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  1. Education News

    Top education leaders on the critical issues facing schools of education

    Deans Carole Basile, Kimberly White-Smith EdD ’04, Frances Contreras and Tina Christie discuss the state of the field, reducing student costs and shaping the future of teacher preparation.

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  2. Research

    Considering the opportunities, dangers and applications of AI

    Professors Copur-Gencturk, Maddox and Hyde sound off on how AI will reshape education.

  3. Alumni Story

    Yaw Osei Adutwum PhD ’09 returned to Ghana to transform the nation’s educational system

    After working as a teacher and founding a charter school network in L.A., Adutwum was appointed Ghana’s minister for education and led the country’s effort to expand free secondary education for all.

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  4. Rossier News

    ‘We built this place’

    Natalia Molina, keynote speaker at USC Rossier’s doctoral hooding, discusses crafting a commencement address, the importance of the humanities and writing history from the bottom up.

  5. Alumni Story

    Allyson Felix is not done

    The Olympic great and USC Rossier grad is retired but staying busy with a new shoe company, elevating athletes’ voices and empowering women.

  6. Faculty News

    How do you combine hip-hop music and science teaching?

    USC Rossier professor Chris Emdin on working in service to youth, teaching as performance art and hip-hop’s transferable skills.

  7. Education News

    Alberto Carvalho has arrived in L.A. with plans to make LAUSD the premier district in the U.S.

    Superintendent Carvalho and Dean Noguera discuss what’s different about LAUSD, the district’s new approach to centralization, and the importance of enrolling L.A.’s youngest students.

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  8. Rossier News

    The transformative power of education

    New USC Rossier Master Class series takes a cross-disciplinary approach to explore how education can address larger challenges 

  9. Faculty News

    ‘Teachers are doing the most important job in the world’

    Margo Pensavalle EdD ’93 draws on nearly 50 years of experience in education to create a residency program that meets the moment.

  10. Education News

    After a harrowing year, superintendents from the nation’s three largest urban districts step down

    Austin Beutner, Richard Carranza and Janice Jackson look back on leading schools during the pandemic.