Spring 2003

FEATURES

Say ‘Ah!’
USC’s School of Dentistry has been making some adjustments to its academic bite — treatment mapped by a management theory-minded dean, probed by ingenious basic and applied scientists, re-aligned with a paradigm-breaking pedagogical idea and crowned by rounds of unconventional clinics.
by Carol Tucker

How to Build a World-Class College
The word is spreading: USC’s College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is on the move. With a bold new hiring initiative, Dean Joseph Aoun is setting out on a mission to create what he calls “The New USC College.”
by Alfred Kildow

Fear Buster
Welcome to the life of America’s premier fear-buster, Barry Glassner, a multifaceted USC sociologist who is, paradoxically, a strident media critic and a media darling at one and the same time.
by Diane Krieger

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Doctor’s Flights of Fancy: Ron Kaplan MD ’53

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An Accountant Gets His Kicks: Sigi Schmid MBA ’78

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Always the Twain Shall Meet: Laura Trombley PhD ’89

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Encouraging the Courageous: Julie Inman ’89

In Memoriam
Keith Uncapher