More than 5,000 Latinos and their families visited USC to acquire financial advice on homeownership, small business resources, education aid, auto financing and stock investments during Univision’s Feria Financiera: Plan Prosperidad (Financial Fair, Plan Prosperity)….Continue Reading Latinos gain financial wisdom at USC, Univision event
By Robin Heffler A fifth-grade class assignment dramatically changed the life of Jonathan Ruiz and his family. Jonathan”s teacher at 28th Street School assigned his class to apply for admission to the flagship program of USC’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative (NAI). Through NAI’s Pre-College Enrichment Academy, disadvantaged middle- and high-school students receive extensive academic training and…Continue Reading Academic Advancement That’s All in the Family
Local senior citizens and USC School of Pharmacy students put on their dancing shoes on April 6 for the seventh annual “Senior Prom, Health Screening” event held at the St. Barnabas Senior Center in Los Angeles….Continue Reading Let’s dance! (and check your health, too)
Dinner celebrates formal approval of USC Village redevelopment. The LA City Council voted unanimously in favor of the project, the larges redevelopment project in South Los Angeles….Continue Reading University thanks village of supporters
By Robin Heffler Both the substance and the scale of Carmen Rad’s business have changed dramatically over the last two decades, and USC has played a key role in that growth. What began in 1993 as a two-person, custom-embroidery clothing business in downtown Los Angeles, has been transformed into a large-format, digital printing company with…Continue Reading Innovative Entrepreneur Gets a Boost
“Not everyone can go to college, but they should all learn to read so that they can vote, can read a newspaper. If you can’t pass a fourth-grade reading test, how can you know what’s going on? It’s so basic. It’s being prepared to be a participating citizen.” JAMES REESE Former Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge”…Continue Reading Reading Their Way to Brighter Futures
After nearly 30 years of making major contributions to public health research and practice in Boston, Hortensia Amaro is entering a new phase in her career……Continue Reading USC introduces first associate provost for community research initiatives
University, city, and business leaders have come together in the Bridges to Business program……Continue Reading Latinos gain financial wisdom at USC, Univision event
Twice a week, USC students visit Murchison Street Elementary School in East Los Angeles to lead hands-on science projects with third- through fifth-graders….Continue Reading Schoolchildren Reap Benefits of an Extended Family
When Lizette Zarate looks at students in USC’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative (NAI) program, she sees herself almost 20 years ago……Continue Reading Dedicated to Transforming Urban Education