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New Report Addresses Challenges Faced by Black Students Related to Technology and College Access

The report calls out a need for renewed attention to developing digital literacy in a way that directly addresses the relationship between digital literacy and college knowledge Technology and College Access: Understanding the Unique Challenges and Opportunities Black Students Face is the first report generated from research funded by the one of five inaugural Pullas Center Equity Alumni Awards created […]

Technology and College Access: Understanding the Unique Challenges and Opportunities Black Students Face

Sharla Berry Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021) The author makes a case that educators might leverage Black students’ significant use of and innovation with technology to expand opportunities to cultivate college knowledge and expand college access. The brief highlights the relationship between technology and college knowledge, explores the barriers that Black youth may encounter in using technology to research […]

Bolstering First-Year Success Through Digital Tools

Tattiya Maruco, Zoë B. Corwin, Christine Rocha, and Maria Romero-Morales (2020) To address the challenges of fostering a sense of belonging and ultimately improving academic success, USC’s Pullias Center for Higher Education and the Get Schooled Foundation partnered with California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) to create an online tool called Toros Charge On! designed to assist students in […]

Integrating Digital Tools into Financial Aid Outreach and Support

Zoë B. Corwin, Tattiya Maruco, Christine Rocha, and Maria Romero-Morales (2020) This brief outlines approaches for incorporating digital tools to increase Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion rates at high schools across California and is intended to stimulate discussion about how to better serve at-promise students in securing financial aid for postsecondary education through the use of […]

Texting to Increase College Access and Success: Lessons from the Field

Zoë B. Corwin, Tattiya Maruco, Maria Romero-Morales, and Christine Rocha (2020) This brief shares outcomes and lessons learned from implementing the texting component of a digital strategy designed to boost first year persistence and success at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Categories: College Access, Digital Equity, Student Success

Improving College Access Through Digital Tools

Pullias Center for Higher Education (2019) Our Digital Equity in Education project at USC’s Pullias Center for Higher Education started with a simple question: Could we make the process of applying to college and for financial aid more engaging? Our research shows that digital tools have the potential to improve college access and success. We’ve identified effective strategies for […]

College-Going Culture in a Digital Era: Strategies for Schools

Pullias Center for Higher Education (2018) High schools today have a unique challenge: to equip students with the knowledge and tools they need to prepare for, apply to and enroll in college—all while proving them with digital resources and skills essential for the 21st century. This guide by the Pullias Center’s Digital Equity in Education team provides a general overview of what a […]

Data Transparency For Improving College Outcomes: Findings From A First In The World Study

Samantha Bernstein-Sierra, Zoë Corwin (2018) This document gives a brief background on the Pullias Center’s FITW study, introduces the data challenges they encountered during the study, and presents four possible causes of these challenges based on interview and survey data. Categories: Digital Equity, College Access

How is Technology Addressing the College Access Challenge?: A Review of the Landscape, Opportunities, and Gaps

Pullias Center for Higher Education and Get Schooled (2018) Many digital tools aimed at helping high school students move on to college have been developed in recent years. But which tools are readily available and appropriate, especially for low-income students? This report offers a handy list, with descriptions of available tools. Created by USC’s Pullias Center for Higher Education and […]

Technological Innovations for College Access

Zoë Corwin, Marie Groark, Keith Frome (2015) A discussion of useful online tools, challenges, and potential ways to use technological innovations to increase college-going and completion rates. Categories: Digital Equity, College Access