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  • Careers in Politics: USC CPF Fellows Discussion

    Kamy Akhavan

    Join two of the Fall 2022 CPF Fellows, Elan Carr and Noelia Rodriguez, as they discuss their careers in politics, business, communications, and advocacy. They will share their career advice and answer questions from students in the CPF Internship Program and with Trojan representatives of the campus organizations USC Political Union and VoteSC. Attending students are encouraged to come prepared with career…

  • 2022 Back-to-School Playbook: Five Practices to Foster Constructive Dialogue in Your Classroom

    Caroline Mehl

    In our free Back-to-School Playbook, we provide you with actionable steps on how to use constructive dialogue to create learning environments that support nuanced thinking, inclusion, conflict resolution, and openness to diverse perspectives. You can access our free playbook below by entering your email address. Educators who download the playbook can win one of our $100 back-to-school…

  • Podcast: Shrum and Murphy Talk with CPF Fellows Jessica Lall and Elan Carr

    Kamy Akhavan

    Center Co-Directors Bob Shrum and Mike Murphy join two of our five Fall 2022 CPF Fellows, Jessica Lall and Elan Carr, to discuss current events, their careers, and their upcoming USC study groups. They discussed the Los Angeles mayoral race, California’s COVID response, diplomacy, and how to move away from polarization.

  • Analysis of school district and board member characteristics, 2022

    Alison Prange

    There are more than 13,000 K-12 public school districts in the United States. The school boards setting policy for those districts have more than 82,423 members. Due to the number of districts, the involvement of several layers of governments with overlapping jurisdictions, and limited data on small and rural schools, comprehensive information on school districts…

  • ADP Constitution Day Toolkit

    Cathy Copeland

    Each educational institution in the United States that receives federal funding must observe Constitution Day and Citizenship Day each year on September 17 (or the week before or after when the September 17 falls on a weekend). Many ADP participating campuses have transformed this little-known federal mandate into an opportunity to reflect on our government,…

  • PBP’s Youth-Led Participatory Budgeting Conference

    Shari Davis

    Are you young and bold?! Do you have a lot of ideas about the issues around you and want to see your voice reflected in your government?