USC prioritized rich college students as walk-on athletes

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The College of Southern California admitted candidates from rich households as walk-on athletes for years, typically after their mother and father made donations of thousands and thousands of {dollars}, although many by no means appeared on a group roster, a new Los Angeles Occasions investigation discovered. The controversy bears similarities to the 2019 Varsity Blues…

Harassment investigation of USC professor dismissed

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The College of Southern California dismissed a harassment case that was filed final fall in opposition to tenured Jewish professor John Strauss after he engaged in an altercation with pro-Palestinian protesters, the Los Angeles Instances reported. The case unfolded throughout campus protests final November, when Strauss bought right into a heated dialogue with college students…