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Blogging from El Salvador, March 12-15
March 10, 2009Payton Philips, lecturer in USC College’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese, is blogging from El Salvador this week! An independent non-partisan election observer, both during and after the March 15 presidential… more>
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California at the Crossroads
March 6, 2009Abe Lowenthal, the first Robert F. Erburu Professor of Ethics, Globalization and Development and professor of international relations in USC College, is beginning to garner local and national interest in his latest book Global… more>
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In Memoriam: George O. Totten III, 86
March 4, 2009George Oakley Totten III, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science in USC College, whose life’s research promoted peace in the Pacific Rim and worldwide, has died. He was 86. Oakley died of heart failure… more>
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Nancy Lutkehaus Fascinates with New Book
February 18, 2009In her latest book, Margaret Mead: The Making of an American Icon, USC College Professor of Anthropology Nancy Lutkehaus expertly researches and draws upon scholarly papers, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, photographs,… more>
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So You Want to be a Professor
February 4, 2009At USC College, doctoral students seeking careers in the academe learn to become professionals long before they begin searching for work. The College's Office of Graduate Programs believes that students, facing an… more>
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Mind Games
December 1, 2008These days older adults are turning to a variety of methods to keep their brains active and maintain their cognitive abilities: Crossword puzzles. Sudoku. Nintendo has even created “Brain Age,” a video game billed… more>
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In Memoriam: C. Sylvester Whitaker
December 1, 2008C. Sylvester Whitaker Jr., professor emeritus of political science and former dean of social sciences in USC College, has passed away. He was 73. He died in Waterville, Maine, on Nov. 29 following a struggle with… more>
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Meet the Class of 2012
December 1, 2008One student likens conducting scientific research to playing the violin. Another found research inspiration in his adolescent acne. Still another, awed by the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh and intrigued by the artist’s… more>
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Election Reflection
December 1, 2008Lead managers for President-elect Barack Obama’s campaign said their opponent’s camp erred by not selecting Joe Lieberman as John McCain’s running mate. McCain campaign advisers said Obama’s camp did a… more>
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Translating Research into Action
November 1, 2008For three decades, Gayla Margolin has painstakingly researched family conflict, producing valuable data that policymakers can use to curtail domestic violence. At this stage in her meritorious career, one might expect… more>
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