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From the CSU to the USC: A success story

As the end of the school year is fast approaching, so is the last episode of this podcast. Graduate students Jesús Alvarado and Marcela Valdivia are getting ready to graduate, and as they reflect on their tenure at USC Annenberg they talk about being a first-gen college student, as well as other life lessons they learned through grad school.

Curatorial jobs in museums lack diversity: Women, people of color

Jessica Flores has a passion for arts and culture, which is why she got interested in researching the lack of diversity within the curatorial field in museums. According to recent studies, people of color are underrepresented within the field, which may affect the way the general public sees the art displayed in museums.

Colombian student’s transition to USC: Navigating stereotypes, culture shock

PhD economics candidate Karim Fajury is in his first year and a half of his degree. Having already studied economics as an undergrad and as a masters student at Bogotá, Colombia, he wanted to stay in a similar setting: a big city. So, he chose to come to USC because of the setting Los Angeles offers. Through his time in L.A., he’s experienced stereotypes that at this point he finds them funny yet uncomfortable, he says.

Elizabeth Mayoral talks Southern border, Central American migrants

Elizabeth Mayoral is a USC Annenberg journalist who’s been visiting the Tijuana-U.S. border for the last two weeks, collecting stories of Central American migrants and their children. These families are still living in refuges while going through the process of seeking asylum, but live with fear of being separated by immigration agents, according to Mayoral.