Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Admissions and Mentoring Through the Lens of Merit and Diversity

3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

North Lecture Hall, Med Sci II

This session features Dr. Julie Posselt, an Associate Dean at USC and expert in holistic admissions at the intersection of merit and diversity. 

Dr. Posselt is a UM alumnus who completed her dissertation on "The Merit-Diversity Paradox in Doctoral Admissions: Examining Situated Judgement in Faculty Decision Making." NGP's Mentoring Lenses help mentors gain new perspectives and be inspired by thought leaders from across the country.  

Julie R. Posselt, Ph.D.

Professor of Education, Rossier School of Education
Executive Director, USC Center for Enrollment Research Policy and Practice
Associate Dean in the USC Graduate School
Faculty Profile

Rooted in sociological and organizational theory, Dr. Julie Posselt's research program uses mixed methods to examine institutionalized inequalities in higher education and organizational efforts aimed at reducing inequities and encouraging diversity. She focuses on selective sectors of higher education— graduate education, STEM fields, and elite undergraduate institutions—where longstanding practices and cultural norms are being negotiated to better identify talent and educate students in a changing society. She was the recipient of the 2018 American Educational Research Association’s Early Career Award, the 2017 Association for the Study of Higher Education’s Early Career/ Promising Scholar Award, and was a 2015-2017 National Academy of Education/ Spencer Foundation postdoctoral research fellow.