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Bedrosian Center: Transparency and the Federal Election Commission

USC Price School RGL 308 650 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089, Los Angeles, CA, US

Christian Grose and Abby Wood will discuss the policy implications of the Federal Election Commission audit program and how increased transparency can inform the electorate. Transparency has informational benefits to voters and can affect election results. Through transparency, campaign finance disclosure reveals evaluative information about the traits of each candidate, Read more…

Unsettled: Cambodian Refugees in the NYC Hyperghetto – A Book Conversation with Eric Tang

Kaprielian Hall (KAP 460) 3620 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089, Los Angeles, CA, US

Unsettled: Cambodian Refugees in the NYC Hyperghetto In the years during and following the Cambodian genocide, hundreds of thousands of Cambodian refugees were resettled in the US. In the 1980s and 1990s, ten thousand of these refugees arrived in the Bronx. Chronicling their unfinished odyssey, through the eyes of one woman, Read more…

Price Governance Salon: Jennifer Brinkerhoff, GWU

USC Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall, Room 308 650 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0626, Los Angeles, CA, US

Jennifer Brinkerhoff will discuss her recent book, Institutional Reform and Diaspora Entrepreneurs: The In-Between Advantage. Externally-promoted institutional reform, even when nominally accepted by developing country governments, often fails to deliver lasting change.  Diasporans - immigrants who still feel a connection to their country of origin - may offer an In-Between Read more…

Lunch with a Leader: Sonja Trauss, SF Bay Area Renters Federation

University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0626, Los Angeles, CA, US

Conversations about Governance, Policy, and Leadership Lunch with a Leader provides students, faculty, and members of the public the opportunity to hear ideas from local, state, and national leaders, share their own ideas, and gain inspiration for effective governance in a more intimate and informal setting.    Sonja Trauss, “I’m the principal Read more…

Lunch with a Leader: Brissa Sotelo-Vargas, Tesoro Refining & Marketing

University of Southern California Widney Alumni House 635 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089, Los Angeles, CA, US

Join us for a conversation with Brissa Sotelo-Vargas on the fine balance of community relations and its role in the governance of Tesoro Refinery's operations. Brissa Sotelo-Vargas, Manager, Public Affairs & Government Affairs at Tesoro Refining & Marketing, manages and coordinates the full range of communication and stakeholder management activities Read more…

Leading from the West with Tara Roth & Roy Choi

USC Bovard Auditorium 3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089, Los Angeles, CA, US

Taking it to the streets:  Cyber Communities & Real World Impact A conversation with Roy Choi and Tara Roth, with moderator Raphael Bostic Social media shakes up philanthropy, bringing exposure to underserved, hard to reach communities. How can building community online translate to real life community engagement? Join us for Read more…

Governance Salon: Donald Moynihan, Director, Lafollette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin

USC Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall, Room 308 650 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0626, Los Angeles, CA

Donald Moynihan, director and professor, La Follette School of Public Affairs at University of Wisconsin-Madison, will preview his new book, Hassles or Help: Compliance, Learning and Psychological Costs in the Administrative State. This talk develops the concept of administrative burden as an important variable in understanding how citizens experience the Read more…

Facing Our Truth: Ten Minute Plays on Trayvon, Race and Privilege

USC Dramatic Arts, Scene Dock Theatre 1030 W. 37th St., Los Angeles, CA 90007, Los Angeles, CA, US

Join the USC Bedrosian Center and the USC School of Dramatic Arts for a viewing of Facing Our Truth: Ten Minute Plays on Trayvon, Race and Privilege. In light of the George Zimmerman verdict, The New Black Fest commissioned six very playwrights to write 10-minute plays on the topic of Trayvon Martin, race and/or privilege. "Facing Read more…

Rules of Seconds

The Los Angeles Theatre Center 514 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013, Los Angeles, CA, US

Join the USC Bedrosian Center and the USC School of Dramatic Arts for a viewing of Rules of Seconds, presented by The Latino Theater Company at the Los Angeles Theatre Center.  Set in 1855 Boston, where the slightest infraction between gentlemen is grounds for a challenge to be resolved with pistols, RULES OF SECONDS marks the inaugural Read more…

Lunch with a Leader: Paul Haaga

University of Southern California Widney Alumni House 635 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90007, Los Angeles, CA, US

Paul Haaga, Jr., is retired Chairman of the Board of Capital Research and Management Company. Prior to joining Capital in 1985, Paul was a Partner in the law firm of Dechert Price & Rhoads in Washington, D.C. From 1974 to 1977, he was a Senior Attorney for the U.S. Securities Read more…

The Holt Lecture: Journalism, Accountability, Power

Bovard Auditorium - USC 3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089, Los Angeles, CA, US

The Holt Lecture featuring Frederick J. Ryan, Jr. Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of The Washington Post. Frederick J. Ryan, Jr. previously served as the President and COO of Allbritton Communications Company and Founding CEO and President of POLITICO. He was the Chief of Staff for President Ronald Reagan (1989–1995), Read more…

The Originalist

The Pasadena Playhouse 39 South El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101, Pasadena, CA, US

Join the USC Bedrosian Center and the USC School of Dramatic Arts for a viewing of The Originalist, presented by the Pasadena Playhouse. When a bright, liberal law school graduate embarks on a nerve-wracking clerkship with Justice Antonin Scalia, she discovers him to be both an infuriating sparring partner and an unexpected mentor.  As the country Read more…

Bostic’s Last Hoorah

Raphael Bostic's home 2083 Loma Vista St, Pasadena, CA 91104, Pasadena, CA, US

Come join Raphael & Jeff for one last gather at their beloved Pasadena home.  Food and drink for all.  Stop by for a minute, or stop by for hours.  They'd love to see you.  If you can't make it, your only choice is to go to Atlanta! They are in purge mode, PLEASE Read more…

Lunch with a Leader: Dr. David Harilela

USC Price School TBA 650 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089, Los Angeles, CA

Dr. David Harilela joins USC Price Board of Councilors Vice Chair, Cara Esposito, for an in-depth conversation surrounding venture philanthropy's ability to transcend boundaries and transform lives.   In a discussion facilitated by Cara Esposito, Dr. Harilela will share in detail his work and involvement with THE ONE, an International humanitarian award which Read more…

PIPE* Research Talk: Chris Tausanovitch, UCLA

University of Southern California Dauterive Hall Room 302, Los Angeles, CA 90089, Los Angeles, CA, US

"Measuring Policy Preferences" Chris Tausanovitch, assistant professor of Political Science at UCLA, will be discussing his research. For more than a half-century, scholars have grappled with the question of whether Americans' responses to policy questions reflect a shared belief system, or indeed anything more than a spur-of-the-moment inclination. However, surveys typically Read more…

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