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About USC Gould
USC Gould is a top-ranked law school with a 115-year history and reputation for academic excellence. We are located on the beautiful 228-acre USC University Park Campus, just south of downtown Los Angeles.
- Academics
Academics
Learn about our interdisciplinary curriculum, experiential learning opportunities and specialized areas.
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Admissions
USC Gould helps prepare you for a stellar legal career. You can pursue a JD degree, one of our numerous graduate and international offerings, or an online degree or certificate.
- Students
Students
Participate in an unparalleled learning experience with diversity of people and thought. Get involved in the law school community and participate in activities that enhance your studies.
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- Careers
Careers
We work closely with students, graduates and employers to support successful career goals and outcomes. Our overall placement rate is consistently strong, with 94 percent of our JD class employed within 10 months after graduation.
- Faculty
Faculty
Our faculty is distinguished for its scholarship, as well as for its commitment to teaching. Our 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio creates an intimate and collegial learning environment.
- Alumni and Giving
Alumni and Giving
The global Trojan network of more than 10,000 law alumni and donors include recognized leaders in numerous fields who are deeply committed to supporting student and law school success.
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CLASS Workshops
Center for Law and Social Science (CLASS)
- CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (CLASS)
- CLASS WORKSHOPS
- CLEO WORKSHOPS
- WORKING PAPER SERIES
- FACULTY
- MAILING LIST
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic all events will be held from 12:00-1:00 pm via Zoom unless otherwise stated.
For Zoom participant information, please contact the department of Academic Operations AcademicOperations@law.usc.edu.
Online copies can be downloaded by clicking the title of the paper below as they become available. When not available for download, copies will be emailed to members of the CLASS email list. To join the list, please click here.
(Please note that some topics are to be announced)
Fall 2020
- August 24 - Mariana Pargendler (Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Law School in São Paulo)
Title: “Veil Peeking: The Corporation as a Nexus for Regulation”
Via Zoom Video Conferencing
- August 31 - Calvin Lai (Washington University in St. Louis)
Title: “Racial Disparities in Police Traffic Stops are associated with County-Level Racial Prejudice”
*Jointly sponsored by Social Psychology Brown Bag Series Via Zoom Video Conferencing
- September 14 - David Kirk (Oxford)
Title: Title: “Home Free: Prisoner Reentry and Residential Change After Hurricane Katrina”
Via Zoom Video Conferencing
- September 21 - Marco Becht (Université libre de Bruxelles / Free University of Brussels)
Title: “Corporate Governance Through Exit and Voice”
- October 05 - Arie Kruglanski (University of Maryland)
Title: TBA
*Jointly sponsored by Social Psychology Brown Bag Series Via Zoom Video Conferencing
- October 12 - Michael Abramowicz (George Washington)
Title: TBA
Via Zoom Video Conferencing
- October 19 - Chris Whytock (UCI)
Title: TBA
Via Zoom Video Conferencing
- October 26 - Danny Sokol (University of Florida)
Title: TBA
Via Zoom Video Conferencing
- November 02 - Melissa Ferguson (Yale)
Title: TBA
*Jointly sponsored by Social Psychology Brown Bag Series Via Zoom Video Conferencing
- November 09 - Assaf Hamdani (Tel Aviv University)
Title: TBA
Via Zoom Video Conferencing
- November 16 - Kyle Rozema (Washington University)
Title: TBA
- November 23 - Emily Ryo (USC)
Title: TBA
Via Zoom Video Conferencing
- November 30 - Dov Cohen (University of Illinois)
Title: TBA
*Jointly sponsored by Social Psychology Brown Bag Series Via Zoom Video Conferencing
Spring 2021
There are no CLASS Workshops scheduled at this time. Please check back again.
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