One of the largest in the history of American dance, the gift will create the first new school established through an endowment at USC in nearly 40 years.

When three friends from the USC School of Architecture’s Class of 2000 decided to start their own practice in Los Angeles in 2006, they couldn’t have picked a less auspicious time.

USC has received a $10 million gift from David Dollinger to endow the USC Price School of Public Policy’s Master of Real Estate Development degree.

Alice Schoenfeld, holder of the Alice and Eleonore Schoenfeld Endowed Chair in String Instruction at the USC Thornton School of Music, has committed $3 million to create a new symphonic hall for the school.

Mission: Admission aims to fill the college-counseling void for underserved high school students, pairing research from the USC Rossier School of Education and game design from the USC School of Cinematic Arts