Rossier Celebrates Dr. Clifford Allen
(Above: Guilbert Hentschke, family member Maria Marquez, Dean Gallagher, Ron McDaniel, and Dominic Brewer) The life of Dr. Clifford Allen (EdD '60), benefactor of the Clifford H. and Betty C. Allen Chair in Urban Leadership, was celebrated in a memorial service at Rossier last week. Dr. Allen died in August at the age of 97. Comments from Dean Gallagher, Professors Guilbert Hentschke and Dominic Brewer, and California Credit Union CEO Ron McDaniel captured Dr. Allen's rare sense of humor and his passion for USC and its students, as well as his wife, Betty. He was a retired chief business officer in Los Angeles Unified School District for many years and a leader in the fields of risk management and benefits management. He was also an adjunct professor at USC andPepperdine University.
He was involved with the California Teacher's Credit Union (later the California Credit Union)Board for 40 years, seven of which he served as Chairman, and led a series of initiatives that provided educators throughout the state with exceptional financial services.
He and his late wife, Betty, endowed the Allen Chair in 2002, now held by Dr. Brewer. |
Dwyer & Immordino-Yang at TEDx
Dr. David Dwyer and Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang participated in the TEDx Manhattan Beach conference on Oct. 22, which centered on innovative ideas in education reform. Dwyer (above) presented on the concept behind USC Hybrid High School. Immordino-Yang (below) presented on how admiration inspires learning.
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Faculty News
Dr. William G. Tierney offered the keynote at Wilfrid Laurier University in Toronto. More. The Christian Science Monitor quoted Tierney about California's need for educated workers. More. Read article.
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Inside Higher Ed quoted Dr. Jerry Lucido about a survey of college admissions practices. Read more. Read article. The Root.com quoted Lucido about "full-pay" students. More. Read article.
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Austin Daily Herald cited a commentary by Dr. Dominic Brewer on a study of the costs of and reasons for community college student dropouts. More. Read it here.
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Shafiqa Ahmadi, JD presented two papers at the Sixteenth Annual LatCrit (Latina and Latino Critical Legal Theory, Inc) Conference on Oct. 6-9 in San Diego. More.
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Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang authored a paper in Human Brain Mapping, featured by USC News. Go to Human Brain Mapping. She also delivered a workshop at Harvard University's "Future of Learning" conference. More. About the conference.
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Alumni News
Dr. John Purcell (ME '03, EdD '06) recently published an article in SchoolArts about his art lessons with first graders at USC Magnet School in Los Angeles. Read the article.
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Dr. Rebecca Canges (EdD '10) recently accepted a Tenure Track position as an assistant professor at Metropolitan State College of Denver in Colorado. More.
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Dr. Steven Winlock (EdD '94) joined the faculty of Drexel University's Ed.D. program at the Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento. Read more.
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Student News
The Western Regional Careers in Student Affairs Day Conference was held at USC on Oct. 21. Read more. WRCSAD website.
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