Teaching International Relations Program – TIRP

Get involved!  Have Fun!
…Make a Difference!

Through TIRP, USC students team-teach in local high school classrooms each semester.

Volunteers take the opportunity to learn best by teaching and become part of honored Trojan traditions: public service, community engagement and socially relevant scholarship.

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TIRP – Spring 2026

To be eligible for sign-ups…

New volunteers must attend one 90-minute training:

Tuesday — January 27 — 6:30–8:00 pm  ǀ  THH 210
or
Wednesday — January 28 — 7:00–8:30 pm  ǀ  THH 210

TIRP volunteers are supported with lessons and planning.

Teaching skills and outreach experience are proven to be highly strategic advantages for…

  •     internship applications
  •     scholarship awards
  •     employment interviews

For more information, contact: tirp@usc.edu

Learn best by teaching.

Professor Steven Lamy

TIRP topics are part of
USC academic and
strategic initiatives

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