Shandela Contreras would not have graduated from USC’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative without her mom’s hard work and sacrifice, virtues she’ll carry with her as a USC Dornsife student. [2¼ min read]
Nelson Henriquez Jr., a graduate of the USC Leslie and William McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative, joins USC Dornsife with medicine on his mind. [2 min read]
As a teenager, Jasmin Sanchez suffered a painful medical emergency that taught her to stand up for herself. Now the first-generation college student is a USC Dornsife undergrad determined to advocate for others. [7 min read]
A year ago, Kimberly Cuellar was struggling with injuries from a hit-and-run. On May 10, she will make history for her family, becoming the first to graduate from college. [4 min read]
Fourth- and fifth-grade students at Foshay Learning Center near USC learn about emerging technologies, including 3-D printing, drones and virtual reality, as part of a Joint Educational Project Young Scientists Program event.
Historian Russell Caldwell’s namesake scholarship empowers faculty to support high school students near USC.
Commencement comes full circle for a South Central student who once wore a childhood shirt that proclaimed, ‘I’m going to college at USC.’
Students present their research and inspire local high schoolers at the 2015 USC Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly and Creative Work.
A new book by USC Dornsife’s Elaine Bell Kaplan uses inner-city children's photographs of their environments to confront their challenges and express their optimism.
