On Labor Day, we recognize the educators and education workers who show up every day to teach, counsel, lead, and support. Their work shapes students, schools, and communities. Thank you for the work you do. #USCRossier #LaborDay #EducationLeadership

Is what students know authentic, or just AI output? That's part of what Stephen Aguilar, co-director of the USC Center for Generative AI and Society, explores as he discusses how students and educators use AI in the classroom. #USCRossier #AIinEducation #HigherEd

Applications are being accepted for the 9th cohort of the USC EdTech Accelerator, a six-month virtual program for entrepreneurs building education technology solutions. No tuition, no equity taken. Apps close Sept. 30. https://bit.ly/3UyDyD4 #USCRossier #EdTech

USC's EdTech Accelerator Opens its Application Portal for the 2026-2027 Program | USC Rossier

LOS ANGELES, CA--Today, USC's Rossier School of Education announced that it will be accepting applications from September 1st through September 30th for the 9th cohort of its EdTech Accelerator.

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Last week was New Student Convocation. USC Rossier School of Education was there to celebrate, and we're looking forward to everything this year holds. Fight On! #USCRossier #HigherEd

A new school year is here. For incoming students, it's a fresh start. A chance to reset, refocus and step back into what matters most. What's one intention you're setting for this school year? Share in the comments. #USCRossier #BackToSchool #NewSchoolYear

Two scholars, one shared vision for equity in higher ed. Zoë Corwin and Royel Johnson are now co-directors of the USC Pullias Center for Higher Education, pairing her research-practice partnership work with his focus on system-impacted populations. #USCRossier #HigherEd

TIME Magazine has named the USC EdTech Accelerator one of America's Best Incubators & Accelerators for 2026. It supports EdTech solutions to improve the quality and equity of education, from early childhood through adult learning. https://bit.ly/3Sp2j3M #USCRossier #EdTech

Zoë Corwin and Royel Johnson are the new co-directors of the USC Pullias Center for Higher Education, succeeding Adrianna Kezar's 21-year tenure. Kezar continues as director emeritus through 2028. #USCRossier https://bit.ly/4zmJ0sL

USC Pullias Center for Higher Education announces new leadership | USC Rossier

Scholars Zoë Corwin and Royel M. Johnson to serve as co-directors of the nation’s premier higher education research center.

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AI is a phase shift, not a revolution in education. Stephen Aguilar, associate professor of education, argues AI works only when the tool, the user and the environment work together, and environment is what schools tend to overlook. #USCRossier https://bit.ly/4huyN74

Authenticating Intelligence: A Conversation with Stephen Aguilar | USC Rossier

Aguilar on AI’s real limits in the classroom and the risks of moving too fast without evidence.

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"Behind every doctoral student is a personal story that often goes unseen." Edgar Lopez PhD ’24's dissertation on mentorship for Latino/x men in PhD programs has won four national awards, including from AERA and AAHHE. Read more:https://bit.ly/3TGe9Hl #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://bit.ly/3UinPI0 #uscrossier

Join USC Rossier faculty members Dr. Jessica DeCuir-Gunby, Gale Sinatra and Brendesha Tynes as they lead key events at the American Psychological Association's annual convention, Aug. 6-8 in Washington, D.C., and online. Click here to register: https://bit.ly/4fDKOFS #USCRossier #HigherEd #APA2026

Christine Rocha grew up minutes from USC but didn't feel going there was possible. The Pullias Center's "I Am" mentoring program helped change that. Now Rocha, EdD '26, is a triple Trojan. Read her inspiring journey: https://bit.ly/4fyJqmC

A triple Trojan’s journey turning proximity into purpose one degree at a time

Christine Rocha EdD ’26 shares her academic journey as a first-generation student from the neighborhoods surrounding USC.

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What's really happening inside Southern California school districts right now? Four superintendents got specific about it at a USC Rossier Connects panel with Dean Pedro A. Noguera. Read the recap. https://bit.ly/4vGUeFg

Veteran superintendents chart a course through declining enrollment, budget pressures and board politics

USC Rossier Connects panel gathered Southern California school district leaders who shared lessons on keeping schools viable, staff supported and school boards aligned.

