Inspired by realities exposed during the pandemic, Dean Pedro Noguera announces a series of projects designed to create transformative educational opportunities for kids in L.A. and across the country.
Activists aren’t necessarily more aggressive than in the past, but they are using creative and sometime shocking new tactics that are meant to go viral to spread their message.
Katrina Manrique’s interest in policies that better serve people in need of counseling and mental health resources was one of the reasons she applied for the 2022 David C. Bohnett Leadership Fellowship.
The USC Aviation and Security Program has raised money to build a new kindergarten in Vietnam to build the USC Peace Kindergarten.
USC social work study will survey approximately 3,600 veterans across three counties in Southern California with a goal of improving services.
While the number of Americans concerned about climate change is increasing, other issues like the economy and threats to democracy rank higher for voters, say USC experts.
A recent USC Price poll shows that Golden State voters agree on many issues, such as concerns about inflation and homelessness, but that they are significantly divided on questions about free speech and environmental regulation.
Overall life satisfaction continues to decline and racial discrimination against Asian and Black Angelenos remains high, but fewer people are planning to leave the county, according to a new LABarometer livability and affordability survey.
Since 1972, some 100,000 USC students have taught in classrooms and provided more than a million hours of service to the neighborhoods around the university’s campuses.
The Center for Climate Journalism and Communication will provide critical training to media, public relations and communications professionals to be climate storytellers who advance a deeper understanding of the consequences of climate change.
TITLE IX: The former USC basketball player says of the landmark legislation, “It really did make such a huge difference.”
Seeing black lead characters who are accomplished scientists could be just the thing to help inspire future generations to follow in their footsteps, USC Dornsife’s Clifford Johnson argues in this piece first published in 2018.
Harper, executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center, will join the National Board for Education Sciences, an independent, nonpartisan branch of the U.S. Department of Education that supports research for education practice and policy.
Assistant Professor B.K. Elizabeth Kim is leading data collection and participant retention for BIG:LEAP, the first study to address income inequality in Los Angeles.
USC Marshall social entrepreneurship alumna Antoinette Muñoz’s social impact company supports small scale Peruvian chili pepper farmers.
Americans widely support teaching K-12 students about slavery and racial inequality, but most don’t want books with LGBTQ themes made available in schools, according to a report from USC researchers.
Study explores whether race and gender of students in virtual spaces impact teacher grading and their recommendations for educational programs.
Robert J. Williams will lead the institute, which studies and preserves the stories of survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust and other genocides. Joel Citron is named chair of its Board of Councilors.
Book on the life and career of “the best tennis player you never knew” is donated to USC Libraries during Latinx Heritage Month.
Nearly a quarter of Los Angeles County households experienced food insecurity over the last 12 months, up 7 percentage points since the end of 2021, according to a study released by USC Dornsife’s Public Exchange.
In honor of LGBTQ+ History Month, USC Rossier School of Education’s Theodore Burnes reflects on how to foster productive conversations on LGBTQ+ subjects and methods to better support LGBTQ+ students and youth.
Most people don’t consider California, Oregon and Washington as hotspots for Black activism. The Black press, however, tell a different story, USC Annenberg’s Allissa Richardson says.
The “Great Resignation” and “quiet quitting” are nothing new. USC Dornsife’s Zen Dochterman suggests checking out films such as Clerks, Easy Rider and Office Space.
USC Dornsife history Professor Wolf Gruner has helped launch an effort — the #LastSeen Project — to recover photos of the Nazis’ mass deportations, identify victims and tell their stories.