Meet Beong-Soo Kim
Kim, USC senior vice president and general counsel, talks about the challenges and opportunities ahead, his plans as interim president — and what practicing law and playing the cello have taught him about leadership.
Summer 2025
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USC Interim President Beong-Soo Kim shares his recommendations for written and musical works that shed light on democratic values.
For more than a decade, the Leonard D. Schaeffer Fellows in Government Service program has supported students in high-level government internships to foster career development — and democracy.
With a USC Institute for Creative Technologies tool, soldiers use AI not to write their essays for them, but to show them how to become better writers.
Alcohol-related liver disease has quietly surged to become the leading cause of alcohol-related deaths. USC is leading the charge to change that.
Professor Yasser Khan talks about future of wearable technology
As an engineer in the healthcare space, Yasser Khan talks about what it takes to push a new idea to market and what the future holds for human-centered technology.
USC Alumni Association honors Trojans for achievements, legacy of service
The university honors outstanding Trojans — and USC President Carol Folt — at the 91st alumni awards ceremony.
Post-COVID, USC physicians are treating the rise in alcohol-related liver disease
Alcohol-related liver disease has quietly surged to become the leading cause of alcohol-related deaths. USC is leading the charge to change that.
Sustainability Changemakers
Trojan Family Magazine puts the spotlight on Trojans who have made a significant difference in sustainability at the University of Southern California.
A New Lithium Economy at the Salton Sea
Manuel Pastor — Distinguished Professor of Sociology and American Studies and Ethnicity at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences — discusses how lithium mining in the Salton Sea region will affect local communities and the nation’s electric future.
Spelling out the urgent need for a green energy transition
The USC Visions and Voices event El Respiro / Respire invites participants to speak their minds on climate justice — without saying a word.
