Before David Chang earned the first of his two Michelin stars, received the first of his six James Beard Awards, or authored the first of his three New York Times bestsellers, he was a novice East Village restauranteur with a college degree in religious studies. Back then, in 2004, he was just getting the flagship Momofuku Noodle Bar off the ground.

Addressing new...

Former U.S. Navy Blue Angels team member Amber Lynn Scott became interested in studying high reliability organizations for her Communications PhD dissertation to make a positive impact for military and first responders.

Progressive degree graduate Jonathan D’Aguilar creates a diverse portfolio of work, including his own music brand and a health policy campaign for the USC Schaeffer Center.

To reach his goal of becoming a conflict photographer, Yannick Peterhans realized he had to become a better journalist and utilized a master's degree in specialized journalism to get there.

Hunter Hinson grew up in a world of conflicting views. He was schooled in Northern California but retained close connections to family in the Midwest. That contrast between the traditional conservative values of his extended family while attending a high school that was diverse and progressive may have prepared him for today’s ever more divisive political climate.

At USC,...

Kelley Chan engages with classmates in the Managing Complexity in Diverse Organizations (MCDO) course from an internet cafe in Bangkok, Thailand. During a three-month-long spontaneous solo trip across multiple South East Asia countries, she is finishing up her last class as she prepares to...