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A Message from SPPD Dean Jack H. Knott

As we near commencement, I find myself reflecting on the courage, dedication and resolve of all SPPD students, alumni and faculty to tackle the multifaceted and often intractable problems that we currently face.
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Bostic Nominated to D.C. Post SPPD Professor Raphael Bostic was recently nominated to join the Obama administration as the assistant secretary for policy development and research at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Continue reading
SPPD Research Finds Emergence of "Homegrown Majority" in CA Migrants to California are being replaced by a homegrown majority, according to a new demographic study led by Professor Dowell Myers. Continue reading

Global Reach

Little Speaks at Asia Infrastructure Summit

Appearing on a panel at the Financial Times' Asia Infrastructure Summit, USC Keston Institute Director Richard Little addressed the question of whether private investment in infrastructure could be Asia's highway to economic growth.
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Knowledge in Action

SPPD Faculty, Officials Take on Transportation Issues

Los Angeles' "transportation transformation" was the subject of a recent SPPD panel discussion. Hosted at the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) downtown headquarters, its was the third event in the Dean's Speaker series, which has focused on the revitalization of Los Angeles.
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Port Stakeholders, Experts Pack Town Hall Event

With cargo flow down about one-third since last year, More than 1,000 port stakeholders, from longshore workers to elected officials, packed the 10th METRANS Town Hall meeting in Long Beach. The topic was how to make the San Pedro Bay ports competitive and protect high-paying local jobs.
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Alumni Spotlight

Erika Martin, MPL / MPA '08

SPPD alumna Erika Martin has seen Long Beach change over the years. Martin grew up in the city and is currently working on facilitating change there as a development analyst for the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency.
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SPPD Making the News

New Study by Currid Maps "The Geography of Buzz"

The New York Times featured "The Geography of Buzz," a study co-authored by Assistant Professor Elizabeth Currid. The study delineates cultural hot spots based on geo-markers of events such as film and television screenings, concerts, fashion shows, gallery and theater openings. The story included a multimedia graphic of the study's findings.

More SPPD News

Bostic Nominated to D.C. Post
SPPD Research Finds Emergence of "Homegrown Majority" in CA
Global reach
Knowledge in action
Alumni spotlight
SPPD making the news

Featured Video

State of the School Address to the Athenian Society by Dean Jack H. Knott

Upcoming SPPD Event

Commencement 2009

Friday, May 15

USC commencement will take place 9 a.m. on May 15 at Alumni Park. SPPD's undergrad ceremony begins 10:30 a.m. at Pardee Way, followed by the graduate ceremony at 2 p.m.

New Faculty Books

Foundations and Public Policy
A new book edited by Prof. James Ferris explores the implications – and potential impact – involving the efforts of nonprofit organizations to shape public policy.

Toward Sustainable Communities
More than a decade ago, when sustainability issues were still a specialized curiosity, Professor Dan Mazmanian turned his attention to the emergence of locally-based environmental policies in several communities and regions across the nation.

Faculty Awards

Research Prof. Adam Rose was appointed to the committee on National Earthquake Resilience – Research, Implementation, & Outreach. The committee is part of the National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council.

Professor Martin Krieger received an award from the USC Advancing Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences grants program for his project "Rephotographing Charles Marville's Paris: Fine-Grained Urban Change 1870 – 2009."

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