John Corey Whaley’s novel is a finalist for the National Book Award.

USC Dornsife political economy major Sam Deutsch will take part in the show’s College Championship.

The students hopes to be among those chosen to build their design for a revolutionary, high-speed transportation system.

USC, home to one of the world’s best game design programs, hopes to push its reputation farther this spring with USC Games Publishing, a label that would bring innovative work by students and faculty to PlayStation and Xbox, PC and mobile.

Robert Garcia tells USC Latino Student Empowerment Conference of his struggles — and successes.

It marks the halfway point in construction of the $700 million residential-retail project, on track to open in fall 2017.

University keeps up pace of support alongside leaders Stanford and Harvard.

The Coliseum, which USC manages, could be temporary home for two pro teams. “It’s such a great stadium to play in,” said Dan Stimmler, the USC official who runs the Coliseum. “It is known and built for football, and it hosts football very, very well.”

Experience in varied branches of social work gives Trojan the chance to help military veterans and launch a doctorate program.