Emmy-winning television journalist Gayle King and Grammy-winning musician, DJ and culture guru Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson will be among the featured guests joining USC Annenberg’s virtual celebration for its Class of 2021 on May 13....
When she asked to cut in line behind a fellow freshman during a “Welcome Week” financial aid workshop in 2017 when she was running late, Diana Fonte had no idea that she had taken the first step towards starting her own magazine.
The student ahead of her in line, Jason Cerin, soon became her fast friend and creative partner. “I started to meet a lot of amazing people at USC and around...
Ever since she was a young girl growing up in Shandong province in northeast China, Grace Yuehan Wang knew that the city of Shenzhen, now China’s hub of high-tech commerce far to the south near Hong Kong, was unique. “I heard about this city when I was little, because my grandfather, who worked at an electronics manufacturing company, went on business trips there,” she said. “He always...
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While many K-12 students have adapted to online learning, a USC study finds that some families have had trouble accessing devices or reliable internet connections, especially Hispanics who primarily...
Bonjour! Hello! Welcome to round three of our cooking demonstrations. I started this project last Fall as a way to bring together the USC family during this difficult time. Not only has the pandemic changed all of our lives, but the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and far too many others before and since have impacted the world. The more recent hate crimes against...
When it came time for Quentin Schaffer to attend high school, his parents opted to send him to a boarding school a few hours away from his Connecticut home. A self-admitted scrawny kid, Schaffer was bullied and decided to write a book about the experience. When his tormentors happened to find the pages, they tore them up, warning him to never write about them again. “I was amazed that my story...
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New habits developed during lockdown are likely to continue, a USC study finds, which means less driving to work or medical appointments. That said, access to these opportunities still varies by race and income.
Though...
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After 15 years of studying artificial intelligence, Kate Crawford knew that it had many hidden human and environmental costs. But she didn’t realize the extent of those costs until she set out to trace the full life cycle of a single AI consumer product: the Amazon Echo.
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