USC Marshall News + Events
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, + INCLUSION
Marshall and Davis Partner for Symposium on Future of Aging
Inaugural gathering of students, faculty, and experts explored how to make aging better for everyone through innovation, inclusive design, and market opportunities.
Quoted: Shaun Harper on Diverse Education
HARPER, USC Race and Equity Center Founder and Executive Director, speaks at length with DIVERSE EDUCATION about the multiple existential, nation-wide threats to DEI and CRT recognition, training, and education. [Paywall]
Quoted: Shaun Harper on OurWeekly
HARPER, university professor of business and education, decries legislation designed to ban K-12 curriculum studying America's history of race as "a serious threat to our democracy."
Interview: Shaun Harper on Here & Now
HARPER, university professor of business and education, talks at length with NPR'S HERE & NOW about the disappointing, if not surprising, lack of follow through on DEI change from corporate America three years after the murder of George Floyd.
REAL WORLD — RIGHT NOW
Quoted: Shaun Harper on Diverse Education
HARPER, USC Race and Equity Center Founder and Executive Director, speaks at length with DIVERSE EDUCATION about the multiple existential, nation-wide threats to DEI and CRT recognition, training, and education. [Paywall]
Interview: Shon Hiatt on NBC 7 San Diego
HIATT, associate professor of business administration, lists the decreased supply of petroleum worldwide, reduction in domestic refinement capabilities, and sapped strategic petroleum reserve as key contributors to recent surges in gas prices.
Quoted: Sanjay Sharma in The Mercury News
SHARMA, adjunct professor of finance and business economics, notes the evolution of stadium-sized events featuring A-list performers is as much about the production as it is the energy only experienced in-person. [Paywall]
Quoted: Shaun Harper on OurWeekly
HARPER, university professor of business and education, decries legislation designed to ban K-12 curriculum studying America's history of race as "a serious threat to our democracy."
Op-Ed: Hollywood Strike Can End if Studios and Writers Agree on These 2 Points About AI
SANJAY SHARMA, adjunct professor of finance and business economics, authors a piece for MARKETWATCH calling for studios and writers recognize the flaws of current streaming models and the inevitability of AI respectively if they are to end the current strike.
RECENT OP-EDS
Op-Ed: In Defense of Voter Referendums
JOHN MATSUSAKA, executive director of Initiative and Referendum Institute, pens a piece for THE HILL detailing the need and importance of public-initiated referendums to strengthen our democracy.
Op-Ed: U.S. Mayors Focus on Problem Solving, Not Culture Wars
ARVIND BHAMBRI, associate professor of management and organization, and colleague Jeffrey Sonnenfeld make the case for community-first, party-last mentality for the nation's civic leaders in a piece on WORTH.
Op-Ed: More Banks Could Collapse Like SVB Did Because the System Favors Those 'Too Big to Fail'
LARRY HARRIS, professor of finance and business economics, presents regulations that the government should consider in the interest of reducing the risk of failure within the banking sector.
Op-Ed: "Why Haidt and Schmidt's Proposed Social Media Reforms Are Insufficient"
The NEELY CENTER's Ravi Iyer responds to an essay published in The Atlantic by Jon Haidt and Eric Schmidt entitled "AI IS ABOUT TO MAKE SOCIAL MEDIA (MUCH) MORE TOXIC".
21ST CENTURY LEADERSHIP
Quoted: Shaun Harper on Diverse Education
HARPER, USC Race and Equity Center Founder and Executive Director, speaks at length with DIVERSE EDUCATION about the multiple existential, nation-wide threats to DEI and CRT recognition, training, and education. [Paywall]
Interview: Peter Kim in Forbes
KIM, professor of management and organization, discusses the nuances of trust and the importance on an individual level of doing the work to become better at building, maintaining, and repairing trust.
Interview: Shaun Harper on Here & Now
HARPER, university professor of business and education, talks at length with NPR'S HERE & NOW about the disappointing, if not surprising, lack of follow through on DEI change from corporate America three years after the murder of George Floyd.
Cited: Emily Nix on Black Enterprise
Work by NIX, assistant professor of finance and business economics, highlights an article on BLACK ENTERPRISE detailing the benefits for companies offering travel reimbursement policies.
Interview: Peter Kim on Fast Company
KIM, professor of management and organization, talks with FAST COMPANY about his new book and his study of trust and trust repair.
PATH-BREAKING RESEARCH
Cited: Erica Jiang on Wall Street On Parade
Work by JIANG, assistant professor of finance and business economics, and colleagues studying how U.S. banks have responded to generational interest rate hikes by the Fed finds that a majority of institutions are properly hedging assets.
Interview: Davide Proserpio on Marketplace
PROSERPIO, associate professor of marketing, speaks with NPR's MARKETPLACE about New York's City's strict position on short-term rentals and the correlation between Airbnb inventory and rental rates.
Cited: Emily Nix on Black Enterprise
Work by NIX, assistant professor of finance and business economics, highlights an article on BLACK ENTERPRISE detailing the benefits for companies offering travel reimbursement policies.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: August 2023
We are proud to highlight the amazing Marshall faculty who have received awards this month for their groundbreaking work.
TROJAN NETWORK
News: Two Indonesian Organizations Each Establish $1M Scholarships
DEAN GEOFFREY GARRET was in Jakarta to memorialize two $1M scholarships for Indonesian students aspiring to enroll in the IBEAR program at USC Marshall.
News: Dean Garrett in Jakarta to Announce the TAMBA Scholarship
The Mochamad Thohir Foundation and the USC Indonesian Alumni Foundation are establishing a $1M scholarship for IBEAR students from Indonesia.
News: Marshall and the Mochamad Thohir Foundation Establish the TAMBA Scholarship
DEAN GEOFFREY GARRETT was on hand in Jakarta to announce the $1M scholarship for 5 Indonesian students entering the IBEAR program.
News: The Mochamad Thohir Foundation Establishes $1M Scholarship for Incoming IBEAR Students
DEAN GEOFFREY GARRETT joined the Mochamad Thohir Foundation and the Alumni Foundation of USC Indonesia to announce the landmark opportunity.
With Global Digital Divide Growing, Beamlink Focuses on Infrastructure
USC Marshall School of Business alumnus pursues equitable internet access with cell towers the size of lunchboxes.