Inspiring the next generation of talent to pursue careers in STEM is a national policy objective, an economic imperative, and an opportunity for students to pursue fulfilling, well-paying careers that meaningfully help solve pressing issues affecting our communities. In support of these aims, Pullias’ Joseph Kitchen has partnered with colleagues at Harvard’s Science Education Department as part of a nationwide […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has granted the Pullias Center for Higher Education $1.5 Million to develop and pilot a national survey that will provide a provide a contemporary understanding of postsecondary faculty in the United States. The grant, given by the NSF’s EHR Core Research program within their Human Resource Development division, will fund the Faculty, Academic Careers and […]
An Opinion from Dr. John Brooks Slaughter, USC Dean’s Professor of Education and Engineering Dr. Slaughter has served as the USC Dean’s Professor of Education and Engineering since 2010, and recently announced his retirement, effective June 2022. Professor Slaughter’s storied career spans 66 years and includes working in the private sector, academia and federal government. STEM education. The very […]
Dr. Slaughter, Dean’s Professor of Education and Engineering, Shares his Inspiring Story on Thursday, May 5 at USC Education and engineering pioneer and USC Professor Dr. John Brooks Slaughter will share his journey through education and engineering as part of USC Viterbi’s “Remarkable Trajectory” Speaker Series on Thursday, May 5 at 4pm. Dr. Slaughter’s lecture is open to all, both […]
Julie Posselt’s “Equity in Science: Representation, Culture, and the Dynamics of Change in Graduate Education” reveals the subtle ways that exclusion and power operate in scientific organizations. “It is no revelation that culture change of some sort is needed in science, and so widespread is this awareness that more and more people want to be associated with contributing to positive […]
Two new research papers from the Pullias Center for Higher Education uncover the role of collaboration and the importance of a unified community in successfully implementing integrated programs to support success in STEM. Integrated programs combine and align several interventions with the goal of countering the persistent underrepresentation of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented minority students among those who complete an […]
The Pullias Center for Higher Education was awarded an approximately $3M combined National Science Foundation IUSE Grant in collaboration with the Association of American Colleges and Universities over 5 years, with nearly $1m of that targeted for the Pullias Center. The grant will fund the “Scaling Support for Non-tenure Track STEM Faculty through Learning Communities and Design Teams” project. The […]
Adrianna Kezar, professor for Higher Education at the University of Southern California and director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education, helped facilitate an important workshop in Denver earlier this month. The event brought together positional leaders to reflect on their experience as well as current leadership development literature to define a set of distinctive competencies required to lead scalable […]
Pullias faculty member Julie Posselt was quoted in Nature about the American Astronomical Society’s push to recruit and retain more students from under-represented groups in PhD programs. The society, which represents 8,000 astronomers across 57 nations, offers recommendations in the final report of a task force on diversity and inclusion in astronomy graduate education…. The proposals … include input from experts in STEM graduate education. […]
Congratulations to Pullias Center co-director William G. Tierney and research associate Raquel M. Rall! Their co-authored article, “Lessons Not Yet Learned: Culture, Governance, and the Jerry Sandusky Case,” received the 2019 Neuner Award from the American Association of University Administrators for the outstanding article in The Journal of Higher Education Management. Other recent works by Pullias researchers tackle a wide range of […]