Social Innovation

From addressing homelessness in L.A. County to developing new economic pathways so that a person’s zip code doesn’t determine life outcomes, Social Innovation research is tackling today’s most urgent urban challenges — seeking to develop and inform new models that advance equity and opportunity for low-income families.

Academic Programs related to Social Innovation

• Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management
• Certificate in Social Innovation

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Why Trump’s attack on Venezuela bypassed Congress

The U.S. strike on Caracas continues a trend of growing presidential power – and diminishing Congressional power – over foreign conflicts, USC Price School professor says.

• Public Policy and Administration
• Security and Risk Analysis

Featured Faculty: Jeffery A. Jenkins

How USC launched an alum’s TV career – and a very unusual dissertation 

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After Monterey Park shooting, Price MPA grads help a shattered city heal

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The Northlines.com

Goldman quoted in a column comparing how the U.S. and India are handling drug pricing

Featured Faculty: Dana Goldman

Inside Higher Education

Harper publishes op-ed about the policing of Black men in the U.S.

Featured Faculty: Shaun Harper

Inside Higher Education

Harper writes op-ed about the politicization of facts surrounding an ICE agent killing Renee Good in Minneapolis

Featured Faculty: Shaun Harper

MSN Mexico

Pacula quoted about the Trump Administration designating fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction

Featured Faculty: Rosalie Pacula

Yahoo Finance

Green interviewed about President Donald Trump proposing $200 billion in mortgage bond purchases to lower housing costs

Featured Faculty: Richard K. Green

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Social Innovation Faculty

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Social Innovation Faculty