USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Undergraduate News

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  Poli Sci Major Named Marshall Scholar

  November 22, 2006

  This year’s winner of the prestigious accolade awarded to exceptional young Americans will attend Oxford next fall. By Allison Engel Colin Koproske, a multifaceted senior majoring in political science and music… more>

  categories: undergraduate

  tags: award, marshall scholar, oxford

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  Memory as History

  November 1, 2006

  Listening to Holocaust survivors talk about miracles. That’s what most surprised and inspired Raheem Parpia about the freshman seminar “Memory and History: Video Testimonies of the Holocaust.” “To be… more>

  categories: undergraduate

  tags: freshman seminar, holocaust, usc shoah foundation institute

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  Knowledge Crews

  November 1, 2006

  A team of sophomores and juniors examines ancient artifacts for insight into how the exercise of power has changed since antiquity. Another team analyzes data from rock samples they collected in Yosemite last summer. Yet… more>

  categories: undergraduate

  tags: team research communities, undergraduate research

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  Nurturing Tomorrow’s Leaders

  November 1, 2006

  Thanks to a nearly $2 million donation from the estate of Diana Chudacoff Levin, USC College’s Unruh Institute of Politics is expanding its internship and scholarship programs. Established in 1989, the Unruh Institute,… more>

  categories: undergraduate

  tags: political science, scholarships, unruh

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  Humanizing Homelessness

  November 1, 2006

    Rufus Hannah’s once-feral hair has been cut and neatly combed. Clean-shaven, he wears a crisp T-shirt. His rotted teeth have been capped and he flashes a white smile. Employed and sober, he no longer stumbles… more>

  categories: undergraduate

  tags: conference, homelessness, human rights, hunger

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  Bringing Religion into International Relations

  November 1, 2006

  For the first time, USC College will offer courses designed to teach students to work in a world where religious identity increasingly plays an integral role in shaping global policies.“We’re preparing our future… more>

  categories: undergraduate

  tags: grant, international relations, religion

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  One Lecture, To Go Please

  November 1, 2006

  You see them everywhere at USC. Those trademark white iPod earphones have become as ubiquitous an accessory for students at USC as wearing the cardinal and gold.But don’t assume that every plugged-in Trojan traveling… more>

  categories: undergraduate, research

  tags: ipod, itunes, playlist

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  Alum Salutes Professor With Scholarship

  October 17, 2006

  When self-described conservative student activist Stephen Lesher arrived on the USC campus in 1992, he was ready to do battle with the liberal professors he thought dominated academia. But for the political science major, a… more>

  categories: undergraduate

  tags: activism, conservative, scholarship

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  A Boone for the Environment

  October 1, 2006

  Hardhats and shiny shovels notwithstanding, the recent groundbreaking at the Catalina Island campus of the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies was not your typical university celebration. The invite advised island… more>

  categories: undergraduate, graduate

  tags: catalina, environmental studies

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  Bringing Up (Cyber)Baby

  September 1, 2006

  Meet Joseph. He turned 18 this summer. In the fall, this honor student will be attending a very selective university on a baseball scholarship. An ever-inquisitive child, he showed an early aptitude for math and science and… more>

  categories: undergraduate, research

  tags: children, psychology, virtual reality