April 6, 2012
California Watch quoted Professor Richard Little of the USC Price School about a lack of public services in unincorporated communities. The story noted that it received support from the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism, a program of the California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships administered by the USC Annenberg School.
March 14, 2012
U.S. News & World Report featured several USC schools and programs in its 2013 edition of "Best Graduate Schools." The USC Price School was ranked No. 4 for Health Policy and Management; No. 6 in Public Affairs, up from No. 7 last year; No. 6 for Public Management Administration; No. 7 for City Management and Urban Policy; No. 7 for Nonprofit Management; No. 9 in Social Policy; No. 12 for Public Policy Analysis; and No. 21 for Public Finance and Budgeting.
March 5, 2012
The San Diego-Tribune quoted Senior Fellow Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School about a proposed amendment to the California legislature.
February 17, 2012
The Huffington Post noted that Professor Roberto Suro of the USC Price School of Public Policy and the Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism attended a Washington, D.C., roundtable on Latino law and civil rights issues, and cited him regarding Latinos' public policy concerns. Suro is director of the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute at USC, the story noted.
February 13, 2012
The Fresno Bee quoted Senior Fellow Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School of Public Policy about the squeaky wheel theory in politics.
January 7, 2012
The Whittier Daily News quoted USC Price Senior Fellow Senior Fellow Sherry Bebitch Jeffe about voter attitudes toward redevelopment agencies.
December 5, 2011
La Opinion quoted Senior Fellow Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School about the political value of the Iowa caucuses in a presidential race.
December 2, 2011
The Huffington Post cited research by Price School Professor Dowell Myers and John Pitkin of USC's Population Dynamics Research Group concluding that Latinos will continue to integrate into American society over the next 20 years.
November 3, 2011
ABC News cited a quote from SPPD Senior Fellow Sherry Bebitch Jeffe on why Republican presidential candidates haven't been proactive in courting the Latino vote.
October 30, 2011
CNN quoted SPPD Senior Fellow, Sherry Bebitch Jeffe on the leaderless nature of the Occupy Wall Street protests.
October 25, 2011
La Opinion quoted SPPD Senior Fellow Sherry Bebitch Jeffe about the advantages Iowa and New Hampshire offer to presidential candidates looking to test their campaigns and personalities in small states.
October 17, 2011
La Opinion quoted SPPD Senior Fellow Sherry Bebitch Jeffe about Republican candidates' appeal among Latino voters.
September 4, 2011
Voice of America interviewed Erroll Southers, SPPD adjunct professor and associate director of USC's National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events, on educating the public about terrorist threats.
August 23, 2011
The The Salt Lake Tribune quoted SPPD Senior Fellow Sherry Bebitch Jeffe about declining support for the Tea Party in Utah.
August 5, 2011
The Oregonian highlighted research by USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development Professor Lisa Schweitzer, who measured the Twitter sentiment surrounding various public transit entities.
July 27, 2011
The National Journal quoted SPPD Senior Fellow Sherry Bebitch Jeffe as saying that President Obama's choice to enlist the public as an ally in his fight with Congress makes sense.
July 12, 2011
La Opinion quoted SPPD and USC Viterbi School of Engineering Professor James Moore about efforts to convince Angelenos to shift to public transit and away from driving.
June 12, 2011
The Bay Citizen quoted SPPD Senior Fellow Sherry Bebitch Jeffe about California's largest labor union announcing that it will make political donations exclusively to the Republican Party.
May 18, 2011
Education has been driven by special-interest groups with no one advocating for the children, said Michelle Rhee, former D.C. schools chancellor and founder of StudentsFirst, at a recent Distinguished Speaker Series event by the USC Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy. "She shared the lessons she's learned in the trenches and had some insights about what's possible," said James M. Ferris, director of the center and professor at the USC School of Policy, Planning and Development.
May 12, 2011
The Palisadian-Post reported that SPPD Senior Fellow Sherry Bebitch Jeffe will be featured in an upcoming event at the Skirball Cultural Center.
March 1, 2011
After realizing that his students had done everything from founding nonprofits to raising more than $25 million for the Downtown Women's Center, USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development professor Robert Myrtle had two words to say: "Holy smokes!" Myrtle teaches "Strategic Management in the Nonprofit Sector," one of the three required courses in SPPD's popular Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Policy program.
February 14, 2011
Students at the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development chose seven nonprofit organizations to give a total of $10,000 as part of the Learning by Giving program sponsored by the Sunshine Lady Foundation. As part of a project in "The Nonprofit Sector and the Public Interest," a course taught by SPPD professor Richard Sundeen, students were afforded the opportunity to have their academic research make a real-world monetary impact.
