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National LGBTQ Summit for Leading Scientists held at USC
By Teresa Lara Out to Innovate™ is a biennial cross-generational summit that provides an educational and supportive environment for career development and enrichment for LGBTQ+ students, academics, and career professionals in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Established in 2010, at USC, the university welcomed more than six hundred gay and queer identified renowned scientists…Continue Reading National LGBTQ Summit for Leading Scientists held at USC
Diversity and Inclusion Week 2019
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Tough questions welcome here.
Diversity and Inclusion Week: Jan 14-18…Continue Reading Diversity and Inclusion Week 2019
The Evolution of DEI Week at USC (February 3, 2022)
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USC has held five annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion weeks, each Spring Semester since 2017. This year, the Office of Inclusion and Diversity is devoting our energy to evolving DEI Week into a year-long series of events contributed from across our campus communities that address the great challenges of DEI today. …Continue Reading The Evolution of DEI Week at USC (February 3, 2022)
George Lucas Family Foundation increases support of diversity at USC School of Cinematic Arts
New $10 million gift will provide scholarships for African-American and Hispanic students in undergraduate and graduate programs….Continue Reading George Lucas Family Foundation increases support of diversity at USC School of Cinematic Arts
Nikias puts spotlight on diversity
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USC will not be satisfied until the Trojan Family is united in a shared commitment to justice and equality, President C. L. Max Nikias said in his annual State of the University Address….Continue Reading Nikias puts spotlight on diversity
Debra Langford
Director, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives, USC Marshall School of Business Debra Langford oversees Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives for the USC Marshall School of Business. Previously she held corporate vice president-level positions at NBCUniversal and Time Warner. Appointed by President Barack Obama to the USO Board of Governors, Langford also serves on the boards of the…Continue Reading Debra Langford
Ginger Clark
Professor of Clinical Education, USC Rossier School of EducationPresident, USC Academic Senate Ginger Clark is president of the Academic Senate and a professor of clinical education in the USC Rossier School of Education. An authority on counseling theory and practice, she leads the school’s Marriage and Family Therapy Program. Clark is the first non-tenure track…Continue Reading Ginger Clark
Jody Armour
Roy P. Crocker Professor of Law, USC Gould School of Law Jody David Armour is the Roy P. Crocker Professor of Law at USC Gould School of Law. The author of Negrophobia and Reasonable Racism: The Hidden Costs of Being Black in America, his scholarship focuses on racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration. His…Continue Reading Jody Armour
Christina Gutierrez
Vice President, Graduate Student GovernmentMaster’s Degree Student, USC Price School of Public Policy Christina Gutierrez is vice president of USC’s Graduate Student Government and a candidate in the USC Price School of Public Policy’s MPA/MPL dual-degree program in public administration and planning (social justice). A first-generation student from Anaheim, Calif., she served in the Peace…Continue Reading Christina Gutierrez