Celebrate Constitution Day 2022 with USC
Congress designates Sept. 17 as a day to recognize the value and history of the guiding document.
Here’s how government documents are classified to keep sensitive information safe
A USC Dornsife scholar explains the ins and outs of how the U.S. government controls access to sensitive information — including the meaning of “top secret.”
USC Trustee Dominic Ng to chair key government business advisory effort
Ng, a USC trustee since 2014, will chair the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council next year.
Online master’s gives alumna a leg up on a future in government
Erica Robles knew USC’s online Master of Public Administration program would give her the necessary knowledge and training to make the next step in her career.
USC Gould professor testifies before Senate committee about ‘dark money’ and disclosures
Abby Wood provides expert testimony on transparency and accountability in the courts.
Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, visits USC Shoah Foundation
The USC Gould alum’s visit includes an exploration of some of the institute’s 55,000 video testimonies of genocides around the world.
Conservative Supreme Court justices disagree about how to read the law
In a court with a 6-3 conservative majority, the more important divisions may be among the six Republican-appointed justices.
Senate confirms Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court in historic vote: USC experts react
Political and legal specialists share their thoughts on the first Black woman Supreme Court justice in history.
Stage for Russia’s war on Ukraine was set by a massive propaganda campaign, USC experts say
As the U.S. and Britain announce sanctions against Russia and soldiers march into Ukraine, USC experts discuss the escalation of the conflict — and note a distinct change in Vladimir Putin’s usual propaganda tactics.
Now a California state senator, alumna Sydney Kamlager advocates for social justice
The USC Dornsife graduate wants to improve the lives of Black Californians by tackling inequality, especially in criminal justice and housing.
Hail to the chiefs: presidential visits to USC, in pictures
For future, current and former presidents, the road to and from the White House often leads through Trojan territory.
Why troops on Ukraine’s border are driving up tensions in Moscow and Washington
Robert English of USC Dornsife’s School of International Relations, a former policy analyst with the U.S. Department of Defense and an expert on Russia, shares his assessment of the U.S.-Russia relationship and Biden’s recent meeting with Putin.
Infrastructure law: High-speed internet is as essential as water and electricity
Congress finally recognizes that broadband access “is essential to full participation in modern life in the United States,” a USC researcher who studies internet policy and digital inequality notes.
Celebrate Constitution Day 2021 with USC
Congress designates Sept. 17 as a day to recognize the value and history of the guiding document.
Independent redistricting commissions are key to increasing trust in elections
Fear of polarization and distrust in the electoral system continues to proliferate, three USC Price professors note.
New perspective lands alum Thai Viet Phan on the council dais
While studying at USC Gould, she says, “I thought politics were a little bit gross.” Now she’s the first Vietnamese American and first Asian woman on the Santa Ana City Council.
Trojan Yvonne Brathwaite Burke discusses her list of ‘firsts’
For the first Black woman in the California state legislature and the first Black woman to represent California in Congress, it all comes back to education, hard work and civil rights.
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.
What happens when senators die or are incapacitated?
With three senators infected with COVID and another seven in their 80s, USC experts look back to 1954. That year, senators’ deaths meant control of the chamber changed parties — twice.
Celebrate Constitution Day 2020 with USC
Congress designates Sept. 17 as a day to recognize the value and history of the guiding document.
USC and coalition of western schools sues federal government over international student visas
The lawsuit seeks an injunction against the federal government’s recent directive, which requires international students to take at least one in-person class to maintain their visa status.
When Supreme Court justices defy expectations
The recent decision by America’s highest court to retain employment discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community is consistent with a historic pattern of defying expectations, a USC expert notes.
USC law professor testifies before Congress on restoring Voting Rights Act
In September, USC Gould Vice Dean Franita Tolson joined a group of leading law scholars in testifying at a Congressional subcommittee hearing on restoring key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
USC President Austin leads Sacramento delegation to support Cal Grants
The delegation, which included trustees and senior administrators, met with lawmakers and also celebrated the USC Price School’s 90th anniversary.