A new article by Joseph Kitchen and Shinji Katsumoto examines the career support networks that shape low-income students' career development during college. Read more: shorturl.at/qZEnq @uscrossier.bsky.social, @zcorwin.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social

Tomorrow's the Day — get your Delphi Award application submitted before 5pm PST Friday! shorturl.at/IkQyv @kcculver.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social, @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social, @zcorwin.bsky.social

The latest issue of Change Higher is out! In it, Executive Editor @akezar.bsky.social posits that #highered currently exists in a 'liminal space.' Read articles from Corbin Campbell, Eric Dusseault, Daniel Chamovitz and more! shorturl.at/tgVEH @kcculver.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social

@uscpullias.bsky.social and @uscrossier.bsky.social professor @julieposselt.bsky.social offers a deep analysis — and possible recommendations — of the current graduate education access and affordability landscape in this new article for @aeraedresearch.bsky.social:

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AERA Fellow @julieposselt.bsky.social shares insights on structural changes in the federal government's investment in graduate and professional education. www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...

Associate Professor @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social with a bold question in his new @insidehighered.com 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? shorturl.at/L2O17 @zcorwin.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social

Apply early. Lead with purpose. Applications are open for the 2026–27 USC Rossier Leadership in Enrollment Management Certificate Program. Submit by September 4 for priority review and scholarship consideration. Learn more and apply: pullias.usc.edu/project/lead... @uscrossier.bsky.social

NEWS: @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social announced the California BSI Data Dashboard at the 6th Annual CABSE Institute. It tracks Black student enrollment, completion, and graduation outcomes across California’s designated Black-Serving Institutions. shorturl.at/boQmW @uscrossier.bsky.social

The Delphi Award application 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. We want to hear about your support! Get started here: shorturl.at/0Rs29 @uscrossier.bsky.social

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://bit.ly/4sBfDz9 via @uscpullias.bsky.social

Hundreds joined our "What Works in Peer Mentoring" webinar with the National Resource Center for First Year Experience and Students in Transition and learned how peer mentoring can affect low-income college students. Recording here: shorturl.at/CawIN @uscrossier.bsky.social, #peermentoring

We've extended the deadline for the Delphi Award to Friday! Share how you've supported VITAL/contingent faculty on your campus and you could be awarded $15,000. shorturl.at/9i77n @kcculver.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social, @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social, @zcorwin.bsky.social

Congratulations to @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social who recieved the Trueba Award for Research Leading to the Transformation of the Social Contexts of Education from Division G of the American Educational Research Association! rossier.usc.edu/news-insight...

USC Rossier’s Royel M. Johnson receives AERA Division G Trueba Award

National honor recognizes scholarship advancing equity and the social contexts of education.

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Applications are now open for the 2026–27 USC Rossier Leadership in Enrollment Management Certificate Program. Apply by September 4 for priority review and scholarship consideration. Final application deadline: September 14, 2026 pullias.usc.edu/project/lead... @uscrossier.bsky.social #HigherEd

Registration is open for tomorrow's webinar. Our Promoting At-promise Student Success (PASS) @zcorwin.bsky.social, Joseph Kitchen and Jennifer Harvey will share their peer mentoring model for student success. shorturl.at/FMIdH @akezar.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social, #peermentoring, #highered

Our @uscpullias.bsky.social June newsletter, guest edited by Emily Chung, features the USC College Advising Corps and the USC Leadership in Enrollment Management certificate program. conta.cc/4gcNBq4 @akezar.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social, @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social, @zcorwin.bsky.social

What does a community college in Maryland have in common with a prestigious R1 university in Michigan? They, along with 14 other colleges and universities won the Delphi Award. Applications for the award close in one month: shorturl.at/ByWTr @aacu.org, @akezar.bsky.social, @kcculver.bsky.social

Join next week's webinar to hear from our expert panelists about our peer mentoring model that boosts students' sense of belonging and confidence, and provide academic and career clarity. shorturl.at/2RySU @zcorwin.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social, #peermentoring, #highered

We have partnered with @aceducation.bsky.social to administer the ACE Fellows program, a prestigious and longstanding leadership development experience in #highered. Read more: shorturl.at/pTRrj @holliechessman.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @zcorwin.bsky.social, @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social

There's still time to register for next Tuesday's (5/26) BALAD webinar focusing on navigating process, people and power! With our partners Education Counsel and @aaas.org: shorturl.at/qPoDt @artindc.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social, @julieposselt.bsky.social, @travisyork.bsky.social

We'll explore how peer mentoring can be a game-changer for low-income students as they transition to college. Our panelists share evidence of a model that boosts academic and career pathways. shorturl.at/S2jRp @zcorwin.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social, #peermentoring

Presenting the 2026 @uscrossier.bsky.social @uscpullias.bsky.social Ph.D. graduates: @jimmyaguilar.bsky.social, Leila Carranza and Glenda Palacios Quejada. Learn more here: shorturl.at/WjcaC @adrianhuertaphd.bsky.social, @julieposselt.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social

Many of our faculty and researchers presented at last month's #AERA2026 conference. Read about their takeaways in this write-up by Kianoosh Hashemzadeh: shorturl.at/lN4rK @zcorwin.bsky.social, @julieposselt.bsky.social, @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social

As we celebrate our graduates, we also want to thank our large network alumni. For more than 20 years, our alumni have been making an impact in higher education. Every two years, we present three alumni with the Racial Equity Alumni Awards. Learn more: shorturl.at/A3QIj @uscrossier.bsky.social

In our final Broadening Access through Law-Attentive Design (BALAD) webinar, we'll examine how leaders can navigate institutional politics and change in ways that sustain momentum. shorturl.at/tWM4c @artindc.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social, @julieposselt.bsky.social, @travisyork.bsky.social

The entire @uscpullias.bsky.social family is so very proud of our 2026 graduates — @jimmyaguilar.bsky.social, Leila Carranza, Glenda Palacios Quejada and Christine Rocha! Learn more here: pullias.usc.edu/2026-pullias... @akezar.bsky.social, @julieposselt.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social

Peer mentoring, our Promoting At-promise Student Success (PASS) project, our 2026 graduates and more are all in our May newsletter, guest edited by Associate Research Professor Joseph Kitchen. Read here: conta.cc/4wb99Jt @akezar.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social, @julieposselt.bsky.social

Our Promoting At-promise Student Success (PASS) team really made an impact at #AERA2026. Presentations focused on career development, self-efficacy, and a retrospective look at PASS. shorturl.at/ARHxm @zcorwin.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social, @rosiejp.bsky.social

Hosted by our Promoting At-promise Student Success team, our webinar shares details of our model that boosts students' confidence, sense of belonging and clarity about their career pathways. Register here: shorturl.at/wdcWP @zcorwin.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social

Last week, @akezar.bsky.social, Corbin Campbell and the 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. Watch here: shorturl.at/iTCLY @uscrossier.bsky.social

Our Broadening Access through Law-Attentive Design (BALAD) webinar on creating sustainable policy in this shifting legal landscape is tomorrow! Register for this discussion: shorturl.at/0qSX3 @artindc.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social, @julieposselt.bsky.social, @travisyork.bsky.social