LBCC & USC Receive Nearly $1 Million for New Innovative Education Program for Gang-associated Youth

The LBCC Phoenix Scholars will be initiated thanks to U.S. Department of Education grant  Long Beach City College (LBCC) and the University of Southern California (USC) Rossier School of Education’s Pullias Center for Higher Education will receive $990,000 over the next three years from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education (DOE)…Continue Reading LBCC & USC Receive Nearly $1 Million for New Innovative Education Program for Gang-associated Youth

David Carlisle named interim chief of USC Department of Public Safety

The assistant chief replaces the retiring John Thomas, who will stay with the university as a key adviser. David Carlisle has been named interim chief of USC’s Department of Public Safety, effective Thursday. Carlisle, currently assistant chief, will manage the department until the search committee finds the new, permanent chief. David Carlisle, left, has been…Continue Reading David Carlisle named interim chief of USC Department of Public Safety

USC partners with College Track to promote school success for first-gen high school students of color

The national nonprofit’s new Crenshaw center is just 1½ miles from USC’s University Park Campus — and Trojan Olympian Allyson Felix has joined its board to boost participation in the neighborhood where she grew up. BY Ron Mackovich-Rodriguez JANUARY 12, 2022 The promise of college success is closer than ever for young people in the Crenshaw district, now that College…Continue Reading USC partners with College Track to promote school success for first-gen high school students of color