David Carlisle named interim chief of USC Department of Public Safety
The assistant chief replaces the retiring John Thomas, who will stay with the university as a key adviser.
USC partners with College Track to promote school success for first-gen high school students of color
The national nonprofit’s new Crenshaw center is just 1½ miles from USC’s University Park Campus — and Trojan Olympian Allyson Felix has joined its board to boost participation in the neighborhood where she grew up.
In memoriam: Michael Parks, 78, former director of the USC Annenberg School of Journalism
The news career of the Pulitzer Prize winner and former Los Angeles Times editor spanned nearly 40 years.
Office of Campus Wellbeing and Education provides connection and community for students
The office supports Trojans’ well-being by identifying sources of personal and professional meaning and inclusion in the classroom, in the workspace and among peers.
Back to school at 30: Grad students reveal why they returned for their master’s
Three USC online graduate students share how they successfully balanced school, life and career.
A year of remarkable accomplishments on the road toward sustainability
✌ Year in review: The year marked a number of milestones as USC continues its efforts to fight climate change starting at home.
USC Pacific Asia Museum shop in Pasadena sells fair trade items to help women worldwide rise
In the museum’s shop, 60% of the merchandise is certified as fair trade — sourced from Asian American and Asian artists, as well as L.A.-area artists.
The top USC stories of 2021 that you couldn’t help but share
✌ Year in review: From a much-awaited series of commencements for two classes to a special homecoming and more, check out some of this year’s most popular stories.
A monumental milestone: Coliseum groundbreaking was 100 years ago
Ground broke on Dec. 21, 1921, and the stadium has been a part of the Trojan Family ever since. Learn some fun facts about “the greatest stadium in the world” and see historic photos of its past.
In USC labs, another year of groundbreaking discoveries
✌ Year in review: Whether they’re working with patients, test tubes or massive databases, USC scientists continue to push the envelope with discoveries that are literally changing people’s lives.
It all starts with the students: Meet some of 2021’s most inspiring Trojans
✌ Year in review: From veterans and athletes to budding scientists and even Miss Black Pasadena, take another look at some of the students who kept us going through another challenging year.
Driven to lead, USC sets the pace on carbon neutrality
In a move taken by only a handful of universities, USC aims for carbon neutrality. By 2025, USC will have improved its energy efficiency and expanded the use of solar power. USC also has made sustainability a core part of its curriculum, fostering global citizens who will fight climate change.
Community service program for new medical students gets new life
Program kickoff at L.A. Regional Food Bank gets students into spirit of giving during the holidays and beyond.
USC steps up to help LAUSD students by providing teacher scholarships
The USC Rossier School of Education takes on a critical teacher shortage at LAUSD by offering full scholarships for master’s students to work in L.A. public schools.
USC ‘digital archaeological dig’ seeks families of Nisei students, 80 years after Japanese internment
The university will posthumously honor students banished during wave of anti-Japanese sentiment after Pearl Harbor — but first it has to find them.
Employees’ pandemic work honored with monuments representing USC’s Presidential Medallion
The pedestal monuments represent USC’s Presidential Medallion, presented to faculty, staff and health care frontline workers in recognition for service amid the challenges of COVID-19.
USC students help homebound Angelenos keep hunger at bay
Volunteers in the Good2Go club deliver groceries each week to those unable to make it to a food bank.
Business executive Robert D. Beyer joins USC Board of Trustees
The investor and USC alumnus has been a member of the Board of Councilors of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences for two decades.
USC Norris Cancer Hospital earns national Top Teaching Hospital award
The watchdog organization Leapfrog Group considered more than 2,200 hospitals in four categories: children’s, general, rural and teaching; 72 were selected as Top Teaching Hospitals.
USC Street Medicine team launches pilot program as part of DPS Community Advisory Board implementation efforts
The board has started implementing several community initiatives as part of an ongoing discussion on DPS’s role at the university.
World War II Shaped USC History — and the Face of the University
Nearly every corner of campus life transformed as students joined the war effort at home and abroad.
University Park Slow Jams collaboration raises awareness of local traffic dangers
USC’s Kid Watch joins Public Matters to improve pedestrian safety. With Giving Tuesday upon us, learn about one of the many ways the university’s Good Neighbors Campaign helps the community.
Trojans combine journalism and design expertise to help news organizations thrive
Students in the new News and Information Innovation minor combine USC Annenberg’s journalism expertise with the USC Iovine and Young Academy’s entrepreneurial approach to design and technology.
Keck Medicine of USC and Methodist Hospital take next steps toward affiliation
The organizations submitted a signed agreement to the California attorney general for review. Following regulatory approval, Methodist Hospital will officially join the university’s clinical enterprise as USC Arcadia Hospital.