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The Pac-12 has become the second major conference to shift to a conference-only fall schedule amid growing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement came after a meeting of the Pac-12 CEO Group on Friday and a day after the Big Ten opted to eliminate nonconference games for all fall sports. “The health and safety of our student-athletes and all those...

New additional charges were filed Thursday against the former USC gynecologist George Tyndall who was accused of sexually assaulting more than 20 women in allegations that date back to 2009. Tyndall was charged with 18 felony counts of sexual penetration of an unconscious person and 11 counts of sexual battery by fraud in June 2019. He’s set to be arraigned…

USC filed court papers Wednesday in support of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in a lawsuit challenging U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement restrictions on visas for international students taking a full online course load in the fall. USC President Carol Folt said the university is also “actively considering all other legal options” and “working with our congressional delegation and...

If you’re a student at the University of Southern California you might have to continue to get used to Zoom. As COVID-19 continues to torment most of the state of California, colleges across the state are preparing for virtual classes this fall. Recently, USC pivoted from their prior stance of expecting students on campus this fall, to now advising...

The University of Southern California will no longer resume in-person instruction for the fall semester and instead will move to mostly online classes. The plan announced late Wednesday is a reversal of an earlier decision to welcome students back to campus in August for a hybrid model of on-campus and virtual teaching. A revised class schedule will be available July…

The work of legendary architect Paul Williams is being preserved at USC’s School of Architecture. Angie Crouch has the story for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on June 30, 2020.

Before there was Frank Gehry there was Paul Revere Williams, who shaped the face of Los Angeles throughout much of the 20th century, a time in which he also became known as perhaps the greatest Black architect of his time. Now Williams’ archives, containing tens of thousands of drawings, blueprints, vintage photographs and other papers once thought lost, have been…

USC, which will resume in-person classes in August, announced Monday some of the safety guidelines it plans to implement to help prevent the spread of coronavirus on campus. USC Chief Health Officer Sarah Van Orman and Student Affairs Vice President Winston B. Crisp sent a letter addressed to students and families that shared details about how health, safety and wellbeing…

The dean of USC’s School of Dramatic Arts has resigned after a woman publicly revealed that he had a romantic relationship with a student while she was attending the university more than a decade ago. The relationship was revealed during a town hall meeting on Wednesday for faculty, students and alumni of the MFA in acting program, prompting Dean...

Student athletes at USC are working to achieve social equity, including track star Anna Cockrell. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on June 24, 2020.

A bust of USC’s fifth president Rufus Von KleinSmid was removed overnight. Conan Nolan reports June 11, 2020.

A lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles federal court alleges that USC is profiting from the coronavirus pandemic by refusing to refund unused portions of students’ spring fees. The complaint — among about a half-dozen similar suits — alleges breach of contract for USC’s stated refusal to reimburse pro-rated portions of students’ payments after the university was forced to close…

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll revisited the team’s history with Colin Kaepernick on Thursday and expressed regret for not signing Kaepernick when given the opportunity. Seattle brought Kaepernick in for a workout during the 2017 offseason and had another visit a year later canceled. At that time, Carroll said Seattle chose not to bring Kaepernick aboard because he was viewed…

USC is welcoming back Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush after a 10-year NCAA-mandated disassociation

Reggie Bush is a USC Trojans legend. But for the last ten years, the former Heisman Trophy winning running back has been banned from his alma mater. The NCAA investigated Bush and the USC program in 2010, and imposed sanctions on the university and Bush personally after it was determined that he and his family members had received extra benefits…

USC fans show their support for former Trojans’ running back Reggie Bush.

The University of Southern California will resume in-person classes in August, President Carol Folt announced in a letter posted on the university’s website Tuesday. Folt wrote that the semester will begin Aug. 17, a week earlier than scheduled, and end before Thanksgiving, adding that social-distancing protocols will be put in place to protect students during the COVID-19 pandemic. “To support…

Georgia has picked up another high-profile transfer to compete for its starting quarterback job, landing former Southern California starter JT Daniels. Daniels started for the Trojans in 2018, but lost his job to Kedon Slovis after going down last season with a knee injury. He announced Thursday that he’s heading to Georgia, which is seeking a replacement for three-year starter...

Years ago, students at the University of Southern California decided they wanted to help homeless college students, so they opened up a place for them to live in Koreatown called Trojan Shelter. It’s a legacy left behind by some of this year’s graduates that will help homeless students trying to survive. While it’s difficult to quantify just how many...

Some studies show that up to 5 percent of college students may experience homelessness, so Trojan Shelter in Koreatown is an effort to meet that need. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. Friday, May 15, 2020.