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

High School News

• 

  Leaders with Posse-bility

  October 4, 2011

  A few thousand miles from home, a dozen freshmen from New York City can’t picture themselves at USC without their posse. “You don’t realize how vital it is to have a support system until you’re… more>

  categories: undergraduate

  tags: community, george sanchez, high school, new york, posse foundation, usc posse scholars

• 

  High Schoolers Become 'Summer Trojans'

  August 25, 2011

  Is chronic Lyme disease a myth? How does Botox work? What role does nationalism play in world politics? Do video game designers consider a user’s brain activity? What is the genesis of pop culture? In July, high school… more>

  tags: community, high school, humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, summer at usc, summer programs

• 

  A Chance to be a Summer Trojan

  February 15, 2011

  Inside a small auditorium in USC’s Leavey Library, 13 high school students applauded their classmate, Francesca Moser, as she concluded her reading. “Great, Francesca,” said their instructor Yance Wyatt,… more>

  tags: high school, summer, summer programs, susan kamei, writing

• 

  Summer 2010 Gets Even Brighter for High School Students

  March 24, 2010

  USC College is offering an expanded array of summer courses for high school students through the USC Office of Continuing Education & Summer Programs. Four-week seminars being offered for the first time include Forensic… more>

  categories: undergraduate

  tags: health, high school, medical school, medicine, summer programs, summer seminars

• 

  Grappling With International Relations

  June 1, 2007

  In April, 56 students from the USC Teaching International Relations Program (TIRP) woke up early to spend a Saturday leading discussions on Iran and how to build stability in the Middle East. Nearly 200 high school students… more>

  categories: undergraduate, graduate

  tags: high school, leadership, middle east

• 

  Case for Critical Thinking

  May 1, 2006

  Raise your hand if you studied the United States government in high school social studies. OK. How about globalization? No show of hands? Then it’s probably safe to say you learned nothing about Mama Doudou (pronounced… more>

  tags: case teaching, high school