January 31, 2011
Not many dissertations become PBS documentaries, but that hasn't stopped doctoral candidate Imran Farooq from the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development. The media component of Farooq's dissertation has been made into SOS: Sustaining Our Society, a documentary to be broadcast on the PBS affiliate KVCR in April.
January 6, 2011
Stephen Hora, director of the USC Homeland Security Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE), has been named to a National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurements scientific committee. He attended the committee's first meeting Dec. 9 and 10. Hora is a research professor at the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development.
December 8, 2010
USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development professor Terry Cooper was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Cooper, the Maria B. Crutcher Professor in Citizenship and Democratic Values at SPPD, was formally inducted Nov. 18 at the academy's annual conference in Washington, D.C. Fellows are chosen for their sustained and outstanding contribution to the field of public administration through public service or scholarship.
December 6, 2010
On Nov. 17, the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development, the USC Office of State Government Relations and the USC College's Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics presented a panel discussion in Sacramento titled "A Transition of Governance in a Time of Crisis." The event, the fifth and last in a series on "Civil Discourse on the California 2010 Elections," drew more than 100 attendees to the USC State Capital Center.
September 17, 2010
Over the summer, seven students from the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development blazed trails of reform as fellows for Education Pioneers, a national organization of graduate students focusing on urban education issues through 10-week, paid positions outside the classroom.
August 29, 2010
The Ventura County Star quoted Professor Terry Cooper about the importance of trust in local government.
July 29, 2010
USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development Executive Master of Leadership (EML) students Lt. Col. Robert Huntly and Janet McIntyre spoke about the importance of leadership in today's ever-changing, increasingly globalizing world at the 2010 World Leadership Congress in Los Angeles.
July 28, 2010
USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development students Nora Cibrian and Cara Murayama, and professor Richard Sundeen expanded the borders of education during USC's first Alternative Spring Break trip to Cusco, Peru.
July 26, 2010
Kristie Hernandez works full time at the community clinic organization AltaMed Health Services and goes to school full time at the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development, where she is pursuing a master of public administration with a certificate in public policy. It's what she does in her spare time as a volunteer with the East L.A. Residents Association that earned her a place at this year's Women of the Year "Unsung Heroines" award ceremony, presented by Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano.
June 28, 2010
Voice of OC cited work by Professor Yan Tang of the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development. Tang, who teaches an introduction to public administration and society class, said USC has teamed up with the International City/County Management Association's California branch to expand the talent pool of Generation X and Y students interested in becoming local government leaders. The partnership includes a fellowship program, in which students compete for the opportunity to interact with city managers and receive tuition help, and specialized two-day workshops taught by a city manager.
June 17, 2010
With more than 100 law enforcement leaders from across the state in attendance, Richard Callahan, associate dean and director of state capital and leadership programs at the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development, delivered the keynote address at the installation ceremony for the new president of the California Peace Officers' Association. Callahan's remarks focused on the important role of peace officers, not only within public safety, but within society in general.
May 7, 2010
During spring semester, 15 graduate students from the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development collaborated with students from the Technical University of Berlin on a comparative study of transit-adjacent urban redevelopment. "The overall focus of the Berlin planning studio was the large-scale redevelopment of inner-city rail station sites," said Deike Peters, a SPPD adjunct and director of the planning studio.
February 22, 2010
In recent weeks, Scripps Health president and CEO Chris Van Gorder, an alumnus of the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development, has led two trips to Haiti to help the victims of the earthquake. "The damage was much worse than I anticipated," said Van Gorder, MPA '86. "Just like everyone else, I watched all the major news stations, but that doesn't prepare you for the wide scope of devastation."
January 26, 2010
North County Times published an Associated Press story that quoted SPPD Professor and president of the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute, Harry Pachon, about political participation by minorities.
January 18, 2010
The Ventura County Star reported that SPPD professor emerita Lois Friss will be given the Volunteer of the Year award at the 17th annual David C. Fainer Gala Awards Dinner and Fundraiser. The awards are given each year by the Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation in recognition of members of the medical community who embody excellence and dedication to the community, the story noted.
December 26, 2009
The Riverside Press-Enterprise quoted SPPD Senior Fellow Sherry Bebitch Jeffe in a story about San Jacinto, Calif., city council members who have been charged with trying to bypass the state's campaign-finance limits by hiding contribution sources. The council members have said they will not resign and face a possible recall campaign going into 2010. Jeffe said that citizen participation is important in keeping an eye on government. "Voting alone is not enough," Jeffe said. "You can't go into the voting booth, walk out and not pay any attention to governance and assume you're going to get the government that you voted for."
