PASS Project Researchers Discuss Collaborative Design Study at AERA Annual Conference

Representatives from the Pullias Center, the University of Nebraska, and the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation participated in a special Division J Vice Presidential Session at the annual gathering to discuss their research methods. The Promoting At-Promise Student Success Project (PASS), formerly known as the Thompson Scholars Learning Communities (TSLC) Study, is a multi-year, mixed methods study conducted by the Pullis […]

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Five Years In: Reflections on Studying a Comprehensive College Transition Program

For the past five years, a team of Pullias Center researchers have been engaged in the Promoting At-Promise Student Success (PASS) project, a large mixed methods study of the Thompson Scholar Learning Community (TSLC) program at three of the University of Nebraska campuses. In addition to a five-year scholarship, the TSLC program provided two years of comprehensive support for approximately […]

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Pullias Center Researchers Examine Student Engagement Through the Lens of Comprehensive College Transition Programs

Comprehensive college transition programs (CCTP), which provide academic and social support for at-promise students as they transition to college and begin their academic journey, are gaining traction as a systematic approach to supporting the students’ learning, development, and college success. For the last 5 years, a team of researchers at the Pullias Center have been looking to gain a crucial […]

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Pullias Researchers Investigate Relationship Between Psychosocial and Academic Outcomes in Higher Education

States are increasingly tying postsecondary funding to easily quantifiable outcomes such as retention and graduation rates even as employers emphasize the importance of psychosocial skills. New research looks into whether psychosocial and academic outcomes move together in  postsecondary organizations or whether they are competing goals. “Postsecondary institutions are being pulled in multiple, potentially competing, directions regarding the skills, knowledge, and […]

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Increasing Student Success: Understanding the Impact of a Comprehensive College Transition Program

Tatiana Melguizo, Francisco (Paco) Martorell, Elise Swanson, & Adrianna Kezar (2020)   This report summarizes the main findings of the Promoting At-Promise Student Success Project (PASS), formerly known as the Thompson Scholars Learning Communities (TSLC) Study. The project seeks to explore, document, and better understand whether the PASS program, a comprehensive college transition program at three University of Nebraska campuses, translates into […]

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Meet Pullias Researchers at ASHE 2019

The 44th annual conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education takes place Nov. 13-16, 2019, in Portland, Oregon.  Pullias Center researchers and faculty will be presenting on a wide variety of topics from “Inclusion in Geosciences” to “Campus Law Enforcement.”  As in prior years, the USC Rossier School of Education will host a reception at the conference. […]

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Reflections from the TSLC Scholars Team

One of the most significant challenges facing colleges and universities remains how to increase success among the more diverse populations of students transitioning into higher education.  First generation, low income, and racially minoritized students are entering college campuses at a higher rate than ever before.   Yet the completion rates of these three categories remain significantly behind traditional student populations.  The […]

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Pullias Center Research Spotlights Impact of Academic Validation on Comprehensive College Transition Programs

New research from The Pullias Center for Higher Education confirms that how comprehensive college transition program (CCTP) elements are implemented is more important than what elements are included within the support program.  The findings highlight the crucial role that academic validation plays within CCTPs. Postsecondary institutions often create CCTPs to provide academic and social support for underserved students as they […]

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Meet Pullias researchers at ASHE 2018

The 43rd annual conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education takes place Nov. 14-17, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. This year’s event is particularly special for the Pullias Center because Pullias Center co-director William G. Tierney will be honored with the Howard R. Bowen Distinguished Career Award! In addition, researchers from the Pullias Center will be presenting on a […]

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Pullias is hiring: Postdoctoral scholar wanted to join innovative research team

Are you passionate about improving college access and success for first-generation and low-income students? Would you like to be part of a close-knit team, using rigorous and innovative research methods to catalyze real-life innovations in education? Come work as a postdoctoral scholar at the Pullias Center for Higher Education, one of the world’s leading research centers on higher education with one-of-a-kind […]

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