The sprawling community of Skid Row is comprised of 50 blocks, an epicenter of homelessness. According to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), there are currently 57,794 homeless in Los Angeles County — 4,633 alone in Skid Row. The problem is at the center of a USC initiative to educate and find innovative ways to address homelessness.

This May, USC Annenberg will debut a new Maymester program in Los Angeles offering students the opportunity to explore the evolution and future of sports media industries, including eSports, while enhancing their understanding of career possibilities.

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This August will mark 50 years since Watts — along with most of South Los Angeles — erupted in six days of racially charged upheaval. Thirty-four people were killed. Nearly 4,000 were arrested. Forty million dollars in property was damaged. In the...

What role can a university play in the "civic and community life” of the neighborhood around it?

Students, faculty, administrators and community members confront this question daily at schools across the country, but it has become increasingly pressing during USC’s current growth spurt. Evidence of an unprecedented expansion dots the campus, from the still-new...

Since 2012, Annenberg Professor Francois Bar , the ...