News Archive
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USC Trustee Daniel M. Tsai and his wife, Irene Chen, MA ’83, were concerned about the growing aging society in Taiwan, a country that has faced challenges with low fertility rates in recent decades. Both have aging parents themselves and wanted to find a way to empower older adults through technology.
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In 2011, Michelle Obama and Jill Biden announced Joining Forces, an initiative to better support members of the U.S. military and their families.
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I participated in two recent watershed cultural and transformational moments. Both instances occurred at university-centered conferences, not always the contexts of epiphany and emotional social change — but indeed, that is where they occurred. I’m now filled with hope that universities can collectively join forces with public schools to support military-connected and veteran students.
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Veterans across the nation are unprepared for life after military service, according to a new University of Southern California study.
A report by the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families (CIR) at the USC School of Social Work of veterans living in and around Chicago found that a majority of veterans, primarily those serving after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, experienced transition challenges and needed time to figure out what to do after the military.
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Graduate students from the USC School of Social Work and USC Price School of Public Policy confronted the fallacy of “race-neutral” policies April 2 at the third annual Students of Color and Allies Policy Forum (SCAPF).
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In order to draw attention to the difficulties children in military and veteran families face in schools, Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden highlighted Operation Educate the Educators, a federal initiative, during a discussion last Monday at the annual conference for the American Educational Research Association.
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Since 1932, the USC Alumni Association has paid tribute to distinguished members of the Trojan Family. The USC Alumni Awards are one of the highest honors presented by the university, recognizing each recipient’s significant contributions to their chosen profession. In 2016, Suzanne Dworak-Peck will become the third graduate of the USC School of Social Work to be honored in the history of these awards.
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Delphie Morales, a graduate student in the Community, Organization, and Business Innovation department at the USC School of Social Work, said she found her voice in Washington, D.C.
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A writer who shined a bright light on challenging social issues throughout Southern California, a longtime advocate for vulnerable children and families, and an innovative social work education program received laudatory recognition from the California Social Welfare Archives during its annual awards reception.
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In a time of frequent budget cuts to music and arts programs, many schools might resign themselves to thinking “that's the way of the world.” But come “September,” Erielda Casaya-Wright will choose the “shining stars” at local schools who will receive new instruments or funding from the Verdine White Performing Arts Center’s music foundation, turning their classrooms into “boogie wonderlands.”