USC Dornsife News

Pursuing a lifelong dream, Amy Meyerson links family drama, classic literature and the diverse landscape of Los Angeles in “The Bookshop of Yesterdays.” [3 1/4 min read]

A collection of essays, short stories and poems marks the crowning achievement of a USC Dornsife writers’ workshop for men who are now free after years in prison.

Undergraduates find inspiration through unprecedented access to best-selling authors in a contemporary prose course taught by Christopher Freeman of English.

Professors from USC Dornsife’s Writing Program offer free creative writing workshops to recently released prisoners. In part two of this article, the instructors talk about how the project has affected them as they witness their writers in the process of identity-building after prison.

Professors from USC Dornsife’s Writing Program engage in the community by offering free creative writing workshops to recently released prisoners. Part one of this two-part story examines how the program helps these men find understanding and healing through the written word.

Gaming entrepreneur and science fiction writer Jamil Moledina ’94 leads games strategy for the default Android store, drawing on the lessons he learned earning his USC Dornsife degree in international relations and East Asian area studies.

Fancy Free, the first solo album from singer and songwriter Robert Rex Waller Jr., takes the alumnus and associate professor (teaching) of writing in new directions — both musically and follicly.

“Writing in the Community” allows undergraduates to work with community partners to tell their organizations’ important stories.

Mark Marino of the Writing Program leads students into the community to teach computer skills, build urban gardens and establish job-training programs.