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New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie takes interdisciplinary look at election

New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie takes interdisciplinary look at election

Dean Tolson sits down with political commentator for Conversation with the Dean series.

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Former USC Annenberg Dean Geoffrey Cowan discusses involvement in civil rights, presidential primary reform

Former USC Annenberg Dean Geoffrey Cowan discusses involvement in civil rights, presidential primary reform

The talk was hosted by Dean Franita Tolson, as part of the Gould Conversation with the Dean series.

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Franita Tolson Named USC Gould School of Law Dean
Dean Franita Tolson smiles at camera in front of a brown textured wall.

Franita Tolson Named USC Gould School of Law Dean

Tolson brings a deep knowledge of constitutional law and voting rights to the position.

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Recent Research & Scholarship

  • Rebecca Brown
    “When It Comes to Electoral Disputes, State Justices are Less Reliable GOP Allies than U.S. Supreme Court Justices — and That's the "Problem" (even a Modified Version of) the Independent State Legislature Claim Hopes to Solve” (with Lee Epstein and Michael Nelson), Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (accepted August 2023, forthcoming 2024).
    October 18, 2023
  • Abby K. Wood

    "Dark Money: Origins and Impacts," CLE Midyear Meeting, Dark Money in Judicial Elections: The Growing Influence of Dark Money in the Judicial Selection, American Bar Association.

    March 1, 2021
  • Abby K. Wood

    Abby Wood participated as a discussant at the USC Symposium on Election Administration and Technology, USC, Los Angeles, CA.

    March 3, 2020
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