USC Dornsife News

George Sanchez has been nominated president-elect of the American Historical Association’s Pacific Coast Branch for the 2014-15 term. A yearlong term as president will follow.

The Joint Educational Project’s 2014 Community Service Awards Dinner celebrates exceptional students making an impact in the communities surrounding USC’s two campuses.

During the recent launch of the USC Trojan Guardian Scholars program, which supports former foster youth who are now at USC, two students share their stories of courage and drive.

USC is a leading sponsor and co-organizer of the 2014 National Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), to be held in Los Angeles in October.

In Cape Town shortly after the death of Nelson Mandela, USC Dornsife Mellon Mays fellows attend an international conference and engage with young scholars whose first years were spent under apartheid in South Africa.

The Second-Year Inquiry program helps students explore professional pathways and connects them with USC’s extensive network of career resources. Students learn directly from experts, participate in internships and shadow professionals.

Senior Jasmine Torres, once in the foster care system, is among USC Dornsife’s brightest success stories. Now she’s helping to launch the Trojan Guardians Scholarship Program to assist USC students currently or formerly in foster care.

USC Dornsife’s George Sanchez shares his expertise in the first comprehensive documentary chronicling the experiences of Latinos, who have helped shape the nation over the past 500-plus years.

HSBC Bank fellows say conducting research under the guidance of motivating professors made them envision for themselves bright and successful careers.