In the wake of devastating wildfires that swept through Los Angeles in early January 2025, USC College Advising Corps (CAC) Advisers have stepped up to support affected students and families in navigating their college journey. Read the full article here.

USC Rossier’s Pullias Center for Higher Education is looking for a Contracts and Grants Coordinator to support all phases of grant administration—from pre-award preparations to post-award processes.

If you have experience in grants management, project management, and university budgeting, this could be a great opportunity for you!

Learn more and apply today.

One year after the SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action, Julie Posselt and Shaun Harper published a commentary in Inside Higher Ed on the challenges that enrollment management and other leaders have faced in seeking diversity and equity in higher education.

The LAist and USC Rossier news covered the impact our USC College Advising Corps (USC CAC) advisers have on students, including young men of color, to help achieve their college dreams. Reporters visited Cabrillo high school in Long Beach at a Decision Day event planned by our USC CAC advisers to celebrate their postsecondary plans!

Read the LAist story here.

And check out the USC Rossier news story here.

US News and World Report interviewed Julie Posselt on evaluating the importance of a master’s degree on the path to a Ph.D. 

Check out this interview of Jerry Lucido published in College and University, the journal of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers (AACRAO). This article serves as a guide for new and emerging professionals in enrollment, while highlighting CERPP and the work we accomplish.

Join Jerry Lucido and Wendy Marshall at the WACAC Annual Conference on May 30th from 3:15-4:15 pm in Sacramento. Their interactive session will highlight trends in the growth of enrollment management as a profession and your pathway to leadership with a self-assessment of essential attributes of successful leaders.

Join Dr. Jerome Lucido with editor Stephen Burd and other co-authors on how the enrollment management industry can be reoriented to serve a greater public purpose. The event is in person at New America (Washington, DC) or you can join online. RSVP here.

We’re hiring! We are seeking an administrative assistant to provide critical administrative support to our energetic and forward-thinking team, and who shares CERPP’s commitment to fostering equity and expertise in educational access, admissions, and outcomes. Apply here!

Jerry Lucido quoted in an LAist article discussing a proposed law that would ban state financial aid for private universities in California that consider legacy in admissions. Read the full article here.