USC will eliminate tuition for families earning $80,000 or less annually, part of an effort to increase access for middle and low-income students, the school announced Thursday. The new policies were announced in a statement by USC President Carol Folt. As part of the plan, the school will no longer consider home equity in financial aid calculations for applicants. “We…

A man suspected of groping at least a dozen female students near campus was detained on Friday, officials said. The suspect was taken into custody about 3 p.m. near the intersection of Grand Avenue and Adams Boulevard in South Los Angeles, according to Officer Tony Im of the Los Angeles Police Department. The suspect is allegedly involved in over a…

Fans at the Holiday Bowl in San Diego between No. 19 Iowa and No. 22 Southern California will be asked to do the “Iowa Wave” directed at patients in a children’s hospital in Iowa City on Dec. 27.

A man’s homecoming princess ended up saving his life when he was diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019.

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 University of Southern California is losing national accreditation for a medical training program dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct.

More than a dozen parents accused of bribing their children’s way into elite universities in a nationwide college cheating scheme will face a judge in a Boston federal court on Friday. At least 13 parents are scheduled to make initial appearances in court for their alleged participation in the massive scheme. Authorities say they are among the 50 people charged...

NBC 7 Artie Ojeda reports on the appearance of Elisabeth Kimmel in federal court on charges she paid to have her child accepted to a university as a student athlete.

For the second consecutive year, the USC Board of Trustees approved a 3.5 percent increase in undergraduate tuition, it was announced Monday. The increase for the 2019-20 academic year brings the new charges for undergraduate tuition to a total of $57,256.

Attorneys representing women who claim they were sexually abused by USC campus gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall announced Thursday they have filed dozens more lawsuits accusing the university of ignoring complaints about the now-former campus doctor for years.

Four former USC students Monday filed what is believed to be the first lawsuit against the university stemming from revelations of years-old misconduct complaints against Dr. George Tyndall, the longtime gynecologist at the university Student Health Center.

Amy Throckmorton got a message on facebook from her biological daughter and the two discovered how much more than biology they have in common.

USC will face Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl Dec. 29 in Arlington, Texas in the traditional Rose Bowl matchup of the Pac-12 and Big Ten champions, the College Football Playoff announced Sunday.

An unfounded shooting scare that left USC students and staff shaken Monday was triggered by a faculty member, who’s accused of falsely telling her students that there was an “active shooter” in one of the buildings on campus, the university reported.

University of Southern California associate professor Maria Aranda never left the east side of Los Angeles, a community where she was born and raised and where she’s now doing research aimed at helping an older generation of Latinos

During his USC commencement address, comedian Will Ferrell took a moment to apologize “to all the parents who are sitting there saying, ‘Will Ferrell? Why Will Ferrell? I hate Will Ferrell” and serenade the class of 2017 with Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You.” Watch raw video from Friday, May 12, 2017.

A 96-year-old World War II veteran went back to USC to complete a one-unit course. On Friday, he became the oldest graduate in the school’s history.

USC Athletic Director Pat Haden was treated by medical staff Wednesday morning after feeling light-headed while walking on campus, a medical episode the university described as similar to when he collapsed at a football game last season.