• Trust in Elections Conversation


    Trust is a critical component of building and maintaining healthy families, communities, institutions and countries. What happens when it starts to dwindle or is lost entirely? Trust is built over time. It can be challenged by people with different views or backgrounds as well as events that call into question the intent of our institutions…

  • True False, Hot Cold Screening


    Registration COMING SOON.    The USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future invites you to join a screening of True False, Hot Cold on Wednesday, April 24 at 6 p.m. in the Stark Cinema Theatre. This award-winning documentary is centered around climate change, belief, and civil discourse. It was filmed in Utah over the course of one…

  • Levan Book Chat: Righting the American Dream


    Levan Institute Book Chat—Diane Winston, Righting the American Dream: How the Media Mainstreamed Reagan’s Evangelical Vision   A discussion of Diane Winston’s new book, Righting the American Dream: How the Media Mainstreamed Reagan’s Evangelical Vision (University of Chicago Press, 2023). The author will be joined in conversation by Darren Dochuk (University of Notre Dame) and Lerone…

  • Climate Forward Conference 2024


    IN PERSON REGISTRATION: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-forward-election-edition-tickets-777173215007. ZOOM REGISTRATION: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2pfTRCleRaicWs-69_ACog. In celebration of Earth Day, the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies and Sustainability and the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future are hosting a series of conversations around advancing climate change issues. Please join us for the fourth annual Climate Forward conference on Tuesday, April 4 from 10 a.m….

  • Warschaw Conference on Practical Politics


    The USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future is honored to host its annual Warschaw Conference on Practical Politics on January 30, 2024 in Town & Gown at USC.  In collaboration with POLITICO and Unite America, this conference brings together top experts from politics, government, media, and academia to explore the most pressing issues in…

  • US Senate Candidates Debate at USC


    The USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future, FOX 11 Los Angeles, and POLITICO will co-host this year’s first debate for California’s Senate race at 6 p.m. PST, Monday, Jan. 22, at USC’s Bovard Auditorium.   The four California candidates invited to participate in the debate include Democratic U.S. Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter and Barbara…