USC Dornsife News

Syd Field, a lecturer in USC Dornsife’s Master of Professional Writing program, was considered the “guru of all screenwriters.”

The Professor Emeritus of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Croatian immigrant founded the Slavic department at USC Dornsife in 1967.

The 44-year USC Dornsife staff member will long be remembered for her quick wit, patience, warmth and generosity.

The retired associate professor of biological sciences taught and researched areas from tumorigenesis in fish to the evolution of new world monkeys.

Hailed as an icon of Christian scholarship, the professor emeritus of philosophy was a best-selling author and beloved teacher whose work at USC Dornsife spanned nearly a half century.

The former professor of international relations in USC Dornsife is remembered as a Cold War expert with a warm heart.

The acclaimed professor emeritus of comparative literature and former chair taught at USC Dornsife for 34 years. A larger-than-life Renaissance figure, his impressive breadth of interests and expertise in Sephardic and Hebrew literature often astonished even his colleagues.

The alumna and USC Honorary Trustee helped to create the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, based in USC Dornsife. In 2008, Warschaw pledged $3 million to endow the Carmen H. and Louis Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics at USC Dornsife.

The retired psychology professor taught in USC Dornsife for 30 years. In addition to his research, he was widely known for his dedication to the individual development of his students.