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USC Rossier Magazine, Fall/Winter 2018
Bringing the future into focus
![(Photo/Cody Pickens)](/sites/default/files/styles/320x180/public/2022-05/USC_Rossier_Magazine_Fall_Winter_2018_cover_1160.jpg?h=791fc576&itok=qXapwmBG)
Insight flows from many sources — from momentous personal and familial histories, from deep commitments to communities and ideals, from decades of professional research and service. At our best, we draw these sources together into a collective vision for the future of education.
Equity and Access
![John Slaughter-1160.jpg John Slaughter (Photo/Cody Pickens)](/sites/default/files/styles/320x205/public/2022-05/John%20Slaughter-1160.jpg?h=720d2816&itok=Hd1TNmgX)
Maintaining our competitive edge requires equity
Underrepresentation in STEM subjects is higher education’s shame
![john and ryan-1160.jpg John B. King Jr. and Ryan J. Smith](/sites/default/files/styles/320x205/public/2022-05/john%20and%20ryan-1160.jpg?h=791fc576&itok=zkov92UP)
Students deserve bold leadership in fight for educational equity
Equity is not just a tool, but justice as well
![Estela_Bensimon_0029_1160.jpg Estela Mara Bensimon](/sites/default/files/styles/320x205/public/2022-05/Estela_Bensimon_0029_1160.jpg?h=48ff9e87&itok=gk0faM2c)
Reclaiming equity in word and deed
We must keep the focus on racial justice now and in the future
![Harper-Shaun-RSMag-1160.jpg Shaun R. Harper is the Clifford and Betty Allen Chair in Urban Leadership and USC Provost Professor at the Rossier School of Education and Marshall School of Business. He is Founder and Executive Director of the USC Race and Equity Center.](/sites/default/files/styles/320x205/public/2022-05/Harper-Shaun-RSMag-1160.jpg?h=791fc576&itok=iaIDDIEM)
What racially just educational systems could look like
A vision with a chance to become reality
![mfw18_7.jpg Sy Stokes](/sites/default/files/styles/320x205/public/2022-05/mfw18_7.jpg?h=8ca61685&itok=a9UDaCaW)
Finding the path to an inclusive future, by listening
Americans cannot wallow in discouragement
Teaching and learning
![USC_Dr_ImmOrdIno_Yang_0064-1160-gray.jpg Mary Helen Immordino-Yang - Professor of Education, Psychology and Neuroscience at USC Rossier.](/sites/default/files/styles/320x205/public/2022-05/USC_Dr_ImmOrdIno_Yang_0064-1160-gray.jpg?h=791fc576&itok=o6Cu-0tv)
How we can use brain science to inform educational innovation
First: understand how relationships matter
![mfw18_9-lowQ.jpg Benjamin Riley is Founder and Executive Director of Deans for Impact, which is committed to transforming the field of education and elevating the teaching profession.](/sites/default/files/styles/320x205/public/2022-05/mfw18_9-lowQ.jpg?h=e5402dca&itok=3KN5cCR3)
Why teacher-preparation programs must embrace a shared goal
Going alone costs valuable opportunities
![Angela-Laila-Hasan--Margo-Pensavalle--Shilby-Sims-640.jpg Angela Laila Hasan, Margo Pensavalle, and Shilby Sims](/sites/default/files/styles/320x205/public/2022-06/Angela-Laila-Hasan--Margo-Pensavalle--Shilby-Sims-640.jpg?h=c7967a0c&itok=FXvvKbje)
![Craig-Kielburg-gray-scale.jpg Craig Kielburger, Co-Founder of WE Charity](/sites/default/files/styles/320x205/public/2022-05/Craig-Kielburg-gray-scale.jpg?h=791fc576&itok=0cSbK1nm)
![Stephen-Aguilar-grayscale.jpg Stephen J. Aguilar](/sites/default/files/styles/320x205/public/2022-05/Stephen-Aguilar-grayscale.jpg?h=791fc576&itok=EHckrao4)
Let’s work toward being boring
What commonplace technologies teach us about next steps in personalized learning
![Alan_Arkatov-grayscale.jpg Alan Arkatov](/sites/default/files/styles/320x205/public/2022-05/Alan_Arkatov-grayscale.jpg?h=93156a34&itok=MbLPfI2U)
It’s time to ensure the promise of personalized learning
The future of education is in the hands and minds of students
![Christopher-“Chip”-Paucek-1160.jpg Christopher “Chip” Paucek is co-founder and CEO of 2U Inc., an education technology company that partners with colleges and universities to deliver online degree programs.](/sites/default/files/styles/320x205/public/2022-05/Christopher-%E2%80%9CChip%E2%80%9D-Paucek-1160.jpg?h=791fc576&itok=8ZBVmC1J)
What graduate education can learn from Blockbuster and Netflix
Technological disruption is a given, but success can be elusive
![Maddox-Slaughter-1160.jpg Anthony Maddox is Professor of Clinical Education and Engineering at USC Rossier and USC Viterbi. He is Co-Director of the Center for Engineering in Education, as well as a licensed professional engineer.](/sites/default/files/styles/320x205/public/2022-05/Maddox-Slaughter-1160.jpg?h=93156a34&itok=k82S9PKZ)
What machines and humans can learn from one another
Technology is reshaping what it means to be education
Organization and Action
![William-Tierney-VKC-New-1160.jpg William G. Tierney is University Professor and Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education at USC Rossier, and the Co-Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education. Among his areas of expertise are higher education policy analysis, governance and administration.](/sites/default/files/styles/320x205/public/2022-05/William-Tierney-VKC-New-1160.jpg?h=791fc576&itok=i5fRT9oM)
The rise (and fall?) of academic freedom
To maintain academic freedom in higher education, we need to preserve our core value
![marta_tienda_1160.jpg Marta Tienda is Maurice P. During ’22 Professor in Demographic Studies, Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Founding Director of the Program in Latino Studies and former Director of the Office of Population Research at Princeton University.](/sites/default/files/styles/320x205/public/2022-05/marta_tienda_1160.jpg?h=5f13b939&itok=uDPEEClQ)
The promise of higher education comes with inconvenient truths
Why we need a national recommitment to public funding of education at all levels
![wesley-smith-1160.jpg Wesley Smith EdD '05 is Executive Director of the Association of California School Administrators, the largest school leadership group in the nation.](/sites/default/files/styles/320x205/public/2022-05/wesley-smith-1160.jpg?h=5f13b939&itok=o6e_plgm)
To show what California values, look how it spends on schools
California’s budget would show an undervaluing of the state’s students
![Morgan Polikoff-1160.jpg Morgan Polikoff](/sites/default/files/styles/320x205/public/2022-05/Morgan%20Polikoff-1160.jpg?h=791fc576&itok=uUhSTNfF)
Retaining good teachers requires more than better paychecks
Better support would also lead to better student outcomes
![Adrianna-Kezar-gray-scale.jpg Adrianna Kezar, USC Rossier Dean’s Professor in Higher Education Leadership and Co-Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education](/sites/default/files/styles/320x205/public/2022-05/Adrianna-Kezar-gray-scale.jpg?h=f2f3376b&itok=IRhqsvec)