Fall Welcome from Dean Gallagher

Dear USC Rossier Faculty, Staff and Students,

Welcome all of you to the 2017–18 academic year!

To our students: Whether you are beginning a new path or continuing your studies, I want to offer you the encouragement and resources that you need to complete your journey to becoming a transformative educator, counselor, researcher or adviser.

To our faculty: I extend my support and appreciation to you, too, for the depth and breadth of your ongoing contributions, not only as teachers and researchers, but also as active and critical voices in the public square.

And to our staff: You operate on a twelve-month calendar, and it is through your constant dedication that our school is able to deliver on our vision of ensuring that we create a world where every student, regardless of personal circumstance, is able to learn and succeed.

We are all in this together!

As we begin this new year, many of us are still processing the events that took place in Charlottesville and the pain caused not only by white supremacy over one weekend but by the racism, sexism and homophobia that persist in our society.

Let me remind all of you that USC Rossier continues to be a community that values diversity and inclusiveness, and we have zero tolerance for bigotry and intolerance.

We understand and embrace what it means to proclaim that “Black Lives Matter,” but as teachers and scholars we also see the challenges of overcoming the barriers presented by those who misunderstand or misconstrue these words. We should all be ready to address the anxiety and concerns of our students, as well as from one another, in the days, weeks and months ahead.

We at Rossier have been undergoing an exploration of our mission—“To improve learning in urban education locally, nationally, and globally”—accepting the realization that, in this case, our own words have not been strong enough or clear enough for the goals we are setting for ourselves. In the coming months, with input from students, faculty and staff, we will work to better incorporate the idea of equity into our mission, and to understand how we can better live up to our promises.

Shaun Harper, director of the new USC Race and Equity Center, just returned from a trip to Charlottesville and wrote about his experiences in an essay that appeared today in Inside Higher Education. I encourage all of you to read it.

While so many of the discussions about race and equity are occurring on college campuses—and we certainly have many challenges to address in higher education—Dr. Harper reminds us that educators need to understand the ways young children are socialized to racism and white supremacy. For those of you pursuing or continuing careers in K-12 settings, USC Rossier commits to helping you learn what your own values and biases are bringing to your classroom experiences.

This is a moment for leadership, and no one is better suited to it than us. We will use our knowledge and skills to confront injustice. We will counter harmful behaviors and policies. We will strive to overcome our own implicit biases. We will be a model for practicing what we preach. We have the best scholars and staff to do this work.

I look forward to meeting our newest students and continuing to engage all of you in these important discussions throughout the year.

Fight On!

 

Sincerely,

Karen Symms Gallagher, Ph.D.

Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean

USC Rossier School of Education

Waite Phillips Hall

Los Angeles, CA  90089-0031

Asst: hardison@usc.edu

213.740.5756 (office)

213.821.2158 (fax)

First Generation Professionals Fall Mixer

Thursday, September 14, 2017 | 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

USC Graduate Student
First Generation Professionals Fall Mixer

Come meet fellow First-Gen members of the Trojan Family!
In addition to the meet-and-greet, we will briefly talk about the theoretical pillars of the program, available resources, strategies for success and best ways to handle the unique challenges First-Gen graduate students face.

Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club
Patio

We look forward to seeing you!

Questions?  Email FGP@law.usc.edu

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

The AERA GSC is happy to announce that the “Behind the curtain: Inside insights in writing a high-quality AERA proposal” webinar that took place on June 28th is now available for streaming. In addition, we have included the resources that were shared during the webinar.

  • See here for the recording of the webinar.
  • The GSC encourages you to submit a proposal to the 2018 AERA convention and allow this recorded webinar to assist you in that process.
  • Also, should you wish to collaborate to compose a proposal for the 2018 AERA convention, please add your name and contact information here.
  • This is a self-managed list, so please feel free to reach out directly to any student listed there that you wish to collaborate with.
  • For sample AERA proposals see here.
  • We wish to support all graduate students in their professional development needs so please sign up for our mailing list to receive additional information.

With gratitude,
AERA GSC

NEW students – Mandatory Online Training Modules

All new USC students must complete the university’s online education modules (campus safety, sexual harassment prevention, and alcohol abuse prevention).  New graduate students must complete the campus safety and sexual harassment prevention courses (except students in online programs, who only complete the sexual harassment prevention course).  New undergraduate must complete all three courses.  The completion deadline is October 3, 2017.  Students who do not complete the courses will not be allowed to register for Spring 2018 courses.  More information about the course requirement is available at http://studentaffairs.usc.edu/mandatory-online-courses-for-students/.

 

Login to the student portal (https://my.usc.edu) to view your course requirements.  Students can launch the courses from within myUSC under the “Safety & Wellness” widget.  The website also has answers to frequently asked questions, and provides technical support contact information.