 26, 2018 pulliasadmin Publications leslie wilbur pullias lecture

The Pullias Lecture series, which brings a national leader in higher education to speak at USC each year, has been going strong since 1979. It’s brought to campus many university presidents and chancellors, leaders of major foundations, and even a former United States Secretary of Education. Now, 40 years later, the story of the lecture’s beginnings has been captured in […]

10 things you didn’t know about gangs

June 6, 2018June 15, 2018 pulliasadmin Equity & Diversity, Publications adrian huerta

A new paper takes a holistic view to illuminate why vulnerable, high-risk youth may find refuge in gangs. What is a gang member? The question sounds simple enough, yet comes with no easy answer. In fact, the difficulty of answering this question is one reason why our understanding of gangs and the youth who join them is still so limited, according […]

How Colleges Change: Understanding, Leading, and Enacting Change

June 5, 2018April 19, 2019 pulliasadmin Academic governance & change, Publications adrianna kezar

Pullias co-director Adrianna Kezar offers new insights for university leaders and change agents. Available July 31, 2018. The only constant is change, as Heraclitus famously said. Yet fostering and implementing change remains a major challenge for university leaders. How can we make meaningful changes at an institution of higher education? What theories of change should be considered? And on a […]

How to give non-tenure-track faculty the support they need

May 22, 2018June 21, 2018 pulliasadmin Changing faculty, Publications adrianna kezar delphi project tom depaola

Two new studies address the challenges faced by growing numbers of contingent faculty. They go by many titles. Adjunct professor, postdoctoral fellow, assistant lecturer, part-time instructor, researcher — The list goes on. All these titles make it difficult to gather comprehensive data about faculty, which in turn makes it difficult to see, let alone address, the challenges many of these […]

Does the Common Core prepare marginalized students for college?

May 3, 2018June 21, 2018 pulliasadmin College access, Equity & Diversity, Publications suneal kolluri

A new paper sheds light on how the educational initiative has affected urban high school students. Abstract | Full article HTML | Full article PDF The Common Core State Standards were developed with a lofty goal: “to ensure that all students have the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in college, career, and life upon graduation from high school, regardless of where they live.” […]

College summer programs promote students’ STEM aspirations

April 26, 2018June 15, 2018 pulliasadmin Publications, STEM reform joseph kitchen stem

A new paper reveals programs that show real-life relevance of STEM inspire more students to pursue STEM careers. Abstract | Full article HTML | Full article PDF Pointing to the growing number of high-paying jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, educators have been working to encourage student interest in STEM careers. Now, a new paper reveals one powerful way to interest students in […]

How should higher education research inform public policy and practice?

April 20, 2018May 25, 2018 pulliasadmin Academic governance & change, Equity & Diversity, Publications adrianna kezar william tierney

Pullias co-directors contribute essays to a provocative new collection on scholarship and advocacy. Should higher education scholars remain detached, data-focused researchers — or should they take action to advance social change? A new collection of essays, Taking It to the Streets: The Role of Scholarship in Advocacy and Advocacy in Scholarship (Johns Hopkins University Press, March 2018), delves into these and other […]

Envisioning Public Scholarship for Our Time: Models for Higher Education Researchers

March 26, 2018April 19, 2019 pulliasadmin Academic governance & change, Publications adrianna kezar joseph kitchen michael lanford william tierney zoe corwin

Pullias researchers coedit a new book that advocates for bottom-up change. Available July 2018. Preorder from Stylus for a 30% discount with the code EPSPRE. What is the role of a public scholar? A new book proposes a new paradigm of public scholarship for our time, one that shifts from the notion of the public intellectual to the model of […]

‘College for All’ policy fails to resolve social inequities

March 6, 2018April 23, 2018 pulliasadmin College access, Equity & Diversity, Publications suneal kolluri william tierney

A new paper argues for a “Justice for All” approach that prepares students to advocate for democratic equity. Abstract | Full article HTML | Full article PDF Should we prepare everyone to go to college? Or is it acceptable to prepare just some people for college, given that not all students have the desire, aptitude, or financial means to attain a degree? If social […]