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Supporting Our Communities
University Relations advances USC’s commitment to supporting healthy and engaged communities across California and beyond.
Who we are
University Relations is a dynamic, multidisciplinary team of more than 200 educators, advocates and creatives. We partner to connect USC with government, community and educational partners to advance shared goals and civic priorities. Our key functions:
By the Numbers
University Relations partners with USC students, faculty, and staff to facilitate hundreds of community-serving initiatives. Our collaborations can be seen at every level of USC, encompassing our research facilities, individual schools, departments, hospitals and more.
Partnership Highlights
LA Sentinel: USC McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative Program Provides College Access for South L.A. Communities
The USC McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative is a free seven-year enrichment program that prepares students beginning in 6th grade for admission to a college or university.
Boyle Heights Beats: Street medicine teams treat the unhoused in Boyle Heights
The white trucks of USC Street Medicine roll up to homeless encampments in Boyle Heights and numerous other locations across the city.
As climate disparities divide LA, researchers aim to heal the scars of environmental injustice
In a county reft by heat, USC Dornsife plants the seeds of change.
