USC Dornsife News

The new USC Dornsife Preceptor Program gives doctoral graduates in the humanities and social sciences an opportunity to teach their own courses and strengthen their portfolios for the job market.

USC and China researchers’ findings of ‘left-behind’ children in China could apply to children anywhere enduring adverse situations.

Led by Steven Lamy of international relations, 17 undergraduates travel to Iceland, Norway and Finland to study climate change in the Arctic as part of a USC Dornsife Problems Without Passports course.

A respected women’s rights advocate, Sri Lankan-born USC Dornsife alumna Penny Abeywardena is New York City’s ambassador to the global community.

USC Dornsife alumnus Shinichi Daimyo provides at-risk populations with better mental health care. The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans will enable him to bring resources to the most marginalized and vulnerable patients.

Researchers from USC Dornsife’s Center for Economic and Social Research co-host a conference on creating change in human behavior that benefits the public good.

Jeb Barnes of political science answers questions about his recent book, which explores the expanding role courtroom action plays in the modern political environment.

Students sit down with top players in Washington, D.C. — including Nancy Pelosi and Alan Greenspan — for candid conversations about politics as part of a Maymester course led by USC Dornsife’s Robert Shrum of political science.