USC Dornsife News

The perceived leadership of the son of the Moral Majority movement’s founder — and his appeal to President Donald Trump — are best understood as a product of his family legacy. [6 min read]

The Daybreak Poll got the 2016 presidential election outcome right, but for the wrong reasons. The poll’s survey director explains what’s new with this year’s effort. [4¾ min read]

Lawyer Lindsay Harrison ’00 overturned the Trump administration’s dissolution of DACA in the Supreme Court and aided the legal battle against the government’s order prohibiting international students from remaining in the country for online classes. [5 min read]

As the world confronts the coronavirus pandemic, the WHO agency finds its very financial survival under threat as President Trump blames the organization for the virus’ spread. To what extent can we say that the agency failed to do its job?

As the world confronts a pandemic, the World Health Organization finds itself under a storm of criticism. To what extent can we say the agency did not provide adequate information?

Stay connected to the USC Dornsife community with these podcasts produced by or featuring USC Dornsife expertise. [2 ¼ min read]

The former vice president’s resurrection from early campaign troubles was “simply unprecedented,” writes USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future Director Robert Shrum in The Conversation.

USC Dornsife scholar Evelyn Alsultany traces key moments in the spread of anti-Muslim sentiments, from the formation of the state of Israel to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Faculty from USC Dornsife’s Environmental Studies program and USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies spotlight major news stories of the year. [3 min read]