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

Top Stories View All

How zoning policy preserves school segregation

Zoning and land use policy influence effectively segregates children across schools, according to a paper presented at a USC PIPE Workshop.

• Public Policy and Administration
• Urban Planning

Featured Faculty: Jeffery A. Jenkins

Price researchers awarded $1.5 million Haynes Foundation grant to measure outcomes of L.A. County government services

Would Trump’s film tax incentives actually create Hollywood jobs? 

Get to know the USC Price School’s new department chairs

Price in the News View All

The College Fix.com

Brady quoted about the Summer Olympics potentially displacing thousands of unhoused people in Los Angeles

Featured Faculty: David Brady

STAT News

Ginsburg quoted, warning that legislation advancing through the U.S. House of Representatives would undermine the independence of congressional Medicare advisors

Featured Faculty: Paul B. Ginsburg

The Wall Street Journal

Thom letter to the editor about film tax incentives having little to no economic impact

Featured Faculty: Michael Thom

Delta Daily News.com

Harper quoted in a story about universities cutting Black studies programs

Featured Faculty: Shaun Harper

KERA News.org

Harper quoted in a story about Rep. Brandon Gill’s prominent role during the GOP convention

Featured Faculty: Shaun Harper

Featured Faculty

Social Innovation Faculty

Explore USC Price faculty and their cross-disciplinary scholarship,

Social Innovation Faculty