USC Free Tuition Plan “Brilliant PR Stunt”

I’ve been waiting to hear an expert opinion weigh in on USC’s plan to offer free tuition for families with income of $80,000 or less. “It’s a brilliant PR stunt on their side,” Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of higher education policy and sociology at Temple University, told Yahoo Money. Excerpt; “The tuition for attending USC is roughly $58,000 and living costs are approximately $18,000 for … Continue reading USC Free Tuition Plan “Brilliant PR Stunt”

USC Morning Buzz: The Cost Of Being A Donor

With the USC season-ticket deadline on March 6, it’s also worth remembering that your the quality of your seats are determined by how much you donate. Here are the current groups USC lists as part of the Trojan Athletic Fund. It must be a bitter pill to swallow paying another $10,000-$30,000 per year with Clay Helton in command. Scholarship Club: $30,000 per year The Committee: … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The Cost Of Being A Donor

Too Many Believe Power is Always Right At USC

It was a great move by Mike Bohn to bite the bullet and cancel the UC Davis game. What’s funny is the people who work in the athletic dept. and back last summer defended the move by saying UC Davis is better than teams USC would have played, like San Jose State. But now, when USC drops the game, they are saying, “We needed to … Continue reading Too Many Believe Power is Always Right At USC