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USC Pullias Center Awarded Nearly $400k by Spencer Foundation to Research AB705 Implementation at LACCD Colleges

The Pullias Center for Higher Education has been awarded an approximately $400k Spencer Foundation grant. The grant will fund the “Examining Implementation of a State Mandate to End Remediation in Community Colleges: A Research-Practitioner Partnership” project over 2.5 years. The goal of this project is to examine how Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) colleges are implementing the major structural […]

Tatiana Melguizo: Let’s Make Math Equity in Higher Education a Reality

January 14, 2020January 19, 2020 pulliasadmin Math equity, Pullias Voices, Uncategorized federick ngo math equity math pathways tatiana melguizo

A substantial majority of low-income, first-generation and racially-minoritized students begin their college journeys in community colleges. Rigorous empirical research nationwide has documented that a major road block for community college students to earn a certificate, an associate degree (AA), or transfer to a four-year college, is placement in developmental math and English courses. There is a plethora of research documenting […]

Math Equity Convening Tackles Tough Questions Around AB705 Implementation

January 14, 2020January 19, 2020 pulliasadmin Math equity, Pullias News AB705 math equity math pathways tatiana melguizo

In December, 2019, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners gathered at the University of Southern California for a full-day Math Equity Convening hosted by The Pullias Center for Higher Education and facilitated by the center’s own Dr. Tatiana Melguizo to discuss developmental education policies in Los Angeles community colleges and how colleges can successfully adapt to the new demands of AB705 governing […]

Tatiana Melguizo serves on national committee on developmental math

May 1, 2019September 17, 2019 pulliasadmin College access, Math equity math pathways tatiana melguizo

Pullias Center faculty member Tatiana Melguizo is lending her expertise to a national committee with the goal to help students succeed in post-secondary math courses. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine named Melguizo to a committee to plan and conduct a public workshop for stakeholders in math education titled Increasing Success in Developmental Mathematics. As a part of […]

New grant to allow study of how L.A. students learn math

October 15, 2018October 29, 2018 pulliasadmin Awards, College access, Equity & Diversity, Math equity, STEM reform math pathways stem tatiana melguizo

Tatiana Melguizo will join a team of education researchers and practitioners to investigate students’ educational pathways from middle school to college. Are middle school students placed in honors math more likely to declare STEM majors in college? Do specific high school math courses help struggling students successfully transition to college-level math? Is a high school student who takes financial algebra […]

New research: Supporting marginalized students, from gang-affiliated youth to first-gen PhD candidates

September 28, 2018October 29, 2018 pulliasadmin College access, Equity & Diversity, Math equity adrian huerta graduate admissions graduate education julie posselt math pathways stem stem reform tatiana melguizo

Recent works by Pullias researchers tackle complex issues in education, from engaging gang-associated youth in schools by valuing the knowledge and skills they already possess to effectively mentoring PhD students from historically excluded and marginalized groups. In addition, a new working paper explores how students from racial minority groups are more likely to be placed in developmental math courses due […]

Pullias is hiring: Postdoctoral scholar wanted for collaborative research project

August 3, 2018February 27, 2019 pulliasadmin College access, Math equity, Pullias News, STEM reform math pathways stem reform tatiana melguizo

Are you passionate about education research that’s closely tied to real-life practice? Would you like to be part of a multi-campus team, collaborating with researchers at USC, UCLA and Claremont Graduate University—as well as practitioners at Los Angeles Unified School District and Los Angeles Community College District—to improve public education outcomes? Come work as a postdoctoral scholar at the Pullias Center […]

Tatiana Melguizo receives a NSF EAGER

August 4, 2015October 29, 2018 pulliasadmin Math equity, STEM reform math pathways tatiana melguizo

Tatiana Melguizo received a $300,000 EArly-concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) to investigate how combining information from HS transcripts and math diagnostics can be leveraged to fine-tune placement policy and tailor instruction in developmental math. Read the story in USC Rossier News.