Natalie Battiest is no stranger to USC. As a Bovard Scholar, she lived on campus during summer 2019. And earlier this year, she helped lead the Native American Student Union’s biggest College Exploration Day to date.
High-touch Student Engagement in Remote Learning Environments
At the University of Southern California’s Norman Topping Student Aid Fund, beyond the scholarships we give to high-need, first-gen students with a history of community service, our most precious currency is connection, belonging, and empathy. Our work blends academic and student affairs, and we help students get the most out of the university experience…
Mexicana de corazón: Student recalls family’s sacrifices
Trumpets blasted and cymbals clashed as Selene Castillo walked among the other student representatives across Alumni Park last month. She sported a black and red robe, but it wasn’t her graduation day — she was taking part in Carol Folt’s inauguration as USC’s 12th president.
“I Want To Leave The World A Better Place Than I Found It”
Kevin Moran, astronautical engineering transfer student and U.S. Navy veteran has his eyes set on fusing engineering with humanitarian work
Student creates community for Venezuelan students
Carlos Acosta, who immigrated to the U.S. from Venezuela when he was seven, hopes to create a space for Venezuelan students to come together on campus.
“Creating a More Age-Friendly Campus”
Lisa Misraje – Fighting Ageism on Campus “It’s been an amazing, positive experience being at USC, but there’s more we can do,” to help reduce ageism, Misraje said. “There are things we can do to make people aware.”
USC’s Edwin Saucedo named a 2019 Schwarzman Scholar, will study in Beijing
USC graduate student Edwin Saucedo has been selected as a 2019 Schwarzman Scholar and will undertake a one-year master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Saucedo, 22, received his bachelor’s degree in public policy, planning and development this year from the USC Price School of Public Policy…
“First-Generation College Students Transform the Face of USC”
The man strode up to George Sanchez with a sense of purpose. Sanchez had just wrapped up a pep talk for parents of incoming USC students. The remarks capped off USC’s first dinner for moms and dads of a special group of scholars—those in…
Los Angeles Times: “Most private colleges take very few transfers. At USC, about 1,500 get a spot each year”
Xavier Garcia ’18 June 5, 2017 – Xavier Garcia sat at a welcome dinner the evening of move-in day at USC, shoulders straight, shirt tucked, hands folded over a notebook filled with questions to ask and people to meet. With Ds in high school and no family with college degrees, he once had dismissed the possibility of attending a private …
USC Dornsife: “Virtual Food Pantry helps ensure all USC students get enough to eat”
It seems like a classic scenario of the college experience: after a long day of classes, friends going out to get a pizza together. But for a growing number of college students, this represents a luxury beyond their financial means. More and more, food insecurity has become a problem on college campuses, due in part to the rising costs of …