New Report Explores Leadership to Navigate a Racial Crisis

Three years ago, the University of Missouri invited the American Council on Education (ACE) to study what led to the university’s 2015-16 racial crisis and how the institution responded. A new report highlights the progress and initiatives the University has since implemented to navigate and heal racial tensions on-campus, providing useful insight for campuses looking to address issues of racial […]

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Sloan Foundation Grant to Fund ACE and Pullias Center Exploration of Equity-Minded Leadership

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has kindly gifted a $200,000 grant to the American Council on Education (ACE) in collaboration with The Pullias Center for Higher Education.  The grant will fund Phase I of multi-year research, currently underway, aimed at developing practice-based insights relative to equity-minded leadership in higher education.  Lorelle Espinosa, Vice President for Research at ACE, and Adrianna Kezar, Director […]

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Pullias Center welcomes new research affiliate Lorelle L. Espinosa

From a report on shared leadership in higher education to a white paper on the changing role of college and university faculty, the Pullias Center and the American Council of Education, the major coordinating body for the nation’s colleges and universities, have a long history of collaborative research aimed at fostering  innovative, high-quality practice in higher education. Now, the Pullias and […]

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Speaking Truth and Acting with Integrity: Confronting Challenges of Campus Racial Climate

Adrianna Kezar and Sharon Fries-Britt (2018) Confronting Challenges of Campus Racial Climate is a multi-year study focused on responses to campus racial crises and building institutional capacity for racial equity. The study is a collaboration between the Pullias Center, the American Council on Education (ACE), and the University of Missouri. This report explores what led to the University of Missouri’s […]

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