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USC announces summer scholarship for military children during D.C. swing

Related: Download application for Provost’s Pre-College Summer Scholarship for Military High School Students
by Eddie North-Hager

USC President C. L. Max Nikias and a delegation of university leaders met with key policymakers in Washington, D.C., this week, unveiling a new program that will bring the sons and daughters from military families here for summer classes.

Nikias announced the Provost’s Pre-College Summer Scholarship for Military High School Students in conjunction with the 2014 USC in D.C. event, where Nikias and Provost Elizabeth Garrett joined USC faculty, staff and trustees to share USC’s leadership role in research, education, health care and civic engagement with congressional and […]

By |March 14th, 2014|News|0 Comments

Summit with Gary Sinise Foundation focuses on wounded warriors, caregivers

Because of medical advances, this generation of post-9/11 veterans is now surviving injuries once considered fatal and returning to communities that may be ill-prepared to care for them.

A recent summit convened by the Gary Sinise Foundation and the USC School of Social Work’s Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families brought together a diverse set of experts in physical, psychological and community needs to discuss the challenges faced by severely wounded warriors and their caregivers.

Held at the University of Southern California, about 60 attendees at the “Closing the Gap” summit aimed to identify gaps in care and […]

By |March 10th, 2014|Events, News|0 Comments