Adrianna Kezar

@USC professor, director of @USCPullias, scholar & advocate for equitable change in #HigherEd, #DelphiProject leader, animal lover

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

Meet our new Directors! @ZCorwin and @royeljohnson share their vision for @USCPullias, 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://t.co/1WeVqwrJpC

@AdriannaKezar, @PedroANoguera, @USCRossier, @FederickNgo, @DwuanaBTweeting, @Joey_Kitchen

[Adrianna Kezar @AdriannaKezar]

We look forward to supporting this year’s amazing class of fellows!

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

.@USCPullias is honored to partner with @ACEducation 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 @SteveD1914 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://t.co/O6St988E6A

@USCRossier, @AdriannaKezar, @royeljohnson, @ZCorwin

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

Join our newest @USCPullias faculty member, @FederickNgo, for Wednesday's webinar, "Voices on Math Readiness: Deconstructing Gatekeepers & Math Traps," from Just Equations. Register now for this free webinar that focuses on the issue of math preparation, why more testing won’t improve student preparedness, and how remedial courses can serve as traps rather than pathways to college success—posing the question: How should we measure math readiness? Register here: https://t.co/tN1ogud2wE

#matheducation, @USCRossier, @AdriannaKezar, @royeljohnson, @ZCorwin

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

Is AI in higher education a blessing or a curse.....or both? The special July/August @ChangeHigher issue delves deep into AI, including an insightful provocation from Associate Editor @kcculver. She posits "By centering our humanness, higher education can use GenAI to transform for the better." Read the full issue here: https://t.co/C3Q1qfdhxC

@AdriannaKezar, @USCRossier, @SAKamperman

[Adrianna Kezar @AdriannaKezar]

I could not be more excited to pass on the leadership to these amazing higher education scholars! Look forward to the next chapter of the center.

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

BREAKING NEWS: @USCPullias 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://t.co/oRirKhBgkI

@ZCorwin, @royeljohnson, @AdriannaKezar, @PedroANoguera, @USCRossier, @ResearchAtUSC

[USC Rossier @USCRossier]

Royel Johnson, associate professor of higher education at USC Rossier, has been named incoming editor of The Review of Higher Education, ASHE's flagship journal. His five-year term begins in November as the journal marks 50 years. https://t.co/DgtccTkJ1b
#uscrossier

[Adrianna Kezar @AdriannaKezar]

Just a few days left to get in your applications. We look forward to honoring campuses that respect and support faculty.

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

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://t.co/tkaWHzU3UQ

@kcculver, @AdriannaKezar, @ashleyfinleyphd, @USCRossier, @royeljohnson, @ZCorwin

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

.@USCRossier and @USCPullias Associate Professor @royeljohnson with a bold question in his new @insidehighered 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://t.co/oFPm5heypD

@ZCorwin, @AdriannaKezar

[Adrianna Kezar @AdriannaKezar]

Please check out the latest issue of change that addresses the key challenges, higher education faces. Share with your colleagues.

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

The latest issue of @ChangeHigher 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 @AdriannaKezar posits that #highered currently exists in a 'liminal space.' Read the full issue and articles from Corbin Campbell, Eric Dusseault, @DanielChamovitz and more!

https://t.co/GUFtB1kaW1

@kcculver, @USCRossier

[AAC&U @aacu]

The Delphi Award application deadline is Friday, July 24. Has your institution made changes to support VITAL faculty? Share your programs, policies, and practices. Two institutions will receive $15K.

https://t.co/aJ6gdaRXXS via @USCPullias

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

Hundreds of folks joined our recent "What Works in Peer Mentoring" webinar, a joint event between the Pullias Center and the National Resource Center for First Year Experience and Students in Transition. Attendees learned how peer mentoring can be a game changer for low-income students as they transition to college. Missed it? Then check out the webinar recording here and learn how you can implement this model — created by researchers and practitioners on our Promoting At-promise Student Success (PASS) team — on your campus: https://t.co/dR3Ft6uyM5

@Joey_Kitchen, @ZCorwin, @USCRossier, @AdriannaKezar, #peermentoring

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

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

Designed for professionals in admissions, financial aid, institutional research and enrollment management, this professional development program strengthens the leadership, strategic and analytical skills needed to support student access and success.

Apply by September 4 for priority review and scholarship consideration.

