Since 1995, the Pullias Center has engaged in action-oriented projects and research to improve college access and student success, promote equity and diversity, and enhance the performance of postsecondary institutions. Our researchers have published many books informed by this higher education research. Below is a directory to a selection of those books. You can also visit other pages to view the Pullias Center’s reports, guides, and briefs as well as articles and chapters authored by our researchers.
Books by Pullias Center faculty members
Shared Leadership in Higher Education: A Framework and Models for Responding to a Changing World
Eds. Elizabeth M. Holcombe, Adrianna J. Kezar, Susan L. Elrod, Judith A. Ramaley
Stylus Publishing, December 2021
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Today’s higher education challenges necessitate new forms of leadership. A volatile financial environment and the need for new business models and partnerships to address the impact of new technologies, changing demographics, and emerging societal needs, demand more effective and innovative forms of leadership. This book focusses on a leadership approach that has emerged as particularly effective for organizations facing complex challenges: shared leadership.
The Gig Academy
Adrianna Kezar, Thomas DePaola, and Daniel Scott
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019
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Administration for Social Justice and Equity
Adrianna Kezar and Julie Posselt
Routledge, 2019
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How Colleges Change: Understanding, Leading, and Enacting Change (2nd edition)
Adrianna Kezar
Routledge, July 2018
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Envisioning Public Scholarship for Our Time: Models for Higher Education Researchers
Eds. Adrianna Kezar, Joseph A. Kitchen, and Yianna Drivalas
Stylus Publishing, July 2018
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Diversifying Digital Learning: Online Literacy and Educational Opportunity
Eds. William G. Tierney, Zoë B. Corwin, and Amanda Ochsner
Johns Hopkins University Press, Feb. 2018
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Envisioning the Faculty for the Twenty-First Century: Moving to a Mission-Oriented and Learner-Centered Model
Eds. Adrianna Kezar, Daniel Maxey
Rutgers University Press, Sep. 2016
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Increasing Student Success in STEM: A Guide to Systemic Institutional Change
Susan Elrod, Adrianna Kezar
Association of American Colleges and Universities, June 2016
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Inside Graduate Admissions: Merit, Diversity, and Faculty Gatekeeping
Julie Posselt
Harvard University Press, Jan. 2016
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Rethinking Education and Poverty
Ed. William G. Tierney
Johns Hopkins University Press, Sep. 2015
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Enhancing Campus Capacity for Leadership: An Examination of Grassroots Leaders in Higher Education
Adrianna Kezar and Jaime Lester
Stanford University Press, August 2014
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Postsecondary Play: The Role of Games and Social Media in Higher Education
Eds. William G. Tierney, Zoë B.Corwin, Tracy Fullerton, Gisele Ragusa
Johns Hopkins University Press, May 2014
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How Colleges Change: Understanding, Leading, and Enacting Change
Adrianna Kezar
Routledge, Sep. 2013
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Embracing Non-Tenure Track Faculty: Changing Campuses for the New Faculty Majority
Ed. Adrianna Kezar
Routledge, April 2012
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Taking the Reins: Institutional Transformation in Higher Education
Peter D. Eckel, Adrianna J. Kezar
Rowman & Littlefield, Dec. 2011
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Recognizing and Serving Low-Income Students in Higher Education: An Examination of Institutional Policies, Practices, and Culture
Ed. Adrianna Kezar
Routledge, 2011
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Urban High School Students and the Challenge of Access: Many Routes, Difficult Paths, 2nd Edition
Eds., William G. Tierney, Julia E. Colyar
Peter Lang International Academic Publishers, June 2009
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Rethinking Leadership in a Complex, Multicultural, and Global Environment: New Concepts and Models for Higher Education
Adrianna Kezar
Stylus Publishing, April 2009
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Organizing Higher Education for Collaboration: A Guide for Campus Leaders
Adrianna Kezar, Jaime Lester
Jossey-Bass (Wiley), Feb. 2009
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New Players Different Game: Understanding the Rise of For-Profit Colleges and Universities
William G. Tierney, Guilbert C. Hentschke
Johns Hopkins University Press, Aug. 2007
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Trust and the Public Good
William G. Tierney
Peter Lang International Academic Publishers, Oct. 2006
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Governance and the Public Good
Ed. William G. Tierney
SUNY Series, Frontiers in Education, 2006
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Rethinking the “”L”” Word in Higher Education: The Revolution of Research on Leadership: ASHE Higher Education Report, Volume 31, Number 6
Adrianna Kezar, Rozana Carducci, Melissa Contreras-McGavin
Jossey-Bass (Wiley), May. 2006
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Higher Education for the Public Good: Emerging Voices from a National Movement
Eds. Adrianna Kezar, Anthony Chambers, and John Burkhardt
Jossey-Bass (Wiley), April 2005
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Preparing for College: Nine Elements of Effective Outreach
Eds. William G. Tierney, Zoë Corwin, Julia Colyar
SUNY Press, 2004
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Restructuring Shared Governance in Higher Education: New Directions for Higher Education
Eds. Vicente Lechuga, William G. Tierney
Jossey-Bass (Wiley), 2004
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Competing Conceptions of Academic Governance: Negotiating the Perfect Storm
Ed. William G. Tierney
Johns Hopkins University Press, May 2004
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Increasing Access to College: Extending Possibilities for All Students (Frontiers in Education) (2002)
William G. Tierney and Linda S. Hagedorn
SUNY Press, March 2002
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Understanding and Facilitating Organizational Change in Higher Education in the 21st Century
Adrianna Kezar
Jossey-Bass (Wiley), Oct. 2001
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Faculty Work in Schools of Education: Rethinking Roles and Rewards for the Twenty-first Century
Ed. William G. Tierney
SUNY Press, Dec. 2000
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Promotion and Tenure: Community and Socialization in Academe
William G. Tierney, Estela Mara Bensimon
SUNY Press, July 1996
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