
Trojan trailblazer lays the bricks for children’s path to college
TITLE IX: Kim Thomas-Barrios’ career has been dedicated to helping students pursue a college education and achieve their dreams.
TITLE IX: Kim Thomas-Barrios’ career has been dedicated to helping students pursue a college education and achieve their dreams.
More than 1,400 attend 2023 Black Student Athlete Summit on the USC University Park Campus.
TITLE IX: Leader seeks to create environments that ensure that people of all identities feel included and valued.
The list, a partnership with the Adobe Foundation, provides the titles of the 100 most inclusive theatrically released films from 2019 to 2022.
TITLE IX: The USC Gould School of Law professor is the founder and faculty director of the Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy and Ethics.
The USC Race and Equity Center, led by Shaun Harper, is teaching business leaders, educators and administrators how to better serve their communities with evidence-based strategies to advance equity.
COMMENCEMENT: Online retreats provided strong connections and mutual support during daunting years of study, research and writing.
TITLE IX: Professor Nandini Rajagopalan draws from her experience in India to create an encouraging environment for her students and mentees at USC.
TITLE IX: “If we can continue moving forward, the future is very bright,” says Associate Dean Nickey Woods.
TITLE IX: Alumna Samantha Scott’s startup, JuneBrain, seeks to deliver the telehealth services she once desired for herself.
USC wraps up a month of on-campus events as the national observation of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month begins.
TITLE IX: The international acclaimed playwright is a gender equity and racial equity trailblazer in her work at USC and beyond.
TITLE IX: The USC School of Dramatic Arts dean has thrived despite some people’s outdated attitudes.
USC Rossier faculty members are leading the way toward bringing equity-minded change to graduate education.
Jermaine Anthony Richards is studying how transmedia storytelling animates human security politics, security cultures and political movements.
“It’s the students and their artistic voice that matter,” says Alexandra Billings.
TITLE IX: “Sports gave me the confidence to question barriers that are out there and think about ways to overcome them,” says USC Marshall Professor Jill Kickul.
TITLE IX: The talented musician was breaking new ground long before she took up teaching at USC.
TITLE IX: Professor of Communication Sarah Banet-Weiser helps the next generation transform the media landscape to be more inclusive.
The group honored students, faculty, allies and alumni at its 30th anniversary scholarship gala.
TITLE IX: Philanthropist and former social worker Frances Wu used her “can-do attitude” to start Golden Age Village, a low-income elderly housing facility for Chinese Americans.
TITLE IX: USC alumna Tracy Tutor of Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles fame embodies the spirit of the landmark anti-discrimination legislation. Women, she says, can be successful, competitive, smart — and funny.
Offensive routines, outraged audiences and changing social norms have long been a part of stand-up comedy in America, USC scholars say. They also suggest some up-and-coming comedians to watch.
More than 650 students, faculty and staff enjoy singing, dancing and speaker remarks during opening event in Founders Park on the University Park Campus.