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August 3rd, 2020
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How schools should teach in a pandemic, according to research

Nearly 500 education scholars sign call to action, with recommendations for going forward

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June 17th, 2020
USC College Advising Corps member Gerrel Sayles works with students on their college applications earlier this spring. (Photo/Josh Krause, 211 Photography)

New hotline guides students through college applications

The free service will also offer advice on financial aid and other college issues

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June 11th, 2020
Protests against police brutality began worldwide in late May after video footage showing Minneapolis police officers killing George Floyd, an unarmed Black man. (Photo <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode">licensed</a> under Flickr Creative Commons via user <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kareneliot/50017263797/">Karen Eliot</a>.)

Community colleges partner with USC against racism

The USC Race and Equity Center is forming a partnership with more than 50 California community colleges

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March 16th, 2020
More than 80 principals from the Los Angeles Unified School District represent the inaugural cohort of the LAUSD Racial Equity Leadership Academy. (Photo/Steve Cohn)

Los Angeles principals go all in on racial equity

Through the USC Race and Equity Center, LAUSD leaders are getting vulnerable

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February 18th, 2020
Provost Professor Shaun R. Harper and his USC Race and Equity Center are developing a racial-equity academy for community colleges.

Designing a racial equity experience for colleges in need

A new partnership gives USC Race and Equity Center opportunity to expand impact

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June 12th, 2019
The first graduating class of East College Prep, Ednovate with USC Rossier earned both a 100 percent graduation and college acceptance rate. (Photo/Margaret Molloy)

Inaugural class of second USC-backed high school meets goals

For the first-ever graduates of East College Prep, college becomes reality

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May 3rd, 2019
USC Hybrid High School Principal Mac Macauley joins other officials in marking the grand opening of the school's new building, a permanent home in South Los Angeles. (Photo/Margaret Molloy)

At long last, a permanent home for USC Hybrid High

The new building stands opposite Exposition Park

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March 6th, 2019
Associate Professor Patricia Burch, a co-director of USC Rossier's Center on Education Policy, Equity and Governance, speaks with other attendees at a local convening around education policy. Burch also led a discussion on equity challenges facing L.A. (Photo/Ross Brenneman)

With new ears in capitol, scholars push K–12 improvements

Researchers hope new California leaders and legislature will heed advice on school equity

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February 6th, 2019
Siblings Robert, Elexiz and Ray Padron share their school stories at the Feb. 5 groundbreaking for the permanent East College Prep, Ednovate with USC Rossier building in Lincoln Heights.. (Photo/Margaret Molloy)

USC-backed high school one step closer to permanent home

East College Prep groundbreaking gave many a moment to gratefully reflect

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January 24th, 2019
At an event commemorating the USC Rossier Centennial, a student who immigrated from El Salvador, Kevin, speaks lyrically about his experiences in the United States. (Photo/Brian Morri)

Immigrant teenagers take stage at USC to share stories

In an emotion-filled night, local students describe hardships of adapting to America

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