Dr. KC Culver

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: aacu.org/webinars/insti… @AdriannaKezar, @ashleyfinleyphd, @kcculver, @USCRossier

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: pullias.usc.edu/project-page/a… @ashleyfinleyphd, @adriannakezar, @kcculver, @uscrossier, @oneheglobal, @realadjunctions

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. pullias.usc.edu/download/lesso… @USCRossier

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! aacu.org/event/annual-m… @AdriannaKezar, @ashleyfinleyphd, @kcculver, @USCRossier

When low-income students participate in a loose cohort learning community together, they support each other's academic achievement and success. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/… Also, check out the cool network worlds @manu_canche created: rpubs.com/msgc/peers_sec… rpubs.com/msgc/peers_fir…

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

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: ashe.ws/volunteers

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. ow.ly/l6sv50VuVsN

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. aacu.org/event/annual-m… @USCRossier, @kcculver, @AdriannaKezar, @MSUCAL, @UMassAmherst

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. ingentaconnect.com/contentone/fye…

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!) link.springer.com/article/10.100…

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

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: pullias.usc.edu/university-of-… @USCRossier, @AdriannaKezar, @aacu @TIAAInstitute

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

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: #d1e90" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… @adriannakezar, @kcculver, @USCRossier

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: pullias.usc.edu/download/the-r… @USCRossier, @AdriannaKezar, @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.

The Delphi Award Application is still open, with the deadline this Friday, July 12th at 5:00 PM P.T! Make sure sure to complete your application showing your systemic, scalable support of your VITAL/contingent faculty. Learn more: pullias.usc.edu/project-page/t… @aacu, @KCCulver, @Adriannakezar, @USCRossier, @TIAAInstitute

This is a terrific opportunity to recognize groups that make systemic changes to better support VITAL faculty (contingent, adjunct, non-tenure track). Nominate your college, task force, professional development center #faculty #nttf #adjuncts @AAUP @AFTHigherEd @AdjunctNation

The @ChangeHigher May/June issue is out now, with its first regular feature on internationalization/globalization and a new column by consulting editor Gerardo Blanco of Boston College. Be sure to check out @AdriannaKezar's provocation, "We all need to be global leaders for a better future." Check it out! tandfonline.com/journals/vchn20 @kcculver, @USCRossier