An anonymous donor has pledged $1 million to the USC School of Social Work to establish the Cleofas and Victor Ramirez Professor of Practice, Policy, Research and Advocacy for the Latino Population….Continue Reading Alum endows Latino social work professorship
Trojan Kids Camp–a sports and educational program for economically disadvantaged children, ages 9 to 15, who attend schools near the University Park Campus– participate in a summer long program on campus….Continue Reading Trojan Kids Camp offers summer fun
Kinder2College, a USC literacy program that helps Latino and African-American boys become proficient in reading and writing by the end of the third grade, receives additional funding that increases enrollment….Continue Reading USC program strives to boost literacy among children
In the next two months, these young reporters — ages 18 to 24 — will take their microphones, notebooks and cameras to the streets and write about pressing issues in their community. …Continue Reading USC Annenberg trains budding reporters in South LA
A bus filled with enthusiastic USC Neighborhood Academic Initiative (NAI) students arrived at the headquarters of the Spanish-language television network Univision for a day of discovery and career shadowing….Continue Reading NAI students go behind the scenes at Univision
Learn how neighborhood high school students join USC research labs. Every single student in the near quarter-century of the STAR program has gone on to a university or college….Continue Reading Science comes alive
USC students from the Health Science Campus mentored local 5th grade students from three local USC Family of Schools: Griffin, Murchison and Sheridan Elementary Schools, through science and health concepts, curriculum, and potential careers. Over the course of six weeks, students developed 12 science and health projects to compete the USC Health Expo on Thursday,…Continue Reading USC Health and Science Expo and Competition
USC’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative graduates 57 South Los Angeles students, all enrolling in higher education; 14 will attend USC on full-tuition scholarships…Continue Reading Congrats NAI Grads: Headed to West Point, Pomona and USC
During the recent 2013 USC Community Service Awards Dinner, 13 schools and academic units across both campuses recognized the service of students and community partners making a positive impact throughout Los Angeles….Continue Reading What It Means to Be a Trojan
The USC Civic Engagement tent offered activities designed to spark knowledge, imagination and creativity during the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books hosted by USC. Activities included arts and crafts, a cartoon character workshop and readings and signings….Continue Reading Oh the places you’ll go, and read