April 25, 2012
The Middle East cuts a wide swath: it contains a number of countries, a multitude of languages, cultures and customs, and thousands of years of history. Interests and conflicts resonate on a global scale, such as the… more>
categories: undergraduate, research, faculty research, undergraduate research
tags: american studies and ethnicity, anthropology, classics, economics, event, foreign languages, history, humanities, international relations, judaic studies, kevin van bladel, linguistics, middle east studies program, political science, religion, social sciences
September 30, 2011
The USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education awarded stipends to three professors in USC Dornsife to support integrating video testimony from Holocaust survivors and other witnesses into their courses… more>
categories: research, faculty research
tags: alison dundes renteln, anthropology, award, classics, comparative literature, course, holocaust, jewish studies, political science, stephen d. smith, usc shoah foundation institute, vincent farenga
May 9, 2011
During a recent multi-faith celebration on campus, Sarrah Shahawy recited in English and Arabic a verse from the Qur’an emphasizing that in Islam, both genders and all nationalities are considered equal before God.
Oh… more>
categories: undergraduate, undergraduate research, commencement
tags: biological sciences, classics, commencement, event, french, humanities, international relations, medicine, natural sciences, neuroscience, social sciences, spanish
November 1, 2008
Reading ancient Greek at the Getty Center library, Jody Valentine found an unexpected connection in the work of fifth century B.C. philosopher Parmenides.
In his poem, Parmenides travels by chariot “beyond the beaten… more>
categories: graduate research
tags: classics, greece, humanities, philosophy, pottery