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As Social Security turns 80, what does its future hold?
On this day 80 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act, creating a public retirement system for millions of Americans. Since then, Social Security has become...
View ArticlePoll: California voters back Prop. 30 extension in support of public schools
As optimism about the state of California’s public schools continues to rise, a strong majority of California voters would back the reauthorization of Proposition 30 to channel additional money to...
View ArticleCelebrate Constitution Day with USC
‘We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the...
View ArticleUSC professor sparks dialogue on collaborative governance
USC Price School of Public Policy Professor Frank Zerunyan recently served as the first international expert on local governance models brought in to consult with public officials and community leaders...
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President Obama nominates Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court: USC experts...
Sam Erman and Rebecca Brown discuss on the Supreme Court vacancy. President Barack Obama today nominated appeals court Judge Merrick Garland to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy left by the late...
View ArticleUSC Dornsife/Times Poll: Trump leads among California Republicans, with Cruz...
With the California primary less than three months away, Donald Trump leads among registered Republican voters in the state with Ted Cruz a close second, according to the latest USC Dornsife/Los...
View ArticleUSC Dornsife/Times Poll: Clinton’s lead over Sanders shrinks in California
Hillary Clinton’s lead against Bernie Sanders has narrowed in recent months among registered Democrats and likely Democratic voters in California, with 45 percent now backing Clinton and 37 percent...
View ArticleUSC Dornsife/Times Poll: Californians worry about trade deals but are...
The California economy is heavily dependent on international trade, but voters statewide have concerns about its impact, according to the latest USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences/Los...
View ArticleLocal officials strive to boost civic engagement
USC Price School of Public Policy Professor Raphael Bostic often asked his colleagues at the Bedrosian Center on Governance what was needed to have a society in which good policy is implemented. The...
View ArticleTrojans Pursue Public Service in D.C.
For a special group of Trojans, serving the public good is a lifelong passion. We catch up with three dedicated alumni who took their cardinal-and-gold allegiance to the Washington, D.C., area to make...
View ArticleStarstruck states squander millions of tax dollars on film productions, USC...
Nearly all 50 states have lured Hollywood productions with millions of dollars in special tax incentives for filmmaking, but new USC research shows the incentives fail to deliver the long-term economic...
View ArticleParent awareness of California school finance accountability law abysmal
Parents are among the many Californians who say they have not heard or read about the state's school funding and accountability system that aims to increase public input in school spending decisions,...
View ArticleClinton leads Trump among California voters; Senate race draws little interest
Hillary Clinton has a wide lead on Donald Trump among California registered voters, with 58 percent backing Clinton and 33 percent for Trump, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll...
View ArticleCelebrate Constitution Day 2016 with USC
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the...
View ArticleUSC law professor has seen how corruption can lead to government failures
Stories about pervasive corruption, mostly in the form of police bribery, captured the attention of Abby Wood during trips to Central America and Mexico. It struck the USC faculty member that "a...
View ArticleUSC students get a firsthand look at the government’s inner workings
First in a four-part series on the Schaeffer Government Service Fellows Program. Politics and personality came sharply into focus last summer for Pleres Choi, a USC senior who interned in the office...
View ArticleUSC student meets the man behind the Schaeffer fellowship
Second in a four-part series on the Schaeffer Government Service Fellows Program. Jamie Kwong spent 10 weeks last summer working for the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where she developed reports,...
View ArticleCity Hall internship opens doors for USC undergrad
Third in a four-part series on the Schaeffer Government Service Fellows Program. Spending a summer in L.A. City Hall was an eye-opener for USC senior Jack Romero. He had always planned on working for a...
View ArticleUSC undergrad watches Congress in action
Conclusion of a four-part series on the Schaeffer Government Service Fellows Program. The nation's capital was a hotbed of activity when Minerva Solis-Rubio spent 10 weeks there during the summer. She...
View ArticleTrojans Dedicated to Public Service Work to Improve Life in Los Angeles
PHOTOS BY NOAH WEBB [mosaic ids=”113274, 113278, 113277, 113280, 113279,113281 ” columns=”4″ width=”full” class=”” image_size=”” gutter=”8″] Growing up in the Highland Park community of Los Angeles in...
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