Jarrett T. Gupton Pullias Center for Higher Education (2023) This policy brief analyzes the regressive higher education policy backlash through a racial justice evaluative framework and presents a typology of higher education reform legislation. The brief considers what this means for racial justice in democracy and higher education. Categories: Policymaking, Racial Equity, Leadership
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 […]
Raquel M. Rall Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021) This report provides research and practical advice on how boards of trustees can influence diversity, equity, and inclusion practices and policies. The report argues that boards must be strategically woven into the conversation in order to guide intentional changes to policies, practices, procedures, behaviors, and attitudes towards racial equity. This is […]
Understanding the Narratives of Safe Space to Inform Higher Education Policy is one of five reports generated from research funded by the inaugural Pullias Center Equity Alumni Awards created to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Pullias Center. Cecile Sam (‘12), the publication’s author and former Pullias Center member, received her PhD in Urban Education from the University of Southern […]
Cecile Sam Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021) The report provides a broad overview of the history and recent controversies surrounding safe space, and explains the variation of how safe space is defined or enacted at campus, division, and classroom levels within institutions. The report also includes a list of resources to further inform policymakers on the topic. This is […]
Antar A. Tichavakunda Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021) This report should be read as another voice contributing in the ongoing conversation of equity for Black students in Cincinnati. Many of the key figures highlight stark racial disparities that we should be troubled by and take seriously. The numbers here only provide a slice of the portrait of Blacks in […]
The report calls out a need for renewed attention to developing digital literacy in a way that directly addresses the relationship between digital literacy and college knowledge Technology and College Access: Understanding the Unique Challenges and Opportunities Black Students Face is the first report generated from research funded by the one of five inaugural Pullas Center Equity Alumni Awards created […]
Sharla Berry Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021) The author makes a case that educators might leverage Black students’ significant use of and innovation with technology to expand opportunities to cultivate college knowledge and expand college access. The brief highlights the relationship between technology and college knowledge, explores the barriers that Black youth may encounter in using technology to research […]