Two USC Rossier grads partner to reimagine military training
Richard DiNinni EdD ’22 (left) and Victor Castro MEd ’19 (right)

“It’s been a great partnership, in that we bring different strengths and experiences to the table but are both passionate about the same thing—developing new ideas and technologies to improve the learning outcomes for these cadets.”

USC quarterback Caleb Williams wins the 88th Heisman Memorial Trophy
caleb williams

“I’d like to thank all my USC brothers. I know we didn’t finish the way we wanted to, but the culture and bond that we found will last forever. As I said, we still have do have unfinished business.”

Law enforcement veteran Lauretta Hill to lead USC Department of Public Safety
Lauretta Hill

“I don’t change who I am — I’m always the same person, whatever audience I’m in … [but] I felt immediately I don’t have to change anything about me. I can be my authentic self at USC because they’re telling me that’s what they want — they want authenticity in their teams.”

Meet a recent USC graduate using artificial intelligence for health
Ali Marjaninejad

“This work has direct implementation in improving health conditions for people with disabilities or medical conditions. And I’m really, really happy about that.”

Former South Bay Lakers point guard shooting for medical school gets an assist from USC Dornsife
Marcus Allen

“Both my parents are doctors, so I thought about going into medicine, and being around all the team doctors at Stanford and with the Lakers, I realized I wanted to go into the medical field and hopefully become a team physician myself one day.”

Inspired by Daughter’s Graduation, USC Marshall Student Joins Online Master’s Program
shari austin

“Don’t stop. Make a plan and just keep going because it’s never too late to make a change or learn or grow. You’re never too old. You could be 41; you could be 60. Just don’t give up on the dream to keep going.”

Pioneering pharmacy professor learned early to work hard and help others
jean chen

“Most women like me didn’t know what our rights were. When anything would happen to us that wasn’t fair, we just thought, ‘That’s the way it is.’”

Noel Nichols joins the USC School of Dramatic Arts in 2022 as Assistant Professor of Sound Design
Noel Nichols

“I’m so thrilled to be empowering so many students, especially in a department that is primarily non-cis-male identifying at the moment, in the student body. Equipping them with high level technical skills that are immediately translatable into the greater theatre production world.”

Award-winning student startup aims to revolutionize brand deals
DEVIN MARTIN (LEFT) AND NICK HENSEL

“We started to realize that these brands were spending millions of dollars a month on influencer marketing, but they were not using any software. Everything was done manually. All their data was handled on Excel spreadsheets.”

Native American PhD candidate presses for understanding of tribal sovereignty by focusing on policy
Erika Salinas

“It’s really having to trust, even though the federal government has not always been great to Native communities, but to trust that our voices are being heard and the voices of those being impacted by ICWA are heard.”