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"Maybe college isn't for people like you." A counselor told Kristopher Acevedo that as he faced dismissal. He came back, earned his doctorate at USC Rossier & became a professor, hoping to show students like him that college can be for them too.https://bit.ly/4gz4D23 #USCRossier

‘Maybe college isn’t for people like you’

As a walk-on basketball player at UC Riverside, Kristopher Acevedo’s academic dismissal set him on a path from nearly losing his place in college to a doctorate and a career in higher education.

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For almost 200 years, young people have pushed U.S. education forward. A new USC Rossier brief traces 16 youth-led movements and pairs each with an evidence-based policy idea. Read: https://bit.ly/3TedPiB #USCRossier #EducationLeadership

USC Rossier’s Critical Policy Collective releases “250 Years of Promise,” a nonpartisan research brief tracing two centuries of youth-driven educational change

New brief connects 16 movements, from the 1837 founding of the Institute for Colored Youth to today’s Student Action on Curricular Restrictions.

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Wishing our students, alumni, faculty, staff and community a safe and enjoyable Fourth of July. #USCRossier

The Delphi Award, presented by the USC Pullias Center for Higher Education and AAC&U, provides $15,000 to two institutions annually for transformative and systemic support of contingent and VITAL faculty. Applications close July 10. Complete yours today. Apply: https://bit.ly/44G6U4e

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The Selection Process The Fine Print Award funding should be used to support on-going implementation of the policy if in process, to expand the policy or practice, or to develop and support a new poli...

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For Tina Boonmag, the doctoral journey is about the "hardest chapter" and the stories stamped on her cohort sweater. From celebratory "poofing" to unofficial immersions, her allies helped her climb through "horrible" hurdles with glitter highlighters and joy. #USCRossier

At City Heights Prep, more than 30 languages are spoken among 150 students, most of them refugees. Elias Vargas EdD '17 is showing what democracy looks like in practice. [link] #USCRossier https://bit.ly/4fhYHZ9

How a school of refugees led by a Rossier alum is demonstrating democracy

Elias Vargas EdD ’17 is transforming civic engagement, starting in the classroom.

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Summer is more than a break. It's a reset. For educators, students and everyone who shows up to learn and teach each day, this season offers something rare: space. Here's to a summer that restores your energy and renews your sense of purpose. #USCRossier #FirstDayofSummer #SummerBreak

Juneteenth marks a pivotal moment in American history, one worth pausing to honor and reflect on. Wishing everyone a meaningful Juneteenth. #USCRossier #Juneteenth #EquityInEducation

For Sridaya Mandyam Kumar, a doctorate isn't an "ivory tower", it's about being a practitioner scholar helping others. Her "action-drama" journey from engineer to teacher has been a "metamorphosis" of grounding journals and the realization that no one is alone. #USCRossier

Empty classrooms. Shrinking budgets. What does a district do when enrollment falls? Pedro Noguera, dean of USC Rossier, and Rubén Aurelio join the Education on the Line podcast. 🎙️ https://apple.co/4fWkW8X #USCRossier #PublicEducation #EducationPolicy

Education On The Line

Education Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Education On The Line (formerly titled Sparking Equity) is a podcast focusing on the mounting political, financial, legal and ideological threats to public educa...

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From Oakland kindergarten teacher to PhD student, Reina Kang is honoring her "season" and finding community in vulnerability. #USCRossier #PhDStudent #StudentStories

In 1924, a plague hit LA. Nora Sterry, a USC Rossier-trained educator, didn't leave. She spent two weeks in the quarantine zone feeding families. Her controversial reforms became standard in public schools by the 1930s. For 100 years, USC Rossier's people have been in the community. #USCRossier

PhD work is heavy, but it shouldn't be lonely. For Jimmy Agilash, a "just finish and go home" plan turned into a "romantic comedy" of deep-rooted community. From late-night writing to office coffee runs, he’s learned that to truly thrive, you need a community. #PhDLife

Shorter terms, longer days, same Trojan spirit. ✌️ #SummerSemester #StudentLife #FightOn

Congratulations to the USC Rossier Class of 2026. From doctoral candidates to master's graduates, this moment reflects years of research, reflection and care for students and communities. The work ahead matters. ❤️💛 #USCRossier #Commencement

Whatever you're feeling right now is valid. Whether you're celebrating, exhaling, or somewhere in between. This Mental Health Awareness Month, you deserve to be seen. Not just for your achievements, but for the strength it took to get here. #USCRossier #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth