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Dr. John Brooks Slaughter Receives USC Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. John Brooks Slaughter, University Professor Emeritus of Education and Computer Engineering, was recently presented with the prestigious USC Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award by USC President Carol L. Folt. Dr. Slaughter has had a remarkably distinguished and inspiring career, which began as an electrical engineer and includes leading two universities — University of Maryland as Chancellor and Occidental College as […]

2023 Pullias Doctoral Grads Look to Enact Change

April 26, 2023June 8, 2023 smacphee Pullias News, Pullias Voices pullias news Pullias Voices

This May, two Pullias Center doctoral candidates will graduate from the USC Rossier School of Education. We would like to offer our sincerest congratulations to both Jordan Harper and Kaylan Baxter as they continue their professional careers. Now, with doctoral degrees in hand, these new grads reflect on their time at the Center and share their future plans to enact […]

Zoë B. Corwin Receives Community-Engaged Teaching and Research Award from USC’s JEP

April 26, 2023May 3, 2023 smacphee Equity & Leadership, Pullias News, Pullias Voices pullias news Pullias Voices zoe corwin

Congratulations to Pullias Center’s Dr. Zoë B. Corwin upon receiving the USC Joint Educational Project Award for Community Engaged Teaching and Research. This award was established in 2019 to recognize USC faculty who meaningfully integrate community engagement into their teaching and/or research. Dr. Corwin, a Research Professor, serves as the Principal Investigator for the Promoting At-promise Student Success (PASS) Project […]

Spotlight on Dr. Steve Desir, the newest faculty member of the Pullias Center

March 31, 2023April 12, 2023 smacphee Pullias News, Pullias Voices pullias news Pullias Voices

By Julie Posselt and Steve Desir This Spring, the Pullias Center is thrilled to have Dr. Steve Desir join its faculty. Desir is an expert in racial equity issues in recruitment, admissions, and institutional change work. He has been working for the last 3.5 years with the Inclusive Graduate Education Network and, for the last two years, with the Equity […]

Equity in Graduate Education: Organizing for Equity

March 31, 2023April 5, 2023 smacphee College access, Equity & Diversity, Pullias News pullias news julie posselt racial equity

“The Equity in Graduate Education Consortium has helped me to expand my connections with scholars and practitioners committed to positively influencing equity-based systemic change within graduate education. It is an invaluable community of thought and action partners who provide me with mutual mentoring opportunities having immediate and meaningful implications to my work within and beyond Cornell.” — Sara Xayarath Hernandez […]

New Report Examines Impact of Basic Needs Assistance to Community College Students

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 smacphee Equity for Community College Students, College access, Pullias News Soumya Mishra Equity for Community College Students pullias news tatiana melguizo

USC’s Pullias Center and Sol Price Center for Social Innovation report provides timely evidence that additional funds help students achieve academic goals A new report from USC’s Pullias Center for Higher Education and the Sol Price Center for Social Innovation suggests that when high-need community college students are provided with additional financial aid, they have stronger academic outcomes than their […]

Beyond Broadening Participation in Graduate Education and STEMM Organizations

March 17, 2023April 12, 2023 Events, Pullias News pullias news events

A webinar series and discussion Join the National Academies and Inclusive Graduate Education Network (IGEN) in a collaborative exploration of NASEM’s latest report on Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations as well as IGEN’s newest research findings. Choose from March 28 or March 29. Both days will begin with a brief panel presentation from NASEM leaders and […]

Institutional Transformation to Support Contingent Faculty

March 14, 2023April 12, 2023 Events, Pullias News pullias news events

Learn about successful innovations at two 2022 Delphi Award–winning institutions. This webinar will explore innovative practices and lessons learned from institutional change initiatives aimed at the equitable recognition and support of contingent faculty. Campus leaders from the Dominican University of California and Montgomery College, recipients of the 2022 Delphi Award, will discuss the policies, practices, and programs their institutions have put […]

Racial Equity in Community College Baccalaureate Programs

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 smacphee Equity for Community College Students, College access, Equity & Diversity, Pullias News Equity for Community College Students pullias news adrian huerta

Here’s a bold idea: offer community college students the opportunity to learn a trade and earn a bachelor’s degree — all with community college accessibility and tuition rates. Furthermore, ensure that students from all walks of life have access to the programs across the state with a focus on racial equity in academic and labor market outcomes. That’s exactly what [...]

Gangs, College and Research-to-Practice

February 6, 2023March 3, 2023 smacphee Equity for Community College Students, College access, Equity & Diversity, Pullias News Equity for Community College Students pullias news adrian huerta

In 2019, Adrian H. Huerta started a bold new project: Explore the educational pathways for former gang members and how they achieved college success. Starting with in-depth interviews with 37 former gang members who have completed associate to doctoral degrees, this work is helping to uncover the potential of a community — gang-affiliated youth — that is often deemed unworthy [...]