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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Pullias Center Director to Participate in Webinar on Race and Crisis Management in Higher Education on June 22

Adrianna Kezar, Director of the Pullias Center, is participating in a special webinar titled “Race and Crisis at a Crossroads” on Monday, June 22, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET. In collaboration with American University, the American Council on Education (ACE) is hosting this webinar to discuss the intersecting issues of race and crisis leadership in higher education. The event will […]

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Kezar Co-Authors Op-Ed for Inside Higher Ed: Are Campus Leaders Prepared for the Impact of the Racial Crisis?

Adrianna Kezar, Director of the Pullias Center, has joined Sharon Fries-Britt, Professor of Higher Education and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher at the University of Maryland at College Park, and Lorelle Espinosa, Vice President for Research at the American Council on Education, to co-author an op-ed for Inside Higher Ed. In “Are Campus Leaders Prepared for the Impact of the Racial Crisis?” the […]

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Adrianna Kezar in The Chronicle of Higher Education: Colleges can recover from racial crisis

Pullias co-director Adrianna Kezar was quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education about a new report she co-authored that explores what led to the University of Missouri’s 2015-16 racial crisis: Many campus leaders will simply create a task force and put together a report after a racial crisis because that’s what they believe will resolve the issues at hand, said Adrianna Kezar, a […]

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New report explores lessons learned from University of Missouri crisis

Adrianna Kezar, a professor of higher education at the University of Southern California and co-director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education, is the co-author of a new report released today that explores what led to the University of Missouri’s 2015-16 racial crisis and how the institution has since responded, offering recommendations to college and university leaders who strive to […]

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