Racial Equity in Higher Education is a project area and goal of the Pullias Center that aligns with our mission to improve college outcomes for underserved students.
Projects
Pullias Center Equity Alumni Awards
Equity-minded research projects conducted by Pullias Center alumni funded by a special award from the center.
Higher Ed Conversations in Black
Invited contributors share thought-provoking commentary with an aim toward helping higher education become a more supportive and equitable environment for all.
Racial Equity Research
Racial-equity related research and resources conducted by Pullias Center Faculty.
Men of Color
Men of Color is a study that examines strategies to support and engage men of color in public four-year universities.
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The End of Racial Justice?
Jarrett T. Gupton
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2023)
This policy brief analyzes the regressive higher education policy backlash through a racial justice evaluative framework and presents a typology of higher education reform legislation. The brief considers what this means for racial justice in democracy and higher education.
Categories: Policymaking, Racial Equity, Leadership
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Leadership for Liberation: A Leadership Framework & Guide for Student Affairs Professionals
Jordan Harper and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
This guide articulates a need for a new model of leadership - leadership for liberation. The provocative thesis argues for a bold and forward-thinking leadership that focuses on the systems, structures, and cultural norms that are the heart of our most challenging societal problems.
Categories: College Access, Racial Equity, Guides
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Technology and College Access: Understanding the Unique Challenges and Opportunities Black Students Face
Sharla Berry
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
The author makes a case that educators might leverage Black students’ significant use of and innovation with technology to expand opportunities to cultivate college knowledge and expand college access. The brief highlights the relationship between technology and college knowledge, explores the barriers that Black youth may encounter in using technology to research and prepare for college, and offers an assets-based approach to understanding how Black youth learn, innovate, and create with technology.
This is one of five reports generated from research funded by the inaugural Pullias Center Equity Alumni Awards created to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Pullias Center.
Categories: College Access, Alumni Equity Award, Racial Equity
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Using Design for Equity in Higher Education for Liberatory Change: A Guide for Practice
KC Culver, Jordan Harper, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
This toolkit helps design teams engage in this process of implementing the Design for Equity in Higher Education model, For each phase of the model, this toolkit provides a short description and offers some questions and suggestions to guide practice.
Categories: Delphi Project, Racial Equity, Guides
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Design for Equity in Higher Education
KC Culver, Jordan Harper, and Adrianna Kezar
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)
A customized guide about liberatory design thinking processes that have been tested within college settings to support changes that enhance equity in policies and practices within institutions. This research is based on case studies of several institutions, including focus group interviews with the campus design teams and an analysis of artifacts. Profiles of two campuses that represent the trends of the data across a larger set of campuses is also included.
A companion guide to facilitate implementation of this model is available.
Categories: Delphi Project, Racial Equity, Guides
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The Equity Cost of Inter-Sector Math Misalignment: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Community College Student Outcomes
Federick Ngo and Tatiana Melguizo (2020)
A new study explores the equity cost of math misalignment by examining whether it is especially detrimental for these college-ready students to begin college in developmental math courses. Researchers summarize results from a study on the experience of inter-sector math misalignment (ISMM), when students who were deemed “college-ready” by high school standards were placed in developmental courses upon enrolling in a local community college. Given that racially minoritized students are more likely to be placed into developmental education courses and report being questioned about their abilities in those courses, they may experience more negative effects of being placed into developmental courses when they are actually college-ready.
Categories: College Access, Racial Equity, Math Equity
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Campus Policing: A Guide for Higher Education Leaders
Jude Paul Matias Dizon, Maritza E. Salazar, Elif Yucel, Edgar Fidel Lopez (2020)
A new report written by Pullias Center researchers tackles the institutionalization of policing in higher education campus safety and management. By providing administrators with important perspectives, key takeaways, reflective questions, and specific recommendations, Campus Policing: A Guide for Higher Education Leaders acts as a guide for higher education leaders looking to proactively respond to issues of policing and racism on university campuses.
Categories: Racial Equity, Institutional Culture, Guides
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Leading After a Racial Crisis: Weaving a Campus Tapestry of Diversity and Inclusion
Sharon Fries-Britt and Adrianna Kezar (2020)
A report from the American Council on Education (ACE) on research exploring University of Missouri’s progress with diversity, equity, and inclusion in the years following the 2015-16 racial crisis on campus. Note: This document is hosted on the ACE website.
Categories: Institutional Culture, Student Success, Racial Equity
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