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Academicians Celebrated in ‘Black Scholars Matter’ Series, part 2

This is the second in a three-part Black History Month series celebrating Black academicians and their scholarship.

February 14, 2018

Faculty & Staff

Southern Cal Addresses Drug Allegations Against Ex-dean

LOS ANGELES — The president of the University of Southern California says officials will “examine and address” a newspaper report that the recently resigned dean of the medical school abused drugs and associated with criminals. In a letter Tuesday, USC President C.L. Max Nikias acknowledged concern on campus following the Los Angeles Times report that […]

July 19, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Diversity Scholar Shaun Harper Leaving Penn for Southern Cal

Dr. Shaun R. Harper, an expert on campus climate and racial equity, is leaving the University of Pennsylvania to join the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California.

January 8, 2017

Students

Grad Student Held in Stabbing Death of USC Professor Bosco Tjan

The University of Southern California will mourn the loss of professor Bosco Tjan in a special prayer ceremony Monday, as the graduate student believed to have stabbed Tjan remains jailed.

December 4, 2016

Sports

Southern Cal Selects Swann as Athletic Director

Pro Football Hall of Famer and University of Southern California legend Lynn Swann is returning to his alma mater as athletic director.

April 13, 2016

African-American

Education Expert: There’s Not Enough Follow Through on Equity Policies

Estela Bensimon says that, despite the emergence of favorable policies meant to bring about more equity for Black and Latino college students, policies alone are not enough to do the job.

February 28, 2016

African-American

Forum Examines ‘Unintended Consequences’ of Blacks’ Incarceration

Dr. Samuel L. Myers Jr. of the University of Minnesota says that “the list of unintended consequences of disproportionate imprisonment of Black males is enormous.”

January 6, 2016

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Obama’s Immigration Plan Equals Positive Results for Students

President Barack Obama’s executive order to postpone deportation of undocumented immigrant parents would result in better learning outcomes and a higher quality of life for their U.S.-born children.

April 7, 2015