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Are There Answers for the Big Questions?
While working on Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century, Volumes 1 and 2, a definitive two-volume history of analytic philosophy, Scott Soames came to a conclusion that a less-reasoned mind [read more]
The Fall of the Wall and Its Legacy
Released on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, USC College’s Mary Sarotte’s new book examines a year that forever transformed international relations — 1989. In 1989: [read more]
No Myths, Just Monk
Every day for almost a year, USC College professor Robin D. G. Kelley dug through junk to find a man. In a storage facility stacked to the ceiling with overflowing [read more]
The Bond Between Sisters and History
At an Oct. 22 literary luncheon, novelist Lisa See shared the family stories and nearly forgotten Los Angeles history that inspired her latest novel. The Friends of the USC Libraries [read more]
USC Author Turns a Page at D.C. Stop
Tim Page, who holds a joint appointment at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism and the USC Thornton School of Music, gave an author talk at Politics and [read more]
Kevin Starr Examines Postwar California
The eighth volume of historian Kevin Starr’s omnibus look at California, detailing the ascendency of the state in the post-World War II era, had the exquisite timing of appearing in [read more]
When Pain Is a Killer
Ten years ago, author John West’s father, a well-known psychiatrist, asked him to perform an act of compassion so significant that it would change his life. Disabled and suffering from [read more]
In Memoriam: Arnold Heidsieck, 72
Arnold Heidsieck, professor of philosophy at USC College, preeminent scholar in German and European intellectual history and literature, particularly Jewish Prague-born 20th-century writer Franz Kafka, has died. He was 72. [read more]
Corwin’s One World Flight Enjoys Safe Landing
An enthusiastic gathering at Barnes & Noble's Westside Pavilion store honored Norman Corwin, a Los Angeles literary treasure, on Sept. 15. In turn, he made the event a celebration of [read more]
Elyn Saks Wins MacArthur Foundation Award
USC Gould School of Law professor and Associate Dean Elyn Saks has been selected as a 2009 fellow of the MacArthur Foundation. Saks is the first fellow selected from the [read more]
Multiple Honors for Law Professor’s Book
USC Gould School of Law professor Ariela Gross has won three prestigious awards for her book What Blood Won’t Tell: A History of Race on Trial in America, which chronicles [read more]
A Dual Labor of Love
USC College lecturer Vicki Forman’s new book, This Lovely Life, is a personal story that explains the conflicting emotions the author went through after going into labor prematurely in 2000 [read more]
Flying High With a World War II Legend
USC Marshall School of Business alumnus Kevin Gonzalez ’93 became familiar with World War II hero Gregory “Pappy” Boyington and his legendary fighter pilot exploits through the 1970s TV series [read more]
Mancall Charts His Journey to Daily Show
Historian Peter Mancall prepared for his appearance on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart by rereading his own book. For any scholar who writes anything, particularly in the humanities, Mancall [read more]
It Pays to Be Nice
Your mother was right: You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Even in corporate America, where being nice can save a company millions of dollars. USC Marshall [read more]
Hot Topic: Climate Change Policies
As the U.S. Congress considers enacting historic “cap and trade” legislation, a new book by USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development professor Adam Rose provides valuable lessons and reference [read more]
A Marriage of Two Minds
Peter Mancall and Lisa Bitel enjoy more in common than many married couples. Both are historians at USC College. Both are Harvard University grads. And both have written newly released [read more]
May You Stay Forever Young
Before plastic surgery and Botox, an ancient culture had a different way of dealing with the quest for eternal youth. Why not simply live forever? In medieval China, circa third [read more]
Mutiny and Murder in the Arctic
Was English explorer Henry Hudson, the man credited by Europeans with the discovery of New York, murdered in cold blood by his own crew? “The full story of Hudson’s saga [read more]
Inspired by Alice
USC School of Cinematic Arts graduate student Ghia Godfree won first prize for Alicia en Lotería Land, her inventive mash-up of Alice in Wonderland and the popular lotería card game. [read more]
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