USC Enters New Academic Partnership
The School of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management and the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington are the other principals.
Capitalizing on the strengths of the three schools, the consortium will focus on collaborative governance in public-private partnerships, policy formulation and implementation across the public, private and nonprofit sectors as well as the evolving nature of civil society.
“We expect that [this unique academic partnership] will result in joint research efforts building on the strengths of all three partners,” said Jack H. Knott, the C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Dean and Professor.
For example, according to Knott, SPPD brings significant leadership in public sector management and urban problem-solving, the Eller College contributes its research strength in managing networks and the University of Washington adds its expertise in nonprofit management.
The consortium evolved out of discussions over the past 12 months among the three schools, all of whom “are committed to encouraging the scholarly research needed to understand the impact and efficacy of public-private-nonprofit collaborations,” Knott said. “The consortium also will play an important role in educating our students on the challenges and nuances of collaborative governance.”
The CCG will share resources and ideas, research agendas, develop an executive program and share faculty through multiple exchanges. In addition, the group plans to create a listserv to make relevant research and presentations available to faculty and scholars.
An annual symposium series will be the venue for the faculty exchanges. Faculty members will visit partner institutions to present cutting-edge research, and leading national and international scholars also will be invited to present at each of the partner schools. The symposium series is slated to begin this spring.
The Consortium on Collaborative Governance plans to focus on substantive policy areas such as health, natural resources, homeland security and the environment.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education mentioned USC’s $6 billion fundraising campaign. The story noted that USC had already raised $1 billion in a “quiet phase,” including the $200 million naming gift from USC Trustee and alumnus David Dornsife and wife Dana Dornsife to the USC Dornsife College.
The Guardian (U.K.) highlighted two major gifts to USC in a list of the 10 biggest philanthropic benefactors in America. The list included the $200 million naming gift from USC Trustee and alumnus David Dornsife and wife Dana Dornsife to the USC Dornsife College, and the $110 million gift from USC Trustee and USC Viterbi School alumnus John Mork and wife Julie to create the USC Mork Family Scholars Program.
The New York Times featured the USC U.S.-China Institute documentary “Assignment: China — The Week that Changed the World.” The documentary, part of a series, examines media coverage of the 1972 Nixon trip that reshaped U.S.-China relations after a quarter century of isolation and hostility. “People look back now and take it for granted that the outcome was preordained,” said the institute’s Mike Chinoy, who produced the documentary. Voice of America also featured the story.
Los Angeles Times featured the Oscar Senti-meter, a tool developed by the USC Annenberg School, Los Angeles Times and IBM that analyzes thousands of tweets about the Academy Awards nominees. The story noted that Mexican actor Demian Bechir received an enormous boost on Twitter the day of the nominations, with a total of 6,893 tweets mentioning him, a 47-fold increase from the day before. The story noted the tool uses language-recognition technology developed in collaboration with USC Viterbi School’s Signal Analysis and Interpretation Lab.
The Times of India (India) featured a three-day medical emergency training workshop organized in association with USC. At the workshop, held at GCS Medical College in India, 50 doctors and more than 100 paramedics learned how to improve emergency support systems. William Mallon of the Keck School of USC said that discussion topics included the use of portable ultrasonic devices to scan patients. “The ultrasound applications help physicians make accurate and timely decisions,” he noted. Daily News & Analysis (India) also featured the workshop.
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