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USC Pullias is honored to partner with the American Council on Education on the ACE Fellows Program. The opening retreat, held earlier this month in Washington DC, gathered together the 2026-27 Fellows from across the country. Our Elizabeth Holcombe and Steve Desir not only organized the retreat, but also created and led the leadership curriculum, facilitating a rigorous conversation about leadership and higher education. We look forward to future retreats with this brilliant cohort of leaders!

https://pullias.usc.edu/project/ace-fellows/

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Meet our new Directors! Zoë Corwin and Royel Johnson share their vision for USC Pullias Center for Higher Education, and why equity-focused higher education research and practice is so important in this challenging moment. Stay tuned to the end of the video!

https://youtu.be/5DNPjNqcWug

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Introducing USC Pullias Center for Higher Education Co-Directors Zoë Corwin and Royel M. Johnson Drs. Corwin and Johnson share their vision for the USC Pullias Cent...

BREAKING NEWS: USC Pullias Center for Higher Education is pleased to announce that Dr. Zoë Corwin and Dr. Royel M. Johnson have been named as Co-Directors of the Center, effective Fall 2026. These accomplished scholars bring complementary strengths to their new roles, ensuring that Pullias continues to deepen its role as the nation’s preeminent research center where rigorous research meets practice. Please join us in congratulating them both!

https://pullias.usc.edu/corwin_johnson_co-directors/

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Who do low-income college students turn to for career guidance as they navigate their career pathways? A new article by PASS researchers Joseph Kitchen and Shinji Katsumoto, published in the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, examines the career support networks that shape low-income students' career development during college. Read more: https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fdhe0000747

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Tomorrow's the Day — get your Delphi Award application submitted before 5pm PST Friday!

https://pullias.usc.edu/project-page/apply-for-the-delphi-award/

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The latest issue of Change Higher is out now! In it, we discuss loss of public confidence, artificial intelligence, declining funding and students, and attacks on accreditation. In her provocation, Executive Editor Adrianna Kezar posits that currently exists in a 'liminal space.' Read the full issue and articles from Corbin Campbell, Eric Dusseault, Daniel Chamovitz and more!

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/vchn20/58/3?volume=58&vol=58&issue=3&publicationCode=vchn20&doi=10.1080%2Fvchn20.v058.i03

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USC Rossier School of Education and USC Pullias Associate Professor Royel Johnson with a bold question in his new Inside Higher Ed op-ed: Who is making the decisions about the future of AI in higher ed at a time when so many campuses are already under attack?

https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2026/07/09/whos-driving-conversations-about-ai-campuses-opinion

Apply early. Lead with purpose.

Applications are open for the 2026–27 USC Rossier Leadership in Enrollment Management Certificate Program.

Submit by September 4 for priority review and scholarship consideration.

Learn more and apply: https://pullias.usc.edu/project/leadership-in-enrollment-management-certificate/

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>>NEWS FLASH: Royel Johnson, associate professor at USC Rossier School of Education and lead of the Black-Serving Institution (BSI) Designation Research Project at USC Pullias, today announced the launch of the California BSI Data Dashboard at the 6th Annual California Association of Black School Educators (CABSE) Institute. The interactive dashboard — available at CABSI.org — is the first public tool designed to track Black student enrollment, completion, and graduation outcomes across all 31 of California’s designated Black-Serving Institutions. Read more here: https://pullias.usc.edu/new-statewide-dashboard-bsi/

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ICYMI: The annual Delphi Award application period has been extended to Friday, July 24. Two higher ed institutions will receive $15,000 for their innovative policies and programs supporting their contingent/VITAL faculty. Whether your campus is public, private, two or four year, we want to hear about your support! Get started on your application and learn more here: https://pullias.usc.edu/project-page/apply-for-the-delphi-award/

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