Category Archives: Community
← Older postsNAI graduates celebrate at USC gala
USC held a special graduation gala for this year’s graduates of the university’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative, a six-year college preparatory program for public school students in the surrounding neighborhoods.
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Alumna leads USC Government Relations
Former Calif. State Sen. Martha Escutia’s eyes welled up with tears recently as she remembered one of her last nights as a USC undergraduate studying public policy in 1979.
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NAI grads heading to USC and other top universities
Which high school graduating class boasts 100 percent of its students enrolling in higher education?
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All’s fair at educational event
Amid the smell of popcorn and the sound of mariachi music, hundreds of community residents visited USC for free health screenings and family care education.
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Botball has been very good to them
Upland Junior High School students cheered on their entry in a USC Viterbi School of Engineering-sponsored botball tournament for middle school students.
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Yoga for young ones
During recess, Sally pushed you. Your teacher gave you a frowny face on the spelling test, and you must write “incredible” 100 times on the blackboard.
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Community Service Awards celebrates service and scholarship
The USC Community Service Awards were handed out to students and teaching assistants at Town & Gown.
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Festival of Books offers historical perspective
University Professor Kevin Starr was one of the panelists at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
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Literary festival attracts thousands to USC
For the third consecutive year, tens of thousands of book lovers from across Southern California gathered at USC for the 18th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, a free, two-day event held April 20-21.
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Civic Engagement welcomes children to Festival of Books
The USC Civic Engagement tent at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books offered activities designed to spark knowledge, imagination and creativity.
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