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Scaling change in higher education: A guide for stakeholder groups

A new Pullias Center publication shows external groups how to effectively support change and reform in higher education Two months ago, the Pullias Center for Higher Education and the Association of American Universities (AAU) jointly released “Scaling Improvement in STEM Learning Environments: The Strategic Role of a National Organization,” a report assessing AAU’s efforts to reforms of undergraduate STEM teaching and learning on a national level […]

Changing the face of STEM PhD programs

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 pulliasadmin Awards, College access, Equity & Diversity julie posselt stem stem reform

Pullias’ Julie Posselt leads research in 24-campus effort to increase diversity in physics and astronomy A new $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation aims to dramatically increase diversity in physics and astronomy. Called the Cal-Bridge program, the project creates a pathway for students from underrepresented groups at 15 California State University campuses to PhD programs in physics and astronomy at nine […]

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 […]

Scaling Change in Higher Education: A Guide for Stakeholder Groups

Adrianna Kezar, Elizabeth Holcombe, Joseph Kitchen (2018) Created for key external stakeholder groups that support change and reform of the higher education enterprise, this guide presents a toolkit with practical advice on how to be effective partners in working with colleges and universities to support changes that go to scale. The guide serves as an action-oriented companion piece to the […]

High-Impact Practices (HIPs) Tool for Admins

Adrianna Kezar, Elizabeth Holcombe This tool is a reflective guide for administrators who are interested in supporting high-impact practices on their campuses. Administrators can help champion and create supportive infrastructure, policies and rewards that are necessary for implementation, sustainability and scaling of high-impact practices on college and university campuses. For more about this tool, read “Support for High-Impact Practices: A […]

Network forms to bolster equity in STEM graduate education

September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 pulliasadmin Awards, Equity & Diversity, STEM reform graduate admissions graduate education julie posselt stem

The initiative brings together USC Rossier and more than two dozen professional and academic organizations By Ross Brenneman Research shows that participation by underrepresented groups in the science, technology, engineering and math disciplines plummets between undergraduate and graduate studies. A new project looks to take a comprehensive approach to addressing issues that hinder the participation and success of underrepresented students. […]

To help students succeed in STEM, colleges need a holistic plan

August 28, 2018 pulliasadmin College access, Equity & Diversity, STEM reform adrianna kezar elizabeth holcombe stem stem reform

A study of college transition programs at CSUs details the benefits of comprehensive, integrated support programs for underserved students. Abstract | Full article HTML | Full article PDF When college and university departments work together to help first-year STEM students transition to college, students succeed at significantly higher rates. That is what two researchers from the Pullias Center for Higher Education found when they studied CSU […]

Building bridges for student success

August 13, 2018August 14, 2018 pulliasadmin College access, Equity & Diversity, STEM reform adrianna kezar elizabeth holcombe stem stem reform

When academic and student affairs departments work together, first-year STEM students achieve greater success, a study finds. Full article HTML | Full article PDF A first-generation college student wants to major in math—but enrolls in the wrong course because her academic advisor isn’t familiar with the math sequence. Once classes begin, the student doesn’t understand what faculty office hours are—and so never […]

Scaling Improvement in STEM Learning Environments: The Strategic Role of a National Organization

Adrianna Kezar (2018) This capstone report of the Scaling STEM Reform study evaluates the national organization Association of American Universities’ role in improving undergraduate STEM education at its member institutions. A joint publication between the Association of American Universities and the Pullias Center, the report details and assesses the AAU’s efforts to accelerate and scale changes in STEM education at research universities […]

How to improve college STEM education on a national level

July 26, 2018July 27, 2018 pulliasadmin STEM reform adrianna kezar stem

A new report by Pullias co-director Adrianna Kezar shows how to scale improvements in STEM learning. Student-centered, evidence-based, and effective. Those are the qualities of best teaching practices that have been touted by STEM education experts for years. Yet still today, many professors have not adopted such practices in their classrooms, and STEM instruction has been reforming at a snail’s […]