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The Road to the White House
June 22, 2009Gary Lee remembered vying for student body president during his senior year in USC College and losing. Lee, a political science major, took the loss to heart. He went to talk to his former professor, Howard Gillman, who… more>
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Going Green and Giving Back
June 18, 2009Faced with the threat of global climate change, businesses are increasingly focused on the development of sound environmental practices. Young entrepreneurs such as USC College alumna Andrea McBride '07 are at the forefront of… more>
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Master of Liberal Studies Students Head to Stanford
June 16, 2009Growing up in Iowa, Illeana Brothers once heard someone refer to "the little colored girl." But she was not aware that the reference was to her. Later in life, she became aware of the implications of having a black… more>
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Add Two Cultures and Stir
June 5, 2009Pork barbecue, corn bread, black-eyed peas, fried green tomatoes — and Korean-style chicken and dumplings. When Southern soul food comes to mind, flavors of Eastern cuisine are not usually part of the picture. For… more>
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A Lesson in Expression
June 1, 2009Born in Romania, Alexandru "Alex" Iftimie was a child during the Romanian Revolution of 1989 when citizens overthrew the country's communist regime. While Romania was in reform, the USC College alumnus remembers listening to… more>
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Ford Foundation Diversity Fellows
May 14, 2009The total number of Ford Foundation Diversity Fellows currently in the American Studies & Ethnicity (ASE) Ph.D. program has increased to ten students, a record number for any Ph.D. program in any field in the… more>
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Taking a Stand for People and the Planet
May 8, 2009During a recent ceremony, founding president of Green For All Van Jones was honored with USC College's 2nd annual Sustainability Champion Award. Jones' Oakland-based green jobs advocacy group strives to resolve the ecological… more>
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What I Did on My Summer Vacation
April 29, 2009Wayetu Moore was four when her family escaped Liberia amid the country's economic collapse and civil war. The Moores left via Sierra Leone for Houston around the First Liberian Civil War. Her family's survival has inspired… more>
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March 13, 2009
Black Holes: Eternal Prisons No More
If you ever fall into a black hole, don't give up. There is a way out! Celebrated physicist, Stephen Hawking, delivered an inspiring speech to a full house in Bovard Auditorium on March 10. USC College Dean Howard Gillman… 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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