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Zoe Corwin and Colleagues Earn Provost New Strategic Directions for Research Award for Further Exploration of Skateboarding Culture

The new study will seek to document, understand, and share ways young people who are often relegated to the margins of society are finding community and supporting each other in challenging times. Zoe Corwin, Associate Professor of Research and lead researcher on a recent groundbreaking study at the University of Southern California’s (USC) Rossier School of Education Pullias Center that […]

New Research Demonstrates Success and Sketches Roadmap for Supporting and Engaging Generation Z in Higher Education through Digital Strategies

June 25, 2020June 26, 2020 pulliasadmin College access, Digital equity, Pullias News college access and success digital equity transition programs zoe corwin

The USC Pullias Center for Higher Education’s partnership with Get Schooled studied digital strategies for improving college access and success among senior-year high school and first year college students from minoritized backgrounds. Findings, insights, and recommendations from two multi-year studies are now available across a newly-released research report and pair of research briefs. Within the last decade, the college access […]

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

Zoë Corwin: I Had No Idea How Deeply Compelling the Research Would Be

February 26, 2020February 25, 2020 pulliasadmin Pullias Voices skateboarding zoe corwin

For the past decade and a half my scholarship has been situated in the field of college access and success. Most recently I have been focused on the potential of games, gamification strategies, and social media to promote postsecondary opportunities for at-promise students. The Digital Equity in Education project at the Pullias Center has worked with schools, school districts, non-profits, […]

Researchers’ Perspective: Beyond the Board

February 26, 2020June 18, 2020 pulliasadmin Pullias Voices skateboarding zoe corwin

The research team behind the Beyond the Board study approached the project from a wide range of perspectives based on personal, professional and life experiences. Here is their take on the study that redefined skateboarding culture… Neftalie Williams: As an avid skateboarder and a scholar of skateboarding, it was incredible to be involved in this first of its kind study […]

Groundbreaking Study Redefines Skateboarding Culture

February 26, 2020December 17, 2021 pulliasadmin College access, Publications, Pullias News college access skateboarding zoe corwin

A first-of-its-kind study of skateboarding culture reveals that skateboarding improves mental health, fosters community, and encourages diversity and resilience. The study, conducted by the Pullias Center for Higher Education at USC’s Rossier School of Education and USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, also showed that gender and race do matter within the skateboarding community. “Skateboarding is embedded in youth […]

Beyond the Board: Findings from the Field

Zoë B. Corwin, Tattiya Maruco, Neftalie Williams, Robert Reichardt, Maria Romero-Morales, Christine Rocha, and Constanza Astiazaran (2019) A groundbreaking study of skateboarding culture that explores the lives of underrepresented young adult skateboarders within a society that isolates them due to their negative misconceptions and preconceived notions. The research team examined skateboarding culture through the skateboarders’ perception of life and […]

Meet Pullias Researchers at ASHE 2019

October 16, 2019April 12, 2021 pulliasadmin Events, Pullias News PASS project PASS adrian huerta adrianna kezar aireale rodgers daniel scott david velasquez elise swanson jonathan toccoli joseph kitchen jude paul matias dizon julie posselt kc culver lauren irwin liane hypolite robert reason roman liera ronald hallett theresa e hernandez tslc zoe corwin

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. […]