Travel Advisory for International Students and Scholars Regarding President’s Executive Order on Immigration

On January 27, 2017, President Donald Trump signed an executive order making major changes to U.S. policies on refugees and immigration. This executive order includes procedural changes affecting immigrants and non-immigrants from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. An executive order signed by the President instructs U.S. government agencies on how to carry…Continue Reading Travel Advisory for International Students and Scholars Regarding President’s Executive Order on Immigration

Memorandum from Provost Quick in Support of the International Community

On behalf of President Nikias and the entire USC administration, I write to express our concern about the recent executive order (Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States) limiting immigration and entry into the United States, and how it could impact hundreds of our international students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Our…Continue Reading Memorandum from Provost Quick in Support of the International Community

English for Experts: the Hidden Language Behind the Language

“Tiger tiger burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?” The foregoing passage is taken from one of the most famous and well-studied poems in the history of English: “The Tiger” by William Blake. In both British and American schools, countless students have spent hours upon…Continue Reading English for Experts: the Hidden Language Behind the Language