Volume 13, Issue 1 | January 2017
FEATURE

Mass shootings, terrorist attacks, war and devastating natural disasters have become an unfortunate recurrence in modern society. "When people are initially in crisis, if you're empathic, articulate and knowledgeable, people are grateful because you're there to help," said David Schonfeld, director of the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. "But the really hard work follows. It's when people are ready to talk. When they have to deal with the longer-term issues and make complicated decisions." Read more

SOCIAL IMPACT
A group of race scholars gathered at USC for a symposium  to find ways to advance the real-world applications of their scholarship on race and race relations.  The racially and ethnically diverse group of about 20 came from various research backgrounds, including health, social work, gender studies, law and politics.   Read more
NEWS
The USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work recently held the inaugural White Coat Ceremony for its first cohort of Master of Science in Nursing students to celebrate the successful completion of their first semester and bestowed upon each of them their own medical practitioner's white coat.  Read more
RESEARCH
Nearly 44,000 people are homeless in Los Angeles County, and about 30 percent of them are chronically homeless. A new two-year project led by Assistant Professor Ben Henwood will explore ways to reduce the gap between the needs of L.A.'s chronically homeless and existing housing and support service options.  Read more
COMMUNITY
A comprehensive analysis of  research by Professor Ron Astor found substantial evidence that schools with positive climates can narrow achievement gaps among students of different socioeconomic backgrounds and between students with stronger and weaker academic abilities.   Read more

IN THE MEDIA


RISING STARS


OPINION



GIVING


IN MEMORIAM