Month: November 2021

USC’s Kid Watch joins Public Matters to improve pedestrian safety. With Giving Tuesday upon us, learn about one of the many ways the university’s Good Neighbors Campaign helps the community. In Los Angeles, over half of pedestrians injured in vehicle accidents are hurt while using a crosswalk. In the University Park neighborhood, that’s more than…Continue Reading University Park Slow Jams collaboration raises awareness of local traffic dangers

Donations from university faculty and staff help Cristina Carlos and New Familia fill the void in prenatal and post-partum care for women, particularly those in traditionally underserved communities. When Cristina Carlos embarked on opening New Familia Health Support Services in L.A.’s Lincoln Heights neighborhood, she looked to fill the void in prenatal and post-partum care for…Continue Reading Good Neighbors Campaign grantee returns home to fight diabetes in Lincoln Heights neighborhood

The university is holding hiring events in an effort to meet the demands of reopening campus and fill more than 200 Care Crew, culinary and hospitality support positions. More than 100 guests were expected to check in to the USC Hotel on a balmy Friday afternoon. Instead of a typical overnight stay, these guests arrived…Continue Reading To ensure a first-rate student experience, USC ramps up hiring efforts

When the pandemic disrupted in-person services, the student-run organization — funded in part by the USC Good Neighbors Campaign — had to turn to plan B and even plan C to stay operational. The USC Good Neighbors Campaign, the faculty-and-staff-driven donation cause, is set to kick off its 27th campaign this month. The annual effort…Continue Reading Trojan Shelter pivots to keep its doors open for students facing housing insecurity

Learn how the radio station grew from a tiny student-run outfit to the nation’s biggest classical station. At about the time the first commercial FM radio station started up in the United States in 1941, USC bought its own FM transmitter and installed it on the Hancock Foundation Building. The university had grand plans for…Continue Reading Celebrate Classical KUSC’s 75th anniversary with a journey through its history