USC did not inform students that many components of the online master's of social work degree are outsourced to a for-profit education company, a lawsuit alleges. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) ...

Graduates of the University of Southern California’s online social work master’s program filed a complaint Thursday, accusing the school of false advertising when it claimed that its program was the ...

The University of Southern California isn’t banning the word “field,” no matter what its School of Social Work may say. Elizabeth A. Graddy, interim provost and senior vice president for academic ...

The flip of the calendar to a new year prompts millions of us to pledge personal improvement in the form of resolutions. In 2023, I have chosen not to participate in this annual ritual. Having reached ...

Suspended Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas steered county contracts to USC’s social work school while he was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in exchange for ...

USC falsely marketed an online social-work degree program as equal to its respected on-campus offering, using it as a "cash cow" to lure in students unaware of the difference, a class-action lawsuit ...