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Pullias Center Founding Director William Tierney awarded USC Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award

Noted higher education scholar and USC Pullias Center founding director William (Bill) Tierney has been awarded the prestigious 2026 USC Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award. Awarded to a select number of retired faculty at the annual Academic Honors Convocation, the USC Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes eminent careers and notable contributions to the university, the profession…

Featured Faculty: William Tierney, Pedro Noguera, Julie Posselt, Adrianna Kezar

USC Rossier scholars highlight research leadership at AERA 2026

Featured Faculty: Pedro Noguera, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Huriya Jabbar, Royel Johnson, Julie Marsh, Morgan Polikoff

Over 25 years, Mary Andres helped to establish Rossier’s esteemed MFT program

Featured Faculty: Mary Andres

USC Rossier faculty Tracy Poon Tambascia and Ruth Chung promoted to Professor with Distinction

Featured Faculty: Tracy Poon Tambascia, Ruth Chung

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A dissertation with lasting impact

USC Rossier alumnus Edgar Lopez’s nationally recognized research explores how mentorship shapes the doctoral journeys of Latino men and reveals the support systems students need to thrive.

USC Rossier’s Critical Policy Collective releases “250 Years of Promise,” a nonpartisan research brief tracing two centuries of youth-driven educational change

Cultivating scholarship rooted in community

Uncovering the patterns that shape and hinder student success

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New study provides evidence that social-emotional learning programs improve academic performance

After publishing perspective-shifting research on the impact of SEL programs, Cheyeon Ha looks to continue this work at USC CANDLE.

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