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Representatives from Farhang Foundation and USC College gather to commemorate the launch of the Iranian Studies Initiative. From left: Bita Milanian, executive director, Farhang Foundation; Haleh Emrani, Iranian Studies Council; Ali Razi, chairman of the board, Farhang Foundation; Howard Gillman, dean of USC College; Ahmad Gramian, trustee, Farhang Foundation; David Newman, attorney, Farhang Foundation. Photo credit Jie Gu.

Farhang Foundation Sponsors First-Ever Iranian Studies Initiative at the University of Southern California

November 1, 2010

Farhang Foundation and the University of Southern California (USC) announced today the launch of an Iranian Studies Initiative at the university. This initiative will, for the first time ever, offer USC students Persian… more>

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tags: culture, gift, humanities, iranian culture, iranian studies, language, persian language, program

Wearing her OECD T-shirt, Lauren Goodwin (right) chats with students and hands out material about the organization during a development fair she held on University Park campus. Photo credit Monisha Sabnis.

Global NGO's First USC Ambassador is College Undergrad

October 8, 2010

Lauren Goodwin's involvement with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation (OECD) began in Fall 2009 with her study abroad experience in Paris. Or precisely, it began right before she left. She typed in "large NGOs in… more>

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tags: business, europe, france, global business, humanities, international relations, library, school of international relation, study abroad

Rebecca Wertman, a sophomore in the School of International Relations in USC College, conducted interviews at the University of Waterloo in Canada this past summer for her research on the country's Responsibility to Protect (R2P) initiative. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Wertman.

For New Human Rights Direction, Try North

September 28, 2010

As the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, Rebecca Wertman feels a deep connection to the study of human rights policy. As a Canadian, she was proud to discover that a country famous for its hockey, snow and maple syrup… more>

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tags: canada, genocide, international relations, school of international relations, summer undergraduate research fund, surf

USC College professor John Pollini (back row, center) and a team of students excavate a site at the ancient Roman port town Ostia Antica.

Summer Excavation Class at Ostia Antica, the Port of Ancient Rome

September 13, 2010

This past summer, John Pollini, professor of classical art and archaeology in art history in USC College, led 11 students on an excavation at Ostia Antica, the important port town of ancient Rome and the third best preserved… more>

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tags: archaeology, art, art history, humanities, john pollini, rome, summer

Ari Zev (second from left), administration director for the USC Shoah Foundation Institute (SFI), based in USC College, stands with some of his interns: USC College undergraduates Caitlin Chang (left) and Sean Yetter, and Deborah Herman, who is earning her master's degree in communication management. The background shows images of survivors who gave testimonies, and people using the SFI archives. Photo credit Allison Doyle.

History in the Making

August 31, 2010

Sitting on a park bench outside Leavey Library, USC College undergraduate Caitlin Chang confidently recites the mission statement of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education (SFI): To overcome… more>

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tags: cambodia, history, holocaust, internship, rwanda, usc shoah foundation institute

Navigating through Kelp and Swimming with the Sharks

July 29, 2010

One of the new courses in the summer line-up of USC College's Problems Without Passports program takes students to the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island and to Guam and Palau in Oceania, a region mostly… more>

categories: undergraduate, undergraduate research

tags: blog, catalina island, chemistry, diving, environment, environmental studies, jim haw, natural sciences, problems without passports, summer, usc wrigley marine science center

Yeast Unleashed

July 21, 2010

There is good reason Susan Forsburg's laboratory smells of sourdough. The USC College biologist is among the most prominent fission yeast researchers in the country. Inside her lab are hundreds of petri dishes containing… more>

categories: research, faculty research, undergraduate research, graduate research, diversity, faculty diversity

tags: biology, cancer, dna, fungus, natural sciences, susan forsburg, yeast

Maile Miller speaks before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.

Maile Miller '11 Interns at UN Watch in Geneva

June 21, 2010

"Mr. President, UN Watch welcomes the draft resolution concerning Kyrgyzstan," so began Maile Miller, a senior in USC College as she delivered an important speech before the United Nations Human Rights Council in a large,… more>

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tags: humanities, international relations, internship, study abroad, united nations

Majoring in international relations in USC College, Amy Herrmann and Ken Sofer will travel to the Middle East this summer to learn Arabic after each was awarded a U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholarship. Photo credit Pamela J. Johnson.

Culturally Speaking

May 25, 2010

Arabic is the fastest-growing foreign language taught in universities and colleges across the country, according to the Modern Language Association. Enrollment in Arabic classes grew 127 percent nationally from 2002 to 2006,… more>

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tags: arabic, award, foreign language, humanities, international relations, language, language center, linguistics, scholarship, school of international relations, study abroad

Scott Paterson, professor of earth sciences in USC College, shows a student how to use a Brunton compass to measure rocks that have aligned minerals or layering, during a recent trip in Yosemite National Park. Photo courtesy of Scott Paterson.

Rock 'n' Research

May 6, 2010

Hang around the Department of Earth Sciences in USC College in the spring and you might notice posters on the walls asking pointed questions. "Enjoy hiking, climbing, and traveling to exotic spots?" one asks. "Curious about… more>

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tags: earth sciences, geology, natural sciences, nature, soar, surf, undergraduate team research

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