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20 of 48 episodes

On interviewing elected state officials with Benjamin Gamson

In this episode of "General Education," the Daily Trojan's flagship news podcast, host Jonathan Park dives deep with assistant news editor B...

00:09:52Oct 27, 2023

An Interview with NABA and other stories

This week on "General Education," host Grace Ingram covers a letter writing campaign on campus , relief for the disasters in Morocco and Lib...

00:13:07Sep 25, 2023

An interview with Los Angeles' youngest elected official, Triston Ezidore and other stories

In this episode of General Education, host Kevin Gramling covers delays in housing developments near campus , the newest in USC sustainabili...

00:17:27Sep 18, 2023

An interview on USC's new Sustainability Hub

This week on “General Education,” host Grace Ingram sits down with Mateo Villalba-Mutis and Nathan Elias to discuss their article on USC’s n...

00:17:09Sep 11, 2023

A switch from Blackboard to Brightspace, and other stories

USC skirted federal aid law⁠ , ⁠graduate students rally for workplace rights⁠ and an interview with Quinten Seghers on his ⁠article⁠ about U...

00:08:22Sep 3, 2023

Legacy admissions face renewed scrutiny and other stories

A year of USC employee labor action , Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity's attorneys ask for dismissal of sexual assault case , rent around USC conti...

00:11:54Aug 27, 2023

Affirmative action and other stories

The Supreme Court Shuts down loan forgiveness and affirmative action , USC alumni host an urban planning podcast , judge denies bid in Ridle...

00:12:50Jul 7, 2023

A new boba place coming to the USC village, USG passes a bill amending 2023-24 budget and POIR fights to keep beloved outreach center funded

A new boba place coming to the USC village from the founder of Cafe Dulce , USG Senate passes a bill amending next school year’s budget plan...

00:12:40Jun 27, 2023

Homicides targeting Los Angeles' unhoused population and other stories

Renovations to “Old” Annenberg , improvements to USC athletic facilities and stadiums, dorm demolitions and a new contract for Keck School o...

00:10:08Jun 19, 2023

Former Keck School of Medicine resident sues for discrimination and other stories

Content warning: This episode contains references to sexual assault and violence, from 0:24 to 1:21. USC football cornerback charged with ra...

00:17:51Jun 13, 2023

Tensions run high as USG looks to address funding concerns next fall

This week on General Education, host Kevin Gramling interviews staff writer Becca Speier, who worked on an article about Recognized Student...

00:05:27Jun 6, 2023

USC’s athletic director resigns, Student Health offers summer services and a research project on regenerative agriculture

This week on General Education, host Kevin Gramling recaps two articles about the USC athletic director’s resignation as well as USC Student...

00:14:36May 29, 2023

Changes to Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, water damages to Birnkrant and an interview on philanthropic coffee shop Kind Grounds

This week on General Education, host Kevin Gramling recaps two articles about the new changes to the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Stu...

00:08:08May 1, 2023

Lack of diversity among USC's tenured faculty, a sustainability town hall and an interview on the University's fossil fuel divestment

This week on General Education, host Kevin Gramling recaps two articles about the lack of ethnic diversity among tenured faculty at USC and...

00:10:44Apr 24, 2023