University of Southern California President C. L. Max Nikias has stepped down from his role effective immediately, the school said in a statement. Nikias has been under fire in the wake of revelations that a former campus gynecologist was allegedly involved in sexual misconduct over many years. Thousands of students … Read entire story.
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“You don’t have to be an asshole to succeed,” NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer told students in his commencement address today to USC’s School of Cinematic Arts grads. One of Hollywood’s most respected and longest-running executives advised: Lose your ego. Lose your pride. Don’… Read entire story.
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Just under thee years after she became the director of USC Annenberg School for Journalism, Willow Bay today has shattered a glass ceiling at the SoCal institute. The former Good Morning America/Sunday co-anchor has been named the dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Bay … Read entire story.
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EXCLUSIVE: A UCLA-sponsored study of Hollywood’s favorite subject — itself — concludes that expanding opportunities for women and minorities behind and in front of the cameras is critical for the bottom line as the country heads incrementally toward a majority non-white population. “Audiences crave diverse content,… Read entire story.
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Earlier this month, we wrote about a student organization group that discovered that the University of California school system had stock in private prisons, worth close to $30,000,000. The Afrikan Black Coalition, which is made up of students, staff and other people with ties to the university, announced that it… Read entire story.
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