Journalists from broadcast, cable, print, and online sources turn to Bedrosian faculty and student researchers for their expertise, as resources to inform complex policy issues. Here are links to some of the pieces in which our faculty are quoted.
“Clearly, whoever’s writing this show has been paying attention,” Schweitzer says. “That casino owner high-speed rail story has been around for a while.” The show: True Detective: Season 2 The question: Just how ridiculous is the True Detective’s high-speed rail plot line? Who would ask such a question, you ask? LA Read more…
Eduardo Tinoco was at the American Library Association (ALA) annual meeting in San Francisco this past weekend to present an overview of veterans services offered by academic libraries in the US. ALA is “the oldest and largest library association in the world, providing association information, news, events, and advocacy resources Read more…
The University of Southern California Bedrosian Center on Governance and the Public Enterprise has formed a unique relationship with Armenian educators and leaders seeking a deeper understanding of democratic and decentralized governance in the post-Soviet era of their young republic. The effort is spearheaded by Frank Vram Zerunyan, a professor Read more…
USC Price students answered the question, “What is the current need for a state-level veterans’ home loan program in California?” for the 2014 Master of Public Policy practicum project. The report they issued, titled CalVet Home Loans Program: An Independent Program Evaluation, “is currently serving as a roadmap for the much-needed Read more…
USC Price School of Public Policy Professor Frank Zerunyan furthered his efforts to impart lessons in effective governance and public-sector leadership across the globe with recent speaking engagements and workshops in the nations of South Africa, Armenia and Georgia. Local lessons, global impact In May, Zerunyan, director of executive Read more…
Wes Mayberry of The Daily Sentinel spoke to our Faculty Affiliate, David Sloane about the importance of the relationship between police and the community. “While we think the right policy is spending more money on police technology, research suggests that almost all neighborhoods are safer when the people who live Read more…
On June 12, 2015, during the Transatlantic Policy Consortium’s annual conference, William G. Resh was named to the executive committee. The Consortium is a cooperative program among not-for-profit U.S. and European educational and research organizations involved in applied public policy analysis and education. The USC Sol Price School of Public Policy is Read more…
Frank Zerunyan, Director of the Executive Education Forum, spoke at the Leadership in Local Government Conference in the City of Tshwane, Pretoria this week. Prof Zerunyan @CityTshwane Leadership conf: Innovation in local gov through COLLABORATION @cpsi_sa @uscprice pic.twitter.com/mYN310Ll66 — Pierre Schoonraad (@PSchoonraad) May 11, 2015 Frank said that local government must purposefully incorporate contributions Read more…
An article in the May/June issue (V75.3) of Public Administration Review, is garnering media and more importantly, professional attention. Assessing the Past and Promise of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS), authored by Sergio Fernandez, William G. Resh, Tima Moldogaziev, and Zachary W. Oberfield, has already been getting some professional notice. Fernandez was interviewed Read more…
Bedrosian Faculty and their research were widely represented at the 73rd annual Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Conference this past week. Kathleen Doherty presented two papers: Private Sector Experts and Policymaking in the FDA The paper examines whether incorporating private sector experts into drug approval decisions affects agency policy choices and Read more…
Ron Sims, Bedrosian Advisory Board member, gave the keynote kickoff at this year’s American Planning Association (APA) National Conference in Seattle, WA. His message was clear and became the rally of the conference: “Planners are critical to the welfare of our communities.” “Planners are charged not with the present, but guiding us Read more…
Government Executive shared an article with an overview of a study by Sergio Fernandez, William G. Resh, Tima Moldogaziev, and Zachary W. Oberfield. The study, published in PAR, argues the importance of the FEVS and its value. The annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey would be more valuable if it tracked individual respondents Read more…
Rethinking the Administrative Presidency, by William G Resh. Forthcoming from Johns Hopkins University Press. 2015 Homeownership Built to Last: Balancing Access, Affordability, and Risk after the Housing Crisis, with chapter by Raphael Bostic. Brookings Institution Press. 2014 Metropolitan Resilience in a Time of Economic Turmoil, with chapter by Raphael Bostic. University Read more…
Community Investment released a new paper by Bedrosian Faculty Affiliate, Eduardo Tinoco. The paper provides a brief historical background of veterans’ educational benefits. Tinoco identifies current challenges facing student veterans. He explores the cost of student veterans’ education and the role of the new G.I. Bill. Universities help student veterans Read more…
Frank Zerunyan, Director of the Executive Education Forum, granted an exclusive interview to the California City News today. He discusses his new book; Newgotiation for Public Leaders. 1. Tell us about your local government background. What sparked your interest in running for City Council? My subject matter expertise, the desire Read more…
Bedrosian Faculty Affiliate LaVonna Lewis spoke to Daina Beth Solomon about how affordable exercise classes can have a great effect on low-income women. Policymakers and nonprofit leaders, in contrast, have focused their health efforts largely on nutrition because food comes before exercise for low-income families, according to Professor Lavonna Lewis Read more…
William Resh presents new research on the question of how persistent are altruistic work behaviors in the face of negative feedback? IN THE FACE OF FAILURE: THE PERSISTENCE OF PRO-SOCIAL MOTIVATIONS UNDER CONDITIONS OF NEGATIVE FEEDBACK IRSPM (International Research Society For Public Management) Conference 2015 Shaping the Future – Re-Invention or Revolution? University of Birmingham, 30 Read more…
Richard Green in The New York Times. Richard K. Green, a business and public policy professor at the University of Southern California, sees a correlation between busy airports and faster gains in jobs and population. “While it is very difficult to separate cause from effect, in my view there is Read more…
On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Bedrosian Faculty Affiliate and Executive Education Director, Frank Zerunyan spoke at the USC Armenian Alumni Association’s 2015 Gala Banquet. The gala honored USC Football Head Coach Steve Sarkisian. Click here for more about the event.
By SELENA NG Originally posted by The Daily Trojan, March 26, 2015 The Bedrosian Center on Governance and the Public Enterprise hosted a panel discussion on the government and nonprofit sector efforts in revitalizing the Los Angeles River on Thursday night. The panelists in attendance discussed the various projects involved Read more…
Frank Zerunyan‘s new book Newgotiate is reviewed on California City News. Read Frank’s account of writing the book here. Excerpt: In this eBook we create a unique 4-10-10 Newgotiation Technique as a unified dialect, which helps public leaders, individuals and organizations to speak the same language of Newgotiation. The 4-10-10 Read more…
by Merrill Balassone Originally posted on USC News, December 22, 2014 Participants spend supplemental money on food, medication and doctor visits Boosting the incomes of poor, elderly residents in developing countries can significantly improve their health and well-being, particularly in lung function and memory, according to a new study released today. Read more…
Bedrosian welcomes our new faculty affiliate, Emma Aguila is an Assistant Professor at the USC Sol Price School of Public of Policy. Dr. Aguila brings to the center expertise in the economics of aging, labor economics, applied econometrics, program evaluation, and development economics. Recent work with the RAND Center for Read more…
USC Price School of Public Policy Associate Professor Lisa Schweitzer’s article titled “Planning and Social Media: A Case Study of Public Transit and Stigma on Twitter,” published in the Journal of the American Planning Association, has been selected by the journal’s associate editors as the best paper in 2014. The Read more…
The Best Paper published in 2014 Journal of the American Planning Association has been chosen and the winning paper is by our own Lisa Schweitzer, Bedrosian Faculty and Associate Professor here at the Sol Price School of Public Policy: “Planning and social media; A case study of public transit and stigma on Twitter.” Read more…