The university's School of Medicine issued a second return agreement to its students after the first became controversial for waiving the students' right to sue should they contract COVID-19 at work.
The ad hoc advisory committee on governance plans to change bylaws regarding the presidential search.
Previously a campus-based event with hundreds on campus at a time, orientation is now held from the safety of students' homes. Orientation has adapted with Cocky's Coop and virtual meetings, but elements of student connection are still lost through the screen.
Privacy may be sacrificed for the sake of convenience when using digital platforms for meetings.
Julian Williams, the first vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion, began his new position on June 15. He is very excited about the opportunity to bring change to USC during "one of the biggest civil rights movement of our time."
Because of the economic climate, student loan interest rates are currently lower than average. But students should consider the cost of education, monthly payments and their potential earnings out of college before taking out a loan.
William Hubbard, a current member of the board of trustees, has been named the new dean of the School of Law.
Tuesday's town hall included discussion of COVID-19 protection and pushes for on-campus diversity, led both by President Bob Caslen and Student Government.
USC has announced furloughs for the 2020-2021 fiscal year.
USC’s Division of Law Enforcement and Safety is seeking its four-year reaccreditation with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).
Both users and non-users can report hate speech on social media platforms and to the university — here's how.
As part of USC's three-phased plan to return employees and students to campus, nursing students are among the first to return. "It's not necessarily the return to campus that makes me nervous. It's more going into the hospitals now," third-year nursing student Isabel Ortis said. "Because I'm not sure what the patient looks like or if it's going to be COVID patients or non-COVID patients. That part makes me a little nervous."
Student leaders and USC administration are collaborating to launch #IPledgeColumbia, a campaign promoting “student awareness and social responsibility” in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students are leading the charge in demanding change at the university, starting with the renaming of buildings on campus. USC has the potential for change, they say, but needs to become more diverse and inclusive to achieve it.
Required face coverings, temperature scanners and a screening survey are among the changes that students can expect when the fitness center reopens Monday.
USC is preparing “virtual Fall 2020 study abroad opportunities“ in response to program cancellations.
The budget for the 2020-2021 fiscal year projects a matching overall revenue and expenses. Also, Student Body President Issy Rushton presented the board with six demands to address diversity and inclusion on campus, and President Bob Caslen announced new testing measures that will test all 40,000 returning students, faculty and staff within 10 days.
