USC Dornsife News

Every citizen has the right to vote. But various characteristics and legal requirements affect how likely any one person is to actually cast a ballot.

Controversy of veils goes back more than a century, a USC Dornsife scholar of Iran explains the history and current circumstances behind the recent protests.

A new cohort of humanities faculty share global scholarship with colleagues and students this fall.

USC experts highlight the continuing struggle for women’s equal rights and the legacy of the trailblazing women who have transcended gender barriers to contribute to a more perfect — and equal — union. [3¾ min read]

A 30-year USC-Purdue study finds that television news and ESPN’s SportsCenter continue to ignore women’s sports — and online media coverage isn’t much better. [3½ min read]

With such series as “The Gaymazing Race” and “Muslims as Seen on TV,” Karen Tongson and her colleagues aim to entertain and educate an audience beyond the university campus. [4½ min read]

Lawyer Lindsay Harrison ’00 overturned the Trump administration’s dissolution of DACA in the Supreme Court and aided the legal battle against the government’s order prohibiting international students from remaining in the country for online classes. [5 min read]

Pundits buzz about Democratic candidates being “electable” or “unelectable” in 2020, but what exactly do they mean? Context matters, USC Dornsife experts say. [4 ¾ min read]

Veterans of past wars have long been at the forefront of peace advocacy in the United States.