USC Dornsife News

“We think it’s all weirdos and whackos, but fringe culture has real implications,” says USC Dornsife alumnus Colin Dickey, who explores the paranormal and the occult in his books. [5¾ min read]

The USC Dornsife alumnus invented other surf devices, toys and games, but his Boogie board creation became a smash hit for beachgoers. [2¾ min read]

Buoyed by his background as a lawyer and his USC Dornsife degree in English, Robert Greene has spent decades covering criminal justice and the legal system. [4¼ min read]

As executive director of New York’s Monroe County Fair, alumna Frances Tepper fought hard to clean up the event’s tattered reputation. [5 min read]

Hundreds of volunteers from around the globe participate in the annual USC event through in-person and online events. [3¼ min read]

Alumni fight on through a pandemic to win medals in water polo, beach volleyball, swimming, and track and field. [3 min read]

As the Fulbright program, which connects students in the United States with more than 160 partner countries worldwide, celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding, we celebrate USC Dornsife’s Fulbright scholars over eight decades. [10 min read]

In his summer course, an anthropology professor who was embedded with the notorious MS-13 gang for 16 years shatters stereotypes behind urban gangs. [7¾ min read]

Amelia Brodka ’12 produced an award-winning documentary and founded a nonprofit to promote women’s skateboarding. Now she’s competing in one of the first-ever Olympic skateboarding events. [2 min read]