Final application deadline: September 14, 2026, with rolling review as space is available.

https://t.co/b3DBHunpje

@USCRossier #EnrollmentManagement #HigherEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment #Admissions #StudentSuccess

[Adrianna Kezar @AdriannaKezar]

We are excited to see your best policies and practices for supporting faculty! Here’s an opportunity to be recognized and rewarded for that work. Pass it on to your colleagues.

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

BREAKING NEWS: We've extended the deadline for the annual Delphi Award to Friday, July 24! Share the innovative policies and programs you've implemented to support the VITAL/contingent faculty on your campus and you could be awarded $15,000 by @USCPullias and @aacu. Thanks to @oneheglobal and @realadjunctions for their generous support of the Delphi Award! Learn more and begin your application here: https://t.co/tkaWHzUBKo

@kcculver, @AdriannaKezar, @ashleyfinleyphd, @USCRossier, @royeljohnson, @ZCorwin

[Adrianna Kezar @AdriannaKezar]

We are honored to work with ACE on the premier leadership program in higher education.

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

.@USCPullias is pleased to announced that we have partnered with @ACEducation to administer the ACE Fellows program, the nation's most prestigious and longstanding executive leadership development experience in #highered. Read more about this landmark agreement, which includes the Pullias Center delivering and reimagining the curriculum of this singular program: https://t.co/Rb2UvPGLVf

@holliechessman, @AdriannaKezar, @PedroANoguera, @ZCorwin, @royeljohnson

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

.@USCPullias is pleased to announced that we have partnered with @ACEducation to administer the ACE Fellows program, the nation's most prestigious and longstanding executive leadership development experience in #highered. Read more about this landmark agreement, which includes the Pullias Center delivering and reimagining the curriculum of this singular program: https://t.co/Rb2UvPGLVf

@holliechessman, @AdriannaKezar, @PedroANoguera, @ZCorwin, @royeljohnson

[Adrianna Kezar @AdriannaKezar]

Could not be more proud of our pullias alumni and their incredible work!

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

As we celebrate our graduates, we also want to acknowledge and thank our large network of nearly 100 @USCPullias alumni. For more than 20 years, our alumni have been making an impact in higher education through their research, teaching and leadership. Every two years, we present three alumni with the Racial Equity Alumni Awards for their equity research. Learn more about our 2025 awardees and their work here: https://t.co/bPTiNMh9Jy

@USCRossier, @jpmdizon

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

If you were unable to attend the 47th Pullias Lecture, you missed the incomparable Stacie Bloom sharing her thoughts on Strategic Philanthropy and her belief that 'strategic, patient, bold giving.... has never been more important to the future of the research university than it is at this very moment." Read @USCRossier full article here:
@SloanFoundation

[Adrianna Kezar @AdriannaKezar]

Please share with your colleague and submit applications illustrating how you support faculty.

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

The Delphi Award: Inspiring campuses to do better for their VITAL/contingent faculty members. Application period is now open for the 2026 Delphi Award, gifting $15,000 to two campuses annually to support policies, practices and programs that ameliorate the issues facing VITAL faculty. Learn more and begin your application here: https://t.co/tkaWHzUBKo

@aacu, @oneheglobal, @realadjunctions, @USCRossier, @AdriannaKezar, @kcculver, @montclairstateu, @fgcu

[Adrianna Kezar @AdriannaKezar]

If you care about improving college teaching, please check out this new initiative.

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

Last week, @AdriannaKezar, Corbin Campbell and the leadership team from the Alliance for Better College Teaching (ABCT) shared their vision in a webinar that detailed how the ABCT envisions elevating teaching in #highered for student success. You'll want to watch the webinar recording to see how the group will build partnerships and momentum and communicate evidence about the important role of teaching in student success: https://t.co/aJOvj9UEiq

@USCRossier

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

How can you make peer mentoring a game-changer for low-income students transitioning to college? Hosted by our Promoting At-promise Student Success (PASS) team, our upcoming webinar "What Works in Peer Mentoring: Evidence-Based Strategies to Support Low-Income College Student Transitions" shares details of our effective model that boosts students' confidence, sense of belonging and clarity about their career pathways. Register today for this Wednesday, June 17 free webinar: https://t.co/DdfUWySkhL

@Joey_Kitchen, @ZCorwin, @AdriannaKezar, @USCRossier, #peermentoring, #highered