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We are the diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility strategy architect and implementation partner for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympic games that will be held here in Los Angeles. We are also providing DEI professional learning experiences for LA28 employees.

The USC Race and Equity Center published a series of eight practice briefs for every K-12 school and teacher education program across America, authored by Dr. James C. Bridgeforth. Guidance is offered to educators who are serious about achieving equitable learning conditions [...]

A dozen expert scholars authored a new report that counters misinformation, disinformation, exaggerations, and lies about DEI in higher education. The 62-page document was inspired by a recent congressional hearing that overflowed with inaccuracies from Republicans.

Two U.S. Presidents and a California Governor appointed Harper to significant boards and councils. The highly respected policy scholar has joined the Sol Price School of Public Policy as a Professor of Public Policy and Management, his third USC faculty appointment. [...]

The University of Southern California has produced more Olympians, gold medal winners, and overall medalists than any other university in the U.S. It also has the third-highest number of NCAA [...]

Establishing the National DEI Defense Fund is one of many ways the USC Race and Equity Center is countering politicized efforts to ban books, eliminate diversity and inclusion educational programs, and suppress the teaching of truths about America’s racial past and present. [...]

In the Spring of 2023, the USC Race and Equity Center’s K12 Programs offered a free professional learning series to a cohort of principals, assistant principals, and instructional leaders across Los Angeles County. The primary goal of the K-12 Racial Equity Leadership [...]