USC professor asked Jeffrey Epstein to privately fund research in 2013
Emails from Epstein’s inbox show the Brain and Creativity Institute director met with the financier years after his 2008 conviction.
Commencement 2026: Most graduations will be open to public, ending ticket requirement
After two years of tightened security, most individual school graduations will have open attendance policies.
Ten colleges across the U.S., including USC, received threats to campus Thursday
Students have seen closures and heightened security as various universities were faced with separate — but similar — threats.
Los Angeles FBI says USC threat is a hoax
Campus police, LAPD and the FBI are investigating a threat against an employee who works inside the Bovard Administration Building, a TrojansAlert message sent at 2:06 p.m Thursday said. DPS has not clarified yet whether there is an active threat to campus or whether students should avoid the area.
Inside a ‘house on fire’: Interim President Beong-Soo Kim on his first four months in office
Kim described an obligation to make “as many hard, painful decisions as need to be made” to a faculty audience at a University Club luncheon Monday.
USC declines to join Trump’s university compact
The university is the fourth to turn down Trump’s offer, following MIT, Brown and the University of Pennsylvania.
One man dead after fire at Portland Street apartment complex
A fire at a Heritage Student Housing apartment complex north of campus killed one man Tuesday afternoon. A neighbor said her smoke alarms never went off during the fire and building managers didn’t notify her of the blaze.
Viterbi lays off all 57 student academic advisors
The School of Engineering notified advisors Monday that they could reapply to a reduced 44 positions at decreased pay.
After internal review, USC says sophomores are again guaranteed housing
Information about the two-year housing guarantee program was wiped from the USC Housing website last week after the university said the promise was “under review.”
Doheny student workers told to stay in library amid bomb threat evacuation
USC students inside Leavey and Doheny Memorial Libraries weren’t told about the bomb threat while evacuating on Sunday.
Sophomores no longer guaranteed USC housing
The university will end its two-year housing guarantee in fall 2026, with only freshmen promised on-campus housing.
Rossier School of Education lays off 19, including lone career services specialist
As university-wide budget cuts continue, Rossier laid off four faculty members and 15 staff this week.
USG Senator, College Republicans president resigns to work political campaign in Illinois
Dakota Driemeyer, elected to the Senate in May, tendered his resignation Monday morning.
Annenberg lays off 13 employees to make $6.5 million budget cut
Dean Willow Bay announced the losses in a meeting with faculty and staff Monday.
USC Keck Medicine and School of Medicine lay off 89 employees
Keck Hospital alone let go of 45 employees, citing university budget cuts.