Dr. KC Culver

Assistant Professor of Higher Education Admin, University of Alabama. Increasing learning & equity for VITAL faculty & college students. Opinions/views my own.

[Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning @ChangeHigher]

This special July/August issue delves deep into AI, including an insightful provocation from @kcculver. She posits "By centering our humanness, higher education can use GenAI to transform for the better." https://t.co/0wh3uIUWn1

@AdriannaKezar, @USCRossier, @SAKamperman

[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

[Dr. KC Culver @kcculver]

This is a $$$ award given to organizations who have done work to better support VITAL (contingent, adjunct) faculty. If your organization is doing the work, you should apply!

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

What does a community college in Maryland have in common with a prestigious R1 university in Michigan? They, along with a diverse group of 14 other colleges and universities have been awarded the prestigious Delphi Award for their innovative and important policies, programs and initiatives in support of their contingent/VITAL faculty. Applications for the 2026 Delphi Award close in one month, on Friday, July 10. Tell us why you should win one of our two $15,000 awards! Begin your application here: https://t.co/tkaWHzU3UQ

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

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

No foolin'.... you're invited to our upcoming "Institutional Transformation to Support VITAL Faculty" joint webinar with @aacu coming up on April 1! The 2025 winning strategies from @fgcu and @montclairstateu will be featured, with tips on preparing your own 2026 Delphi Award application, opening on March 16. Register for the webinar: https://t.co/kgmTkhRDe7

@AdriannaKezar, @ashleyfinleyphd, @kcculver, @USCRossier

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

We know you've been waiting.... the 2026 Delphi Award applications are now open! In conjunction with @aacu, the @USCPullias awards $15,000 to two institutions annually that have created innovative, institutionalized policies, programs and practices designed to support their VITAL/contingent faculty. Learn more about past winners, and how to apply here: https://t.co/tkaWHzUBKo

@ashleyfinleyphd, @adriannakezar, @kcculver, @uscrossier, @oneheglobal, @realadjunctions

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

How can your campus win the annual Delphi Award? This new brief from @TIAA and @USCPullias's @AdriannaKezar and @kcculver breaks it down. Learn more about the winning strategies of 2025 Award winners @montclairstateu and @fgcu when they are honored at @aacu's annual meeting in January.

https://t.co/rl1rHoADz0

@USCRossier

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

Last Fall, we announced our 2025 Delphi Award winners: @montclairstateu and @fgcu, honored for their commitment to supporting their VITAL/contingent faculty. Join us at @aacu's Annual Meeting January 22 at 3:45pm where you can learn more about their winning strategies!

https://t.co/bYvL0P35YW

@AdriannaKezar, @ashleyfinleyphd, @kcculver, @USCRossier

[Dr. KC Culver @kcculver]

When low-income students participate in a loose cohort learning community together, they support each other's academic achievement and success.
https://t.co/WW5Hgv53Bz
Also, check out the cool network worlds @manu_canche created: https://t.co/LqPvpIltBn https://t.co/lH0CBOFKvI

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

Thanks to all campuses that applied for the 2025 Delphi Award. Winners will be announced in September — $15,000 may be coming to your campus to continue your support of contingent/VITAL faculty!

@USCRossier, @AdriannaKezar, @kcculver

[Dr. KC Culver @kcculver]

Excited to be chairing the #ASHE2025 Research Methods section of the Program Committee! Please volunteer (you don't have to be a member!)- peer review is powered by our community. Your service as a reviewer, chair, or discussant is vital. Join us: https://t.co/Y0x035M2DF

[AAC&U @aacu]

Apply for the Delphi Award presented by @USCPullias in partnership with AAC&U and funded by @TIAAInstitute. Two institutions will receive $15K for their scalable support of contingent/VITAL faculty. Apply by June 27. https://t.co/x6vC8tvDbz

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

The 2024 #DelphiAward winners will be sharing their award-winning strategies and policies in support of their VITAL/contingent faculty at @aacu's annual meeting in January. Be sure to attend this inspiring session, set for Friday, Jan. 24 at 9:30am.

https://t.co/cGdPxLSSTX

@USCRossier, @kcculver, @AdriannaKezar, @MSUCAL, @UMassAmherst

[Dr. KC Culver @kcculver]

Emerging scholars: getting published is often harder than it looks on someone else's CV. I wrote this paper in 2019; it was rejected by 3 journals before being accepted by JFYESIT. It took time, disappointment, and belief the story was important to tell. https://t.co/n8k555gmrp

[Dr. KC Culver @kcculver]

If you're interested in conducting mixed methods research, this article is not only a great introduction by @benselznick , it has a terrific title (and introduces a special issue with more articles!) https://t.co/WtjcCRQj4Z

[Dr. KC Culver @kcculver]

So excited for this recognition of all of the good work being done by the people who are the Pullias Center.

[ASHE @ASHEoffice]

The #ASHE2024 Special Merit Award will be presented to @USCPullias. The Pullias Center has advanced research & early-career scholars for 30+ years. With research-practice partnerships & a focus on underserved topics, their open-access work shapes higher ed policy & practice.

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

Congratulations to the 2024 Delphi Award Winners......@UMassAmherst and Michigan State University's College of Arts and Letters (@CALMSU)! From a competitive field of higher education applicants, these two public research universities demonstrated their outstanding support for their contingent/VITAL faculty. In addition, kudos to @UDelaware and @SanJacCollege for their selection as #DelphiAward finalists. Read more about their impressive policies and programs: https://t.co/j3ulyuQVQd

@USCRossier, @AdriannaKezar, @aacu @TIAAInstitute

[Dr. KC Culver @kcculver]

This brief introduces a new conceptual framework for understanding faculty work- great for academic affairs leaders, human resources, researchers, and faculty.

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

This new report from our 'Faculty, Academic Careers and Environments" (FACE) project provides an overview of a new conceptual model of faculty work in the 21st century — one that addresses today’s context, where academic capitalism and the gig academy have impacted faculty’s work and work environments and where demographic shifts have led to a change in the makeup of the academic workforce. This framework also explores dimensions of faculty experiences, roles and working conditions across various societal, institutional, and individual contexts. Check it out here: https://t.co/RkT2BFZ1lN

@USCRossier, @AdriannaKezar, @kcculver, @EmilyRKoren, @JohnWCurtisDC

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

From the @Changehigher archives: Back in 1965, "the political parties had come together in support of higher education as a 'path' to a 'free but civilized” society,' and passed the Higher Education Act." Read Gaston's 2018 take on the HEA, many of the issues still remain today: https://t.co/q3M56RMp7y

@adriannakezar, @kcculver, @USCRossier

[USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @USCPullias]

Your campus's academic affairs department can play a crucial role in creating innovative and systemic improvements in the lives of your contingent/VITAL faculty, and as a result, improve student success and more. Learn more our new Delphi Project publication, 'The Role of Academic Affairs in Supporting VITAL Faculty on Campus,' the latest from @AdriannaKezar and @kcculver and the Delphi Project.

Read here: https://t.co/dlUarQfSZx

@USCRossier, @AdriannaKezar, @kcculver

[Dr. KC Culver @kcculver]

Alabama's Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is closing, and the Division of Opportunities, Connections and Success is opening. Here's to supporting student success for all students and meeting them where they are.