December 21, 2009
With California facing a historic financial crisis, citizens statewide are looking for answers. On Nov. 12 at USC's Galen Center, some were offered and others refuted at a public forum of top policy advisers, academics and government officials. This was the inaugural event in the USC Critical Issues Forum, a new series sponsored in partnership between the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development and the USC Office of Government and Community Relations.
November 17, 2009
The Arizona Republic quoted SPPD Professor Richard Little about ballot measures. Little said that policymakers fail to educate voters about the impact of ballot choices and that California bond initiatives are often presented as being budget-neutral, to be paid from general-fund revenues. "This is disingenuous bordering on fraudulent because while this is technically true on an individual case basis, there simply is not enough money collected to pay debt service in the aggregate for already approved bonds," Little said.
November 11, 2009
Now in its third year, ENGAGE has been helping make a positive difference each week in the local community, providing dinner, structured homework time, guest speakers, field trips and activities for neighborhood children. The program began when then-USC graduate students Jesus Diaz and Renee Burwell noticed a dearth of after-school programming for local children. Burwell is an alumna of the USC School of Policy, Planning, Development, having earned her MPA degree in '08.
October 27, 2009
Jack H. Knott, dean of the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development, met with congressional staffers on Oct. 14 in the offices of Rep. Brian P. Bilbray (R-Carlsbad) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) about federal hiring practices and federal internship programs.
October 5, 2009
The Los Angeles Times noted that Pasadena Police Chief Bernard Melekian, who is a doctoral of policy, planning, and development student at SPPD, will retire from his post to head the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program in Washington, D.C. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder made the announcement Oct. 5 during a national police leaders meeting in Denver, according to the story.
September 9, 2009
Richard Callahan, associate dean and director of leadership programs at the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development, has been appointed to a newly formed advisory board for the California Environmental Protection Agency's Department of Toxic Substances Control.
August 7, 2009
The Orange County Register quoted SPPD Senior Fellow Sherry Bebitch Jeffe about a proposed ballot measure that would call a California constitutional convention. Given the starting estimate of $60 million to cover convention costs, voters may balk at approving the convention, even though that would be a small part of the state's $84 billion general fund budget, Jeffe said.
June 17, 2009
Philanthropy Journal featured research by Assistant Professor David Suarez in a widely carried story. United States nonprofits are increasingly using their Web sites to encourage community engagement and civic participation, Suarez found. Regulations dictate much of what nonprofits may do in the advocacy field, but many are finding it legal to use the Internet to boost civic engagement, according to the study. "Websites provide a novel opportunity for nonprofits to scale their social impact and expand their civic purpose," Suarez said.
June 11, 2009
Nonprofit groups are becoming increasingly active through the promotion of causes on their online sites and serving as bridges of civic engagement, according to a new study by David Suarez, assistant professor at the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development.
May 17, 2009
The Los Angeles Times quoted SPPD Senior Fellow Sherry Bebitch Jeffe about the close race for the congressional seat in the San Gabriel Valley. "[Gil] Cedillo has got to mobilize his base," Jeffe said. Rival Judy Chu needs to show voters she has support among Latinos, Jeffe added.
March 18, 2009
With cargo flow down about one-third since last year, port stakeholders packed the 10th METRANS Town Hall meeting on March 11 in Long Beach. More than 1,000 people, including longshore workers, terminal operators, logistics providers and elected officials, attended the event. The topic was how to make the San Pedro Bay ports competitive and protect high-paying local jobs.
February 27, 2009
During a recent discussion held at the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) shared personal lessons and political insights from her book, Dream in Color: How the Sanchez Sisters Are Making History in Congress (Grand Central Publishing, 2008).
February 19, 2009
The USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development and the USC Annenberg School for Communication hosted the inaugural Dennis F. and Brooks Holt Professorship Lecture in Communication and Public Policy on Feb. 11. The Holt Professorship, a joint undertaking between the two schools, focuses on the role of communication in the policymaking process of a democratic society and market-based economy.
February 4, 2009
Faculty and students at the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development took part in a leadership training conference to help local government officials find solutions for public problems afflicting cities nationwide.
January 26, 2009
The USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development marked its 80th anniversary by hosting a special colloquium Jan. 16 at the Davidson Conference Center. During the conference, Dean Jack H. Knott noted that SPPD remains dedicated to advancing academic theory and making a vital impact in the world.
November 20, 2008
The Asian Pacific Islander Caucus, a new student organization at the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development, hosted its inaugural event -- a panel discussion at Lewis Hall addressing key issues currently facing the Asian American community.
