USC Dornsife News

USC Dornsife historian William Deverell’s new book examines the tragic event that sparked the first live television news coverage in America. [6 min read]

In between his gig as a script coordinator for The CW’s Arrow, alumnus Oscar Balderrama has finished writing the first novel in a series based on the popular television show.

Alumna Virginia Carter began her career as an aerospace physicist before joining the feminist movement in the 1960s and taking an unlikely turn into the entertainment industry.

Frank Baxter, a professor of English literature in the 1950s, became a science hero to millions thanks to his alter-ego, “Dr. Research.” Many students became scientists because of Baxter and the Bell Laboratory Science Series he hosted on TV.

For the boss-employee edition of the popular game show Wipeout, USC Dornsife undergraduate Matt Schaefer and supervisor Tom Studdert beat out 84,000 applications to face the gauntlet.

USC Dornsife doctoral student Luka Yovetich was cast in a new NBC sitcom while completing his degree.

The California Women's Law Center honors Michael Messner with the 2011 Abby J. Leibman Pursuit of Justice Award for his work on behalf of girls and women in sports.

In her new book, USC College’s Karen Sternheimer probes a century’s worth of celebrity fan magazines to trace the changing definition of the American Dream.