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Cultivating Change
We prepare leaders to achieve educational equity through practice, research and policy. Through innovative thinking and research, we solve the most intractable educational problems.
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USC Rossier offers a range of programs designed for aspiring teachers, experienced educators and organizational leaders at various stages in their careers.
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Value at a Glance
Alumni are California K–12 district superintendents.
USC Rossier-trained educators are responsible for 1/3 of the state's schoolchildren.
Faculty members among Education Week's top 200 scholars.
Pedro A. Noguera, Shaun Harper, Christopher Emdin, William Tierney, Estela Mara Bensiom, Morgan Polikoff and Julie Marsh named among nation's most influential education scholars.
Of alumni say their USC Rossier education prepared them to be more effective in their career.
News & Insight
STEAM books for children reflect a diverse community
Three USC Rossier alums collaborated with USC Scientists and a non-profit publisher Room to Read to author book series, "STEAM-Powered Careers"
Survey reveals how teachers engaged with students in 2022, offers insights for 2023
GoGuardian and USC Rossier School of Education Center EDGE partnered on the 2022-2023 State of Engagement Report
This OCL grad is bringing a reformer’s zeal to government service
As director of the Dream Keeper Initiative, Saidah Leatutufu-Burch EdD ’21 is leading efforts to promote prosperity in San Francisco’s Black communities.
Two USC Rossier grads partner to reimagine military training
Victor Castro MEd ’19 and Richard DiNinni EdD ’22 are creating new educational programs at West Point that blend virtual reality and game-based training technologies with research-based pedagogy
Teaching in a time of war: An update from alumna and Board of Councilors member Elana Glasenberg
In 2021, Glasenberg EdD ’21, working with educational foundation U21, opened an inclusive school in Kyiv, Ukraine.
From Our Alumni
“The diversity of folks in the EdD program allowed me to really open up my mind to other ways that I can use this degree.”
Rosalind Conerly EdD ’16
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership
At City Heights Prep, Vargas intends to be “one of the many who carries the torch for USC Rossier’s mission and vision.”
Elias Vargas EdD ’17
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership
“I was drawn into the Trojan Family and how highly spirited and connected the community is. USC also has a robust list of resources, opportunities and services that supported my holistic experience.”
Danelle Go PASA ’22
Master of Education in Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs
USC Rossier Research Centers
Led by world-class faculty, our eight research centers conduct cutting-edge research in several critical areas. The work of our centers is guided by a desire to positively impact educational policy and practice at all levels.
Our Impact in Los Angeles
Investing and embedding our work in the needs of the community is central to our mission. USC Rossier is building on our rich history of community partnerships to use education as a force for positive change. The Spring/Summer 2022 issue of USC Rossier Magazine explores the wide and varied work—past, present and emerging—of the USC Rossier community in the areas near and around USC.
