May 6, 2019 – USC University Relations

Promising young scholars honored as USC high-school initiative celebrates its latest graduates

More than 1,000 students have now gone through the USC McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative, a seven-year-long pre-college program that helps prepare local students for higher education. BY Saul Garcia and Chandrea Miller MAY 6, 2019 University leaders, fellow Trojans and friends of USC came together Thursday night to honor and celebrate the graduating high school seniors of the USC…Continue Reading Promising young scholars honored as USC high-school initiative celebrates its latest graduates

A hit-and-run survivor earns her USC Dornsife degree

A year ago, Kimberly Cuellar was struggling with injuries from a hit-and-run. On May 10, she will make history for her family, becoming the first to graduate from college. [4 min read] By Emily Gersema – May 1, 2019 Around 9 p.m. on March 29, 2018, Kimberly Cuellar drove two of her friends to buy snacks in the neighborhood…Continue Reading A hit-and-run survivor earns her USC Dornsife degree