University of Southern California

A longtime custodial worker at the University of Southern California has been arrested on suspicion of grand theft, leading to students and staff writing an open letter and rallying on her behalf, asking for a review of the case and unexpected arrest.

Most fraternities at the University of Southern California will be allowed to start having parties again in March if security guards are posted at stairs or hallways in fraternity houses that lead to bedrooms

A former assistant soccer coach at the University of Southern California testified Monday that she regularly created fake athletic profiles with exaggerated accomplishments and images she found on Google to help get unqualified students admitted

Employers always try to hire the “perfect” candidate, but many don’t always prioritize the right things. A Stanford leadership researcher breaks down the most important trait to hire for, using billionaire Warren Buffett as an example of why.

A California couple will serve prison time for paying $250,000 to get their daughter into the University of Southern California as a volleyball recruit as part of the college admissions bribery scheme.

A professor of public policy and engineering at USC sued the university Thursday, alleging harassment and discrimination based on his Egyptian descent and religion. Dr. Ali Abbas alleges in his suit, filed in Los Angeles federal court, that he received lower pay than his predecessor, was the target of insulting text messages and felt that USC did nothing to protect…

A California couple has agreed to plead guilty to paying $250,000 to get their daughter into the University of Southern California as a fake volleyball recruit

The University of Southern California released a letter on Wednesday advising their students to enroll in online classes this fall.

Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in connection with the college admissions scandal, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Both will serve time in prison under the terms of their plea agreements. Loughlin, who played Aunt Becky on the sitcom “Full House,” and Giannulli, were scheduled to go on...

Composer Irving Burgie, who helped popularize Caribbean music and co-wrote the enduring Harry Belafonte hit “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song),” has died at the age of 95. At the Barbados Independence Day Parade on Saturday, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced Burgie died Friday. “Day-O,” written in 1952, has been ubiquitous, appearing in everything from the film and Broadway musical...

“Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband are contesting expanded charges against them in the college admissions bribery scandal. Lawyers for Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli entered not guilty pleas on their behalf Tuesday to charges of conspiracy to commit federal program bribery.

“Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband are contesting the latest charges against them in the college admissions scandal. Lawyers for Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli filed court documents Friday saying the couple plans to plead not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit federal program bribery. The couple also waived their right to appear at a Nov....

A grand jury in federal court in Massachusetts has returned new charges against 11 of the 15 parents still facing charges in the college admissions case, including actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion magnate Mossimo Giannulli. The new charges in this third indictment allege that the 11 defendants conspired to commit a crime called “federal program bribery,” by bribing...

A number of parents in the college admissions scandal, including actress Lori Loughlin, were hit with a new grand jury indictment adding a conspiracy to commit bribery charge against them, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The parents, who were all arrested in March in the alleged nationwide bribery scheme, “conspired to commit federal program bribery by bribing employees of the University...

A newly-released survey that polled students from 33 campuses nationwide revealed that more than 25% of female undergrad students have reported being sexually assaulted.

The former owner of a California wine business has been sentenced to five months in prison for his role in the college admissions scheme.

The former owner of a California wine business was sentenced Friday to five months in prison for paying $50,000 to rig his daughter’s ACT score and for trying to bribe her way into the University of Southern California as a fake water polo recruit. Agustin Huneeus, 53, of San Francisco, pleaded guilty in May to fraud and conspiracy in a...

The USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education and the USC Fisher Museum of Art have created the Facing Survival exhibit. The exhibit seeks to commemorate the lives of Holocaust survivors and ensure that their stories live on.

Veteran academic leader Carol L. Folt was formally installed Friday as the 12th president of the University of Southern California, taking the reins of the institution snared in unfolding scandals involving allegations of sex abuse, drug use and bribery.

The Director of Athletics at the University of Southern California Lynn Swann suddenly resigned Monday, without revealing why.