christine rocha – Pullias Center

Pullias Center 25th Anniversary Reflections: A Beacon in the Fog

It’s almost midnight as a final figure emerges from Waite Phillips Hall on the USC campus. He would be the last person to be in the offices of the Pullias Center for a while. The governor had just issued a stay at home order that took effect in under an hour. An unusually low and dense fog had settled in […]

I AM program mentors L.A. students to pursue higher ed dreams

July 17, 2018August 6, 2018 pulliasadmin College access, Equity & Diversity, Projects carlos galan christine rocha i am

Ten years ago, Carlos Galan was a 17-year-old at Belmont High School, struggling to learn English after moving from El Salvador to the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. This fall, Galan will be a PhD candidate in higher education administration and policy at University of California, Riverside. Much of his education success, Galan says, is thanks to a mentor. […]