Tatiana Melguizo received a $300,000 EArly-concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) to investigate how combining information from HS transcripts and math diagnostics can be leveraged to fine-tune placement policy and tailor instruction in developmental math. Read the story in USC Rossier News.
Raquel Rall, assistant research professor, is featured in a Q&A in The Chronicle. The article spotlights research by Rall and PhD candidate Daniel Maxey, who presented a paper at the recent AERA conference. Read the article here.
Jenna Sablan explores college access for Pacific Islanders, a diverse group often neglected in representation in educational research. View the infographic.
Please welcome our fall 2015 PhD cohort at the Rossier School of Education’s Pullias Center. Their varied backgrounds and research interests are an exciting addition to the team. Learn more about them here.
Adrianna Kezar and Daniel Maxey discuss the eroding foundations of the American professoriate and the implications this could have on the future of higher education. Download the report.
Bryan Rodriguez explores one of the most educationally disenfranchised group of students in the nation, farm working students, by examining child labor and educational outcomes among this demographic. View the infographic.
John Slaughter received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring for his contributions regarding the development of mentoring programs to boost minorities’ participation in STEM. Read the National Science Foundation’s news release.
Daniel Almeida studies the disparity in enrollment of Latino students and white students in remedial courses and the failure of programs like the Early Assessment Program (EAP) to make an impact in low-income areas. Download the infographic.
The Pullias Center for Higher Education was recently awarded a a $3.2 million dollar grant to expand its online college access game, Mission Admission. The game sets out to provide the increasing rates of underrepresented and low income students enrolling in college with accessible college and financial aid information. Download the infographic.
William Tierney and Lisa Garcia reflect on the past decade of the Increasing Access via Mentoring (I AM) program. They expand on the challenges the program faced and the overarching results of I AM. Download the infographic.