Find and Search News & Insights
Currently selected filters
- Higher education
-
Rossier News
Pullias Center’s “First in the World” Grant will expand college access game
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $3.2 million grant through its First in the World program to the Pullias Center for Higher Education. The investment will allow the...
-
Faculty NewsKezar receives two prestigious appointments
USC Rossier Professor Adrianna Kezar, a nationally known researcher in the areas of college and university governance, leadership and the professoriate, was recently named to two prestigious organizations in recognition...
-
Education News
MOOC debate headlines Annual Higher Education lecture
The 36th Annual Pullias Lecture on February 19, 2014 centered on the fiercely debated topic of online open access higher education, also known as Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs...
-
Faculty News
Lucido awarded for contributions to college access
Jerome (Jerry) Lucido was awarded the Joe Allen Exemplar Award from the Western Region of the College Board for his contributions to increasing educational access for students and his support...
-
Alumni Story
USC Rossier alumna prepares Chicago students for college success
The process of applying to college is often a strenuous one for many high school students. But for students in underserved schools, just figuring out how to apply to college...
-
Rossier News
CUE Institute to examine ideas that help Latino students
The USC Center for Urban Education at the USC Rossier School of Education is hosting a two-day event for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) on October 10–11 to offer a detailed look...
-
Alumni Story
Established alum motivates future workforce at community college
Often, when someone achieves professional success, he or she will be asked what it took to get “there” or where the source of motivation came from. For Merrill L. Irving...
-
Alumni Story
Recent grad says return to teaching is to know it for the first time
After a successful 25-year career in both law and consulting, Dee Danner MAT ’12 decided to become a student again. She enrolled in the USC Rossier Master of Arts in...
-
Alumni Story
Knuckleheads wanted
Amir Whitaker ME ’08, EdD ’11 stood before 200 urban high school students on March 15, and held up an old notebook cover scribbled with the initials of 18 of...
-
Faculty News
Dr. Adrianna Kezar named co-director of USC Pullias Center
Professor Adrianna Kezar has been named co-director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education at USC Rossier, where she has served as associate director since 2003. Kezar is an expert...
