Category Archives: University
← Older posts Newer posts →Cultural celebrations add a personal touch to commencement
In mid-May, the excited buzz of graduating students reverberates throughout the USC campus, and the university’s cultural centers celebrate the achievements of their graduates in highly personal ways.
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USC Annenberg readies for first graduating class of online master’s students
When USC’s leadership began its serious push into online education, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Professor Rebecca Weintraub was at the front of the line.
Posted in Digital Media, University | Tagged Commencement 2013, Digital Media
Army major reports from Afghanistan
When Army Maj. Mike Nicholson applied for admission to the online Master of Communication Management program at USC Annenberg, he knew he might soon receive orders to deploy to Afghanistan.
Posted in Digital Media, University | Tagged Commencement 2013, Digital Media
Third cohort of postdoctoral scholars announced
The newest group of the Provost’s Postdoctoral Scholars in the Humanities has been selected, USC Provost Elizabeth Garrett announced on May 9 in a memo to faculty and staff.
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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.
Posted in Community, Top Stories, University | Tagged alumni, Community
USC administrator creates family atmosphere at Honors House
As one of USC’s longest-serving resident faculty members, Jim Moore, vice dean of academic programs at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, creates a home away from home for the small community he serves at Honors House in North University Park.
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USC Price and India’s Emergent Institute establish new exchange program
The USC Price School of Public Policy’s Bedrosian Center created a new partnership with India’s Emergent Institute to launch an exchange program between government leaders in California and the Indian state of Karnataka.
Posted in Global, University | Tagged Global
Homing in on a PhD
When most people think of stadiums, they think about what goes on inside. But Priscilla Leiva focuses her attention on what goes on outside — the communities surrounding large sports stadiums.
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USC statement
The May 4 incident involving student parties that were the subject of neighborhood noise complaints and the response of the Los Angeles Police Department and USC’s Department of Public Safety have elicited broad discussion and several statements from members of our community.
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The brain of the matter
It’s said that the study of the human brain is the last frontier in science. With that in mind, Katherine Fu, the class of 2013 valedictorian, is ready to chart new territory.
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