Urban studies and planning graduate embraces an unpredictable future
While studying at USC Price, Ariella Amit facilitated workshops for elementary and middle school students and helped furloughed union members file unemployment claims.
South L.A. goes green as backyard gardens and orchards grow
Fresh produce from nearby neighborhoods makes its way across Los Angeles as USC’s Good Neighbors Campaign helps support local growers.
Burgeoning writer champions the bus as a window into America’s soul
Recent Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship recipient and USC student Joseph Debaerien draws inspiration for his writing from his fellow travelers.
USC students teach college-style ‘mini-courses’ to high schoolers
The Shaukat Initiative — founded by an alum and run by students — lets those students develop ethics-focused classes based on their areas of interest.
5 ways USC students and faculty heal lives broken by crime
Victims of violence and former prisoners come together in April 27 event; it’s one way Trojans are taking on restorative justice.
COVID-19 Made it Clear We Need to Care for Caregivers
The pandemic kept kids home from school and upended the workplace, placing Americans who care for aging family members under even more pressure.
Sacrifice Zone: Los Angeles uses theater and media arts to explore climate change in the community
USC’s Paula L. Cizmar harnessed theater arts to explore the stories at the heart of sacrifice zones — areas blighted by environmental contamination.
A seminal trial in American history, USC experts say after Derek Chauvin verdict
The guilty verdict in the killing of George Floyd is a relief to many — but experts in race, politics and more say it’s just the first step.
To create a better California, these landscape architects design inclusive public spaces for all
The Landscape Justice Initiative unites USC students and faculty with community organizations to tackle big social and environmental challenges in Los Angeles and beyond.
Recent killings in Georgia raise awareness of ongoing anti-Asian hate and spur calls for action
Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander students, faculty and staff at USC urge their fellow Trojans to listen, acknowledge the pain inflicted by racism and help fight back.
Netflix’s big bet on foreign content and international viewers could change how people see the world
TV and movies are one way that people make sense of the world, USC Annenberg’s Paolo Sigismondi notes — but they can be inaccurate, incomplete or misleading.
Journalism students connect with L.A. Taco website to create community ‘zine’
The multimedia collaboration, led by USC Annenberg’s Amara Aguilar, will culminate in a printed independent magazine called Taco Life that will be distributed throughout Los Angeles.
How to Make Los Angeles Greener? Urban Gardens Could Help
Jose Miguel Ruiz inspires sustainable renewal through onions, celery and Swiss chard — and it’s happening one empty lot at a time.
Sitcom taps experience of social work student and veteran
CBS’ United States of Al is about a vet adjusting to civilian life and the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan. To one USC student, it’s a familiar story.
Unsung heroes keep kids and families together in neighborhoods around USC
As the pandemic began to threaten people’s lives and their livelihoods, USC’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative staff stepped in to help.
Germany’s strange nostalgia for the antebellum American South
The confederate flag is used by the far right in Germany. A USC doctoral fellow examines the long history of the American South being romanticized there as far back as the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1852.
Education Re(Open) to attract L.A. community’s best school ideas
The suggestions will help create the Solutions Exchange, a public repository of solutions to support school communities.
Bringing People Together is This USC Trustee’s Driving Principle
Whether he was building one of the internet’s earliest social networks or championing equal rights, David Bohnett has made community a priority.
Twin sisters give back to program that helped them succeed at USC
Trojan alumnae and former foster youth Carmen and Lucero Noyola leaned on the Trojan Guardian Scholars for guidance and support. Now they’re returning the favor.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a wave of anti-Asian violence has risen
USC experts discuss the recent murders in Atlanta, a surge in violence against people of Asian descent throughout America and what can be done about it.
Meet 4 Trojans Who Fight for the Health and Dignity of the World’s Most Vulnerable
They advocate for safety, human rights and well-being across the globe, and they’ll come back tomorrow to do it all over again.
5 Trojan women who have made history
In honor of Women’s History Month, we celebrate five USC alums who have made their mark on history, from the stage to the swimming pool to the Supreme Court.
5 books to dive into for Women’s History Month
In celebration of Women’s History Month, USC professors share reading suggestions that explore the legacies and successes of women around the world.
It’s time to address disparities in internet access, says USC’s Martha Escutia
An East L.A. native, USC’s vice president for state government relations has fought for universal broadband access for two decades. The pandemic has brought renewed attention to the issue.