European colonial powers linked church and state. But the founders of the United States broke from that idea as surely as they broke from Britain.
As the nation marks its 250th anniversary, USC scholars continue to advance a tradition central to science and democracy: questioning assumptions, testing ideas and pushing beyond accepted limits.
Survival as a colonist meant enduring hard labor and rigid hierarchies in a rural world shaped by inequality and lack of privacy. USC Dornsife experts explain.
The United States boasts the largest economy in the world. What makes America’s financial engine so powerful, and will the country stay in first place?
Five USC Price students analyzed proposed reforms in the way the state funds foster care facilities.
Paul Rennie spoke to USC Price students, faculty and alumni about what it’s like to be a top diplomat.
Gordon Brown says that universities and public convening spaces like libraries can play a vital role in rebuilding civic participation.
COMMENCEMENT: Eleanor Love — USC Price’s undergraduate commencement speaker — is hardly the first Trojan to help conduct research for USC’s Center for Inclusive Democracy. But she’s the first to start at age 14.
STORY, PHOTOS and VIDEO: “These are old documents, but they are still alive in a way,” says USC doctoral student Sharon Salgado Martinez.
The events featured appearances by Nancy Pelosi, Reince Priebus and other prominent figures across the political spectrum. Funds raised benefit the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future.
