News & Publications

Enhancing Trust and Reducing Threat

Evidence from Courts on Three Key Levers of Change (2025)

California Bar Exam Strategies & Stories Program

Evaluating a Productive Mindset and Structural Intervention that Promotes Achievement on California's Bar Exam (2024)

The Student Experience Project

Increasing Equity in College Student Experience: Findings From a National Collaborative (2022)

Early findings and lessons learned from the Student Experience Project and future directions for university leaders seeking to systematically measure and improve student experience. 

California Community Colleges: Student & Faculty Mindsets

Student Impacts of Faculty Mindsets in California Community Colleges (2022)

Brief overview from project examining how mindsets of faculty and counselors from participating California Community Colleges influence their attitudes about policies, practices they adopt, and their students’ experiences. 

California Community Colleges: Faculty Growth Culture Practices

Fostering Faculty Growth Culture Practices in California Community Colleges: Summary Report (2023)

Findings from a project with professional development opportunities to support California community college faculty in creating equitable classroom environments. 

Accelerating Equity And Access To Justice In Courts

Accessing Justice with Zoom: Experiences and Outcomes in Online Civil Courts (2023)

Final report comparing the experiences and outcomes of unrepresented persons attending civil proceedings in person with those accessing court remotely.