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KC Culver
@kcculver.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of Higher Education, University of Alabama
Associate Director, Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success, University of Southern California
Avid lover of live music, travel, and fiction
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When low-income students participate in a loose cohort learning community together, they support each other's academic achievement and success.
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These interactive graphics demonstrate the structure of a loose cohort LC: rpubs.com/msgc/peers_s... rpubs.com/msgc/peers_f...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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As pre-tenure faculty, the eradication of federal funds for research is stressful. So is supporting my international students, and seeing politicians use of rhetoric of terror daily. Academic leaders need to address wellbeing among faculty, students, and staff- beyond grant expectations for tenure.
October 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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We are excited for our 2025 Delphi Award winners and grateful for our partnership with @aacu.org! Montclair State University and Florida Gulf Coast University will receive awards at January's AAC&U meeting.

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@akezar.bsky.social, @kcculver.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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I was recently selected for University of Alabama's Emerging Leaders Program, which focuses on developing knowledge and skills related to academic administration. It's so cool that this will also benefit my scholarship on faculty. And I'm already thinking about starting the next #assdeans account.
September 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Excited to have contributed to this scholarship and that it's getting attention.
uscpullias.bsky.social USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @uscpullias.bsky.social · Aug 14
Check out the @uscpullias.bsky.social Promoting At-promise Student Success (PASS) team's new paper in The Chronicle of Evidence-based Mentoring: "Peer Mentoring as a catalyst for Low-Income Student Success:" shorturl.at/vj3BN

@uscrossier.bsky.social, @kcculver.bsky.social, @zcorwin.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Unionizing faculty is a powerful tool for gaining protections for academic freedom for all faculty and for supporting VITAL contingent faculty to earn a livable wage, better job security, and access to benefits. The Delphi Project at @uscpullias.bsky.social has research about the power of unions.
August 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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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.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @kcculver.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Alabama has the most HBCUs of any state in the nation, which is a point of pride for many here- even though it's due to the lasting legacy of slavery and the long struggle for educational equality here. #Juneteenth
June 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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I love social science.
June 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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What does it mean to be 'adaptive while providing opportunities for resistance?' @akezar.bsky.social and @kcculver.bsky.social explore this issue of Change Magazine. Plus, articles from @sarah-pingel.bsky.social, Jerry Daday, Carrie Kisker and more.
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@uscrossier.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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The irony of how Florida school choice scholarships were used to reimburse theme park tickets while public school teachers set up GoFundMe requests to purchase pens, bulletin board supplies, etc. The privatization of public education terrifies me. allears.net/2025/05/31/i...
NEWS: Investigation Reveals That State-Funded School Vouchers Were Used for Over 8,400 Disney, Universal, and SeaWorld Tickets
A recent look into taxpayer-funded scholarships revealed how many theme park tickets were purchased with education vouchers.
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June 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Join @akezar.bsky.social for the @onehe.bsky.social webinar, "Supporting Adjuncts: Creating Sustainable and Practical Solutions" on May 29 at 11:30am PT. The panel will explore solutions for supporting adjunct faculty. shorturl.at/OPcsD

@uscrossier.bsky.social, @kcculver.bsky.social, @aacu.org
May 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Please share this opportunity to recognize campuses that have done good work to support VITAL (NTTF/adjunct) faculty. The more we have awesome models, the more we can facilitate change at other colleges and universities!
uscpullias.bsky.social USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @uscpullias.bsky.social · May 27
Only one month left to submit your Delphi Award application! Tell us how your campus supports your VITAL/contingent faculty and join previous winners @umassamherst.bsky.social and MSUCAL. shorturl.at/FrLdQ

@uscrossier.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @aacu.org, @kcculver.bsky.social,
May 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Special call for research papers on higher education using NCES data from top-tier journal Research in Higher Education. What an awesome opportunity to demonstrate how important this data is for advancing knowledge across our field! link.springer.com/collections/...
Call for Submissions using National Center for Education Statistics data
The journal Research in Higher Education plans to publish a collection of articles using data from the National Center for Education Statistics in the United ...
link.springer.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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National Trans Day of Visibility. I know several people whose lives have been significantly improved by their courage to live in a body they feel comfortable in. Today and every day, I wish for them a world without fear of harassment or violence because they decided to take care of themselves.
a blue poster that says gender affirming care is life-saving
ALT: a blue poster that says gender affirming care is life-saving
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March 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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I'm very excited to be moderating this webinar- come learn about how campuses have engaged in the change process to better support VITAL faculty.
uscpullias.bsky.social USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @uscpullias.bsky.social · Mar 10
Our new webinar is tomorrow! "Institutional Transformation for VITAL Faculty," will explore the winning strategies from our 2024 Delphi award winners, MSUCAL and @umassamherst.bsky.social.

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@uscrossier.bsky.social, @kcculver.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @aacu.org
March 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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How does your campus support your VITAL/contingent faculty? Here's your opportunity to share your programs, policies and practices with us, and you could win our $15,000 Delphi Award! 2025 application is now open. Learn more here: shorturl.at/PuWpf

@aacu.org, @uscrossier.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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This report provides evidence that professional development designed for VITAL faculty promotes their sense of belonging, knowledge of campus resources, and leadership self-efficacy.
uscpullias.bsky.social USC Pullias Center for Higher Education @uscpullias.bsky.social · Feb 20
Read our report, "Sustained Professional Development for VITAL Faculty: Engagement & Benefits" to learn more about how VITAL/contingent faculty's and students' professional development needs can be met: shorturl.at/g70Jg

@kcculver.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @benselznick.bsky.social
February 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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"Official" memos written by non-federal authors with ties to Project 2025. OMB "takeover." Essential federal funding paused. These are huge social issues. NSF also paused all grant panels, where I have two submissions in. This is personal. All heartbreaking.
www.citationneeded.news/trumps-proje...
Trump’s Project 2025 ghostwriters
Exposed PDF metadata from the Office of Personnel Management reveals that Heritage Foundation-linked Trump devotees are writing policies at federal agencies.
www.citationneeded.news
January 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Excited to be presenting at MLA on Saturday morning as part of a panel about creating holistic career pathways for VITAL faculty- I'll be sharing resources from the Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty. @uscpullias.bsky.social #MLA25 #s497
January 9, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Be sure to check out this new, special issue of Change Higher, edited by Ethan Ris and David R. Johnson. The theme is "Ideas and Ideologies in Higher Education Policy," and includes great work: www.tandfonline.com/journals/vch...

@akezar.bsky.social, @kcculver.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social
Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning
Publishes research on contemporary issues in higher education, provides trends and new insights and analyzes implications of educational programs and policies.
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December 16, 2024 at 7:34 PM
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The 2024 #DelphiAward winners, MSU's College of Arts & Letters and UMassAmherst, will be presented with their awards on Jan. 24 at @aacu.org's meeting. We are grateful to TIAA for continuing their support of the award!

@akezar.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social, @kcculver.bsky.social
January 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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I'm a tenure-track Assistant Professor. Today, a tenured department colleague said, "Wait- you don't have tenure? But you do so much." It was both affirming and disheartening, because my college won't let me go up for tenure for at least another two years. #FacultyLife #HigherEd #AcademicSky
December 12, 2024 at 3:19 AM
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Academics- any advice? I am participating in three different conferences/meetings in January 2025. Three. In one month. Any tips for packing, how to spend travel days, managing stress, staying healthy, professional networking, or anything else that might be helpful during 11 intense days?
December 3, 2024 at 1:40 AM