Join the faculty, researchers, and doctoral students of the Pullias Center for Higher Education presenting at the annual conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) this Fall. The meeting will take place from Thursday, November 9 to Saturday, November 11 in Houston, TX.
Congratulations to Kezar for winning the Research Achievement Award and to Julie R. Posselt for winning the Promising Scholar/Early Career Award at ASHE. The Awards Reception and Champagne Toast is on November 10, 2017 in Houston Marriott Marquis.
ACE and the TIAA Institute will host a webinar on Sept. 28 at 1:00 pm EDT with college and university presidents and higher education scholars to learn about their perspectives on and reactions to the key findings of the American College President Study 2017 (ACPS). Adrianna Kezar, Professor and Co-Director of the Pullias Center, will be one of the speakers.
The announcement by the Attorney General that the Republican Administration will end the Deferred Action for Early Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has created a great deal of uncertainty for the nearly 800,000 individuals who have filed for DACA. Approximately half of the 800,000 have been enrolled in a postsecondary institution in the United States, so the consequences are particularly important […]
Our Center and Bringing Theory to Practice are sponsoring another Dialogue on Campus as Sanctuary event this Sept. 14, 2017. It will be at WPH 403 from Noon-2PM. More details on this flyer.
Co-Directors Tierney & Kezar, together with the Center’s faculty, researchers, and staff issue a plea to congress to enact legislation that will protect DACA students. Letters were sent to CA congress as well as nationwide attorney generals and key congressional members. See the letter.
The forum will discuss innovative practices that have the most promise to improve affordability and access to those most in need of the value higher education can provide. The event will be on September 26, 2017 from 3:00-7:00PM at the University Club.
William G. Tierney discusses the new USC village and the unsettling campus atmosphere in a recent issue of University World News.
The purpose of the award is to honor individual faculty members for helping to build a supportive academic environment through faculty-to-student mentoring and faculty-to-faculty mentoring.
The I AM Program is currently accepting applications for prospective mentors. For more details and the application visit the I AM page.