USC Dornsife News

Emily Sweet ’07 puts her degree to use finding the perfect participants for reality TV shows like Survivor, The Amazing Race and Guy’s Grocery Games. [4 ¾ min read]

The academic and creative interests that Alpha Mulugeta ’06 explored during his time at USC allowed him to seize professional opportunities wherever they were presented. Mulugeta appeared on the fifth season of RuPaul’s “Drag Race” and is an in-demand cabaret performer.

Alumna and fashion blogger Jenny Wu participated in CBS Television’s “The Amazing Race” to push the boundaries of her courage and then learn from the experience.

Fifteen years ago, Curtis Kin ’93 was a participant on the popular CBS reality TV show “Big Brother.” Now a judge for the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County, he talks about his career and life in the real world.

A contestant on the 16th season of the CBS competitive reality TV show “Survivor,” Alexis Jones ’05, ’06 used the media interest around her participation to launch her nonprofit I AM THAT GIRL.

Stylist Brad Goreski ’07 broke into popular culture on "The Rachel Zoe Project." Now, he dresses his own roster of celebrity clients for the red carpet, armed with a love of fashion and a foundation in art history from USC Dornsife.

Los Angeles lawyer-turned-fashion blogger, alumna Jenny Wu is a contestant on the new season of the Emmy-winning reality show The Amazing Race, premiering Feb. 25.