USC Dornsife News

In a saga lasting more than 200 years, political parties in the United States have shifted, evolved and — more importantly — persisted.

Political polarization in the U.S. Congress has grown steadily over the past four decades. Data scientists are looking to longitudinal analyses to illustrate and explain the shifting ideologies in our government.

Meet USC Dornsife’s 22nd Dean, physicist Amber Miller.

Five remarkable alumni representing the spectrum of political ideologies carry with them a breadth of lessons garnered from their time at USC Dornsife to undertake storied careers in service to their communities, whether local, regional or national.

Bob Barr started out working for the CIA. His love of politics then led him to serve as a U.S. attorney for Georgia and eventually a Republican U.S. congressman.

Young people throughout history, it seems, have felt unfairly judged by critical and uncomprehending elders. Nowhere is that more the case than with the millennial generation.

For filmmaker Edoardo Ponti, poetry was the key to unlocking his talents as a cinematic storyteller.

Science has laid bare the human genome in its entirety, giving researchers, clinicians and each of us extraordinary access to our genetic blueprint — and the promise and problems that come with it.