Social Impact

Thomas Vriens says the USC Marshall program “reinvigorated my pride in being a veteran.”

“You can’t always rely on relatives,” USC Dornsife’s Karen Tongson says.

When it comes to disagreement, a little charity can go a long way. USC Dornsife’s Mark Schroeder explains.

Schools often recognize housing instability too late. USC Rossier experts found that earlier action could help protect students’ learning and well-being.

USC experts describe how the prisoners used found materials like shells and ironwood to create objects of both utility and beauty — and better bear the unbearable.

A USC Dornsife-led study found that the Eaton fire’s daily carbon monoxide emissions far exceeded L.A. County’s average daily emissions from all human activity.

The USC Race and Equity Center releases the results of its groundbreaking survey on professional athletes’ views on social justice and activism.

USC Rossier partners with Southwestern College to increase student success.

The artistic director of Deaf West Theatre is working with students and faculty to broaden cultural competencies and introduce new approaches to performance.

Across eras and ideologies, leaders have used family as a potent political metaphor to define loyalty, belonging and even nationhood itself. USC experts explain.