International tensions continue to run high following the assassination attempt on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal. Accusations are flying between world leaders. And, in an unexpected twist, one embassy’s Twitter account is stoking the flames rather than helping to smooth relations.
Thirty current and former NFL players will take part in the first annual NFL Speakers Bureau, three-day public speaking and digital storytelling program hosted by USC Annenberg from March 19–21. Chicago Bears linebacker Sam Acho, New York Jets linebacker Josh Martin and Carolina Panthers wide receiver Torrey Smith are among the players participating.
The best part of a day of service? It usually turns into a day of learning and inspiration.
The Trojan Debate Squad, USC’s oldest chartered student organization, is gaining momentum. It teaches critical analysis and reasoned argument during an era of trolls and “fake news.”
For Daniel Heimpel, the direction for his career came from a most unusual place: coaching lacrosse to inner-city high school students.
Courtney Cox, a PhD candidate at USC Annenberg researches the lived experiences of athletes and how global frameworks offer us new ways to think about the ways in which the exchange of culture, economy and politics can operate within this sphere.
On Sunday night, March 4, Frances McDormand ended her best actress Oscar acceptance speech with two words: Inclusion. Rider.
Intellect and empathy. Anna Deavere Smith credits her grandparents with instilling these qualities in her as a young girl growing up in Baltimore, Maryland. Now, as an actor and playwright, she relies on intellect and empathy to help her master myriad roles on stage and screen from hospital administrator Gloria Akalitus on Nurse Jackie to HBO’s Notes from the Field, in which she portrays 19 real-life individuals along the school-to-prison pipeline.
