Halfway through Biden’s first 100 days, USC professors predict what’s next
Policy experts at USC Price assess President Biden’s initial actions and prognosticate on his administration’s next steps.
What today’s conspiracy theories have in common with ancient ones
From the Knights Templar to the moon landings and QAnon, conspiracy theories are nothing new. Two USC Dornsife experts offer a look at what’s behind the original “fake news.”
Rangel fellowship offers USC alum hands-on — and around-the-world — training
Carolina Cortez hopes her time with the State Department will allow her to pursue her dream of being a diplomat to a Latin American country.
Social work professor reflects family legacy in criminal justice research
Robynn Cox believes her family’s history with social justice and her desire for fairness laid the groundwork for her research career at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.
Debunking the myth of legislative gridlock
Despite a reputation of suffering from partisan gridlock, Congress is still creating laws and policy, writes a USC political science professor.
Why does L.A. have so many COVID-19 cases?
A lack of affordable housing and the resulting crowded apartments play a major role in L.A. County’s nearly 1.2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, USC experts say.
🎧 Envisioning L.A. housing in a post-COVID world
From increased density to neighborhood development, John Dutton of the USC School of Architecture predicts what Los Angeles will look like after the pandemic.
USC Gould to offer unique course focused on race in the legal system
“Race, Racism and the Law” is a first-of-its-kind required course among top law schools.
Decades before the Capitol was stormed, this USC professor was researching domestic extremism
Erroll Southers literally wrote the book on homegrown violent extremism. Now, he’s sharing his research with the world to help prevent another major riot on American soil.
USC Gould training helps news anchor breaks down local stories — and complex legal decisions
While Nick Ciletti mans a news anchor desk 350 miles away from USC, he still feels “very much a part of the Trojan family” as a student in the online Master of Studies in Law program.
COVID-19, suicide and substandard medical care driving high rate of death among ICE detainees
Deaths among ICE detainees increased sevenfold since April 2018 despite far fewer people being in custody, a USC study shows.
USC Dornsife launches first undergraduate civil rights advocacy clinic in U.S.
Led by noted civil rights attorney Olu Orange, the Agents of Change Initiative enables students to participate in key areas of social reform.
The inauguration of Joe Biden: Can he bring together a fractured America?
With COVID-19 spreading, unemployment rising and insurrection in our nation’s capital, the 46th president will have his work cut out for him. USC experts examine the many challenges Biden will face.
Meet Bell Gardens’ newest city council member: USC student Jorgel Chavez
The progressive master’s student didn’t let the pandemic slow him down as he beat the odds to become the youngest council member in L.A. County.
Why retired generals rarely lead the Pentagon
USC’s Dwight Stirling explains why the law requires a service member to be out of uniform for at least seven years before assuming the civilian role of secretary of defense.
Even before the pandemic, struggling L.A. renters cut back on food, clothes and transportation
Researchers with the USC Sol Price Center for Social Innovation say that rent-burdened households’ spending cutbacks have become semi-permanent changes, impacting their quality of life.
Edward Perkins, 92, first Black U.S. ambassador to South Africa and USC Price alum
Perkins, who received both his master’s and his PhD from USC, also worked as a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
The Electoral College is surprisingly vulnerable to popular vote changes
Under certain circumstances the Electoral College system is four times more vulnerable to manipulation than a national popular vote, USC Dornsife’s Steven Heilman observes.
Seven Newly Elected Trojans Head to Congress
The septet of USC alumnae will take their place among a record number of women serving in the next U.S. legislature.
How can we fix democracy? USC students embrace expert advice from around the country
When his USC Dornsife class on political reform had to move online, Christian Grose arranged for exclusive guest speakers, including Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
He Was Healed Through a Love of Dogs — and the People Who Believed in Him
Twenty-two years into a life sentence for a crime committed as a teen, a former gang member found hope with the help of USC legal advocates.
Election polls are more accurate if they ask participants how others will vote
Pollsters’ predictions can be more accurate if they ask people about the political preferences of others in their social circles and their states. That could help paint a fuller picture of the American electorate.
Community college reform is working, but there’s much to do
Reform expert Tatiana Melguizo discusses community college legislation.
California voters want a ‘fresh and new voice’ in the U.S. Senate
With Kamala Harris poised to become vice president, almost half of California voters want someone with no experience in Washington or Sacramento to fill the Senate vacancy, the USC Schwarzenegger Institute’s latest poll finds.