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In Memoriam: Thomas C. Cox, 72
January 19, 2012Thomas C. Cox, associate professor emeritus of history in USC Dornsife and a leading historian in African American studies and American intellectual and social history has died. He was 72. Cox died at home in Pasadena,… more>
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In Memoriam: Charles Ritcheson, 86
December 23, 2011Charles Ray Ritcheson, USC University Librarian Emeritus and Colin Rhys Lovell Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus in USC Dornsife, died Dec. 8 at his home in Washington, D.C. He was 86. Born in 1925 in Maysville,… more>
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Saga of the Southland
November 17, 2011There may be few clashes in Los Angeles history that cut as deep as the rivalry between the USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins. But this Fall, members of both sides are putting aside any contentions to study the city they call… more>
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First-Year Investigations: Brendan Dugan
November 3, 2011Brendan DuganSummit, New JerseyMathematics As others may rush by abstract paintings, Brendan Dugan methodically observes the seemingly nonsensical swirling lines and bold dots on display. Abstract art reminds the 18-year-old… more>
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Wag the Elephant
October 26, 2011In 1972 and at the height of his career, Warren Beatty became so involved in George McGovern’s presidential campaign he turned down starring roles in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, The Way We Were, The… more>
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Illustrated Evils
September 23, 2011A winged vampire feeds on a girl’s lifeless body. A skeleton dressed in a black cape and epaulettes juggles a knife, two pistols and a cannon ball. A woman holding a red flag emblazoned with the word svoboda… more>
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In Memoriam: USC President Emeritus John Randolph "Jack" Hubbard, 92
August 24, 2011John Randolph “Jack” Hubbard, U.S. ambassador to India from 1988 to 1989 and the eighth president of USC, died Aug. 21 at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif., following an extended illness. He was 92. “All… more>
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August 16, 2011
Clues from Ancient Antioch
Lynn Swartz Dodd and her students had heard rumblings of a 10th-century cemetery deep in the brush in the Hatay region of Turkey near Antakya, the ancient city of Antioch. But no one had ever translated the inscribed… more>
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Three USC Dornsife Professors Named Finalists for 2011 SCIBA Book Awards
August 5, 2011Three professors from USC Dornsife have been named finalists for the 2011 Book Awards presented by the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association (SCIBA). Securing two out of four finalist slots in the fiction… more>
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Devoted to the City of Roses
June 13, 2011Bill Deverell has spent his academic career exploring the history and culture of California. With research interests including the American West after the Civil War and the environmental history of Los Angeles, and as the… more>
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