USC in DC News
USC celebrates Leonard D. Schaeffer as a ‘powerhouse for good’
The university’s new public policy institute embodies the USC trustee’s vision for solving stubborn problems with scholarship and bipartisan dialogue.
USC announces new Leonard D. Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service
The institute, housed at the USC Capital Campus in Washington, D.C., with offices on the USC University Park Campus in Los Angeles as well, will address multiple public policy issues with evidence-based research and educate new generations of scholars to help solve our nation’s policy challenges.
D.C. as College Town USA: More Schools Than Ever Clamor for Space
At least six institutions of higher learning are looking to lease or buy right now, joining such schools as Texas A&M, NYU, USC and Johns Hopkins.
D.C. officials hope new USC campus can aid in downtown’s comeback
Students at the University of Southern California have shown they are willing to travel to D.C. in the spirit of in-person learning
USC buys home for a new campus in Washington
The $49.4-million purchase of a building near Dupont Circle gives the University of Southern California a significant site in the capital
USC is expanding its presence in Washington, D.C., with new campus
The University of Southern California announced Wednesday that as part of a huge expansion of its presence in Washington, D.C., it had opened a USC Capital Campus in the city’s Dupont Circle neighborhood.
Related news about USC and Washington, D.C.
- COMMENCEMENT: Meredith Lapidas, a poet who recently published her first two collections, also has a background as a contortion artist.
- COMMENCEMENT: For new graduate Brooke Rios, the way to engineering excellence was discovered in the powerful alliances she forged along the way.
- Hyo Kang’s published study makes an impact on the commission and business competition.
- May 17 marks the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional. To learn how things have changed — and haven’t — read this piece USC Rossier Dean Pedro Noguera wrote in 2022.
- COMMENCEMENT: USC Rossier grad Mariah Lora shares her journey from the basketball court and pageant stage to the classroom and commencement podium.
- The USC Dornsife Washington, D.C., Program immerses students in real-world policymaking through internships and courses.
- COMMENCEMENT: Ana Luiza Behisnelian is using her environmental engineering degree to take on the mission of protecting one of our planet’s most important resources.
- Program participants are incorporating artificial intelligence into tools for a range of educational purposes, from tackling inequities in access to improving the classroom experience for students with learning disabilities.
- USC researcher Luca Luceri is co-leading an effort to identify and characterize influence campaigns on social media.
- Acclaimed jazz pianist/composer Gerald Clayton returns to his alma mater as a role model for the next generation.