June 26, 2008
The Tomas Rivera Policy Institute at USC was cited in a column in the Wall Street Journal. At least 9.3 million Latino voters will go to the polls in November, an increase of 23 percent over 2004, according to institute
Andre Birotte Jr., United States attorney for the Central District of California, invoked the words of one of America's greatest civil rights crusaders during the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy Dean's Distinguished Lecture on April 3 at Doheny Memorial Library. "It was Martin Luther King who so profoundly observed that the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice," Birotte said. His talk, "Protecting Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in 21st Century Los Angeles," introduced his office, which aims to promote justice.
Peter and Jennifer Buffett, founders and co-chairs of the NoVo Foundation, gave their thoughts on philanthropy on March 20 as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series hosted by the USC Center on Philanthropy & Public Policy, housed at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. The Buffetts spoke of the need for a strategic focus in philanthropy, taking a hands-off approach with grantees, the importance of working with partners and their plans to spend down their foundation, which aims to oversee a change in society from exploitation to cooperation.
The USC Sol Price School of Public Policy was among several USC schools and programs that ascended in the latest national rankings released by U.S. News & World Report . The Price School climbed to sixth place (from seventh in 2008) in the newest edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools" for public affairs.
Representatives of county and city governments joined academic policy scholars at USC to begin a yearlong series of panel discussions exploring California's realignment of services and funds in the areas of prisoner reentry, social services and redevelopment. Titled "Shifting the Burden," the series is presented by the Bedrosian Center on Governance and the Public Enterprise, which is housed at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, and the Southern California chapter of The American Society for Public Administration.
USC celebrated the life of professor Harry Pachon with a memorial symposium discussing politics and policy from a Latino perspective. Pachon, who died in November at age 66, was a pioneer in researching Latino culture and politics. He joined the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy in 2003, bringing with him the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI). He served as president of the institute from 1993 to 2010, turning it into the nation's premier think tank on policy issues relevant to Hispanics. He also was a founding board member and executive director of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund from 1983 to 1993.
During the fall, USC students who signed up for the course, "The Nonprofit Sector and the Public Interest," found themselves with $10,000 and a tough assignment. They had to give the money away to up to five deserving Los Angeles-based nonprofits. As part of the course, offered through the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, professor Richard Sundeen asked each student to choose a nonprofit to research. At the end of the semester, they presented their findings to the class as persuasive pitches asking for $2,000 to $10,000 gifts to meet specific needs of the organizations.
Brent Tercero walked to the front of the Pico Rivera City Council chamber with butterflies in his stomach. At 26 years old, the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy MPP student was about to be sworn in to a four-year term as the newest member of the five-person group at a Dec. 13 ceremony. "It was unreal," he said. "There were a lot of people there, maybe 200. I mean, it was filled to capacity -- not even standing room -- and then there was a huge overflow crowd in the lobby. It was intense, but it was a great experience."
Harry Pachon, professor at the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development and president of the nation's oldest and most recognized think tank on Latino issues, died Nov. 4 following an extended illness. He was 66. "USC is saddened by the loss of professor Harry Pachon, an inspiring teacher, researcher and humanitarian who served both our university and our community at large," said USC provost Elizabeth Garrett. "His pioneering and celebrated career as a scholar of Latino culture and politics has heightened our understanding of the issues and challenges facing the Latino community, and he translated this work to society by encouraging local activism and advancement through education. Professor Pachon's dedication and character has left a lasting impact on the world."
When it comes to education, there actually are four Rs - reading, writing, arithmetic and reform. Over the summer, eight students from the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development concentrated on the subject of reform as fellows for Education Pioneers, a national nonprofit that recruits graduate students to explore issues in urban education through 10-week, paid summer positions outside the classroom.
How can an online game educate Californians about carbon emissions? What's the best way for the California government to prepare for the baby boomer retirement? Can private canine companies provide an effective and reasonably priced screening method to enhance airline security? These are a few of the real-world issues that USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development MPP students tackled during the 2011 Policy Analysis Practicum.
Helping Americans lead healthier and wealthier lives -- that's how USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development graduates Brooke Lykins and Mary Kuhn plan to spend their upcoming year courtesy of the Clinton-Orfalea Fellowships. The fellows will head to New York in August to work at the William J. Clinton Foundation, which addresses issues of global climate change, HIV and AIDS in the developing world, childhood obesity, and economic opportunity and development.
The nation's biggest employer - the federal government - already has snapped up four members of the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development's Class of 2011. Master of public administration graduates Kristina McBoyle, Marie Mazwi and Yuliya Zingertal and MPA/master of social work graduate Juliet Bui have been selected to participate in the Presidential Management Fellowship program administered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and designed to groom future government leaders.