From: USC Pullias Center for Higher Education <pullias@usc.edu>
Date: Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 11:01 AM
Subject: A $15K award for supporting faculty – plus new research on public scholarship, common core, digital equity
Pullias Center for Higher Education
Deadline extended: Apply by 7/15 for $15K Delphi Award
The Delphi Award offers a $15,000 cash award for individuals or groups who have enabled faculty – especially adjunct, contingent, and non-tenure-track faculty – to promote student success. We especially encourage individuals and small groups to apply!
Learn more and apply at delphiaward.org.
Hot off the press: Envisioning Public Scholarship for Our Time
What is the role of a public scholar? A new book edited by Pullias researchers proposes a new paradigm that shifts from the notion of the public intellectual to the model of the engaged scholar.
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A new paper by Pullias research assistant Suneal Kolluri sheds light on how the educational initiative has affected urban high school students.
How to gamify the college application process
Pullias researcher Zoë B. Corwin explains how tech tools can help bridge the college access gap.
Pullias in the media
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- Abolish standardized testing For college admissions. Pullias research assistant Theresa E. Hernandez argues for more holistic review policies in The Huffington Post.
- It’s time for the talk. Pullias researcher Julie Posselt says overreliance on GRE scores is a persistent problem in graduate admissions in her Inside Higher Ed op-ed.