Congratulations to Joseph (Joey) Kitchen, recently promoted to Associate Research Professor, and a hearty welcome to Steve Desir, who recently joined our faculty as Assistant Research Professor. Dr. Kitchen has served as a Co-Investigator for the Pullias Center’s Promoting At-promise Student Success (PASS) project since joining the Center’s faculty in 2021. He initially joined the Pullias team in 2015 as […]
Dr. John Brooks Slaughter, University Professor Emeritus of Education and Computer Engineering, was recently presented with the prestigious USC Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award by USC President Carol L. Folt. Dr. Slaughter has had a remarkably distinguished and inspiring career, which began as an electrical engineer and includes leading two universities — University of Maryland as Chancellor and Occidental College as […]
This May, two Pullias Center doctoral candidates will graduate from the USC Rossier School of Education. We would like to offer our sincerest congratulations to both Jordan Harper and Kaylan Baxter as they continue their professional careers. Now, with doctoral degrees in hand, these new grads reflect on their time at the Center and share their future plans to enact […]
Congratulations to Pullias Center’s Dr. Zoë B. Corwin upon receiving the USC Joint Educational Project Award for Community Engaged Teaching and Research. This award was established in 2019 to recognize USC faculty who meaningfully integrate community engagement into their teaching and/or research. Dr. Corwin, a Research Professor, serves as the Principal Investigator for the Promoting At-promise Student Success (PASS) Project […]
By Julie Posselt and Steve Desir This Spring, the Pullias Center is thrilled to have Dr. Steve Desir join its faculty. Desir is an expert in racial equity issues in recruitment, admissions, and institutional change work. He has been working for the last 3.5 years with the Inclusive Graduate Education Network and, for the last two years, with the Equity […]
“The Equity in Graduate Education Consortium has helped me to expand my connections with scholars and practitioners committed to positively influencing equity-based systemic change within graduate education. It is an invaluable community of thought and action partners who provide me with mutual mentoring opportunities having immediate and meaningful implications to my work within and beyond Cornell.” — Sara Xayarath Hernandez […]
USC’s Pullias Center and Sol Price Center for Social Innovation report provides timely evidence that additional funds help students achieve academic goals A new report from USC’s Pullias Center for Higher Education and the Sol Price Center for Social Innovation suggests that when high-need community college students are provided with additional financial aid, they have stronger academic outcomes than their […]
A webinar series and discussion Join the National Academies and Inclusive Graduate Education Network (IGEN) in a collaborative exploration of NASEM’s latest report on Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations as well as IGEN’s newest research findings. Choose from March 28 or March 29. Both days will begin with a brief panel presentation from NASEM leaders and […]
Learn about successful innovations at two 2022 Delphi Award–winning institutions. This webinar will explore innovative practices and lessons learned from institutional change initiatives aimed at the equitable recognition and support of contingent faculty. Campus leaders from the Dominican University of California and Montgomery College, recipients of the 2022 Delphi Award, will discuss the policies, practices, and programs their institutions have put […]
