Month: February 2016

USC Village reaches halfway point in construction; USC ranked in the top 3 in university fundraising; Women outnumber men in video game design program

  • Publication date February 29, 2016
USC Trustee Kathleen Leavey McCarthy – namesake of the McCarthy Honors College at USC Village – signs the ceremonial beam. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)

Last month, the USC community came together to celebrate a significant milestone in the construction of USC Village, as workers raised the project’s landmark spire to its new home atop Leavey Honors Hall… Also last month, the Los Angeles Times published an excellent story on USC’s top-ranked graduate program in video game design, pointing out that women now outnumber men in the program… I am pleased to share that USC once again retained its spot among our nation’s top fundraising universities….Continue Reading USC Village reaches halfway point in construction; USC ranked in the top 3 in university fundraising; Women outnumber men in video game design program

Nikias puts spotlight on diversity in annual State of the University address

  • Publication date February 11, 2016
USC President C. L. Max Nikias delivers his State of the University Address on Feb. 11, 2016. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)

‘Nobody talks at the national level about the real crisis we face as a nation’ USC will not be satisfied until the Trojan Family is united in a shared commitment to justice and equality, said USC President C. L. Max Nikias in his annual State of the University Address. Before a packed Town and Gown…Continue Reading Nikias puts spotlight on diversity in annual State of the University address