University of Southern California
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For a final grant for a project to connect national security policymakers with academia
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
38 months
Description
Bridging the gap between academic research and policy relevance has been a persistent problem in foreign policy.Scholars and policymakers often speak in their own jargon, focus on different aspects of an issue, and have incompatible deadlines.This project helps remedy these issues by connecting foreign policy practitioners with policy-relevant scholarly work.Activities include providing summaries of relevant research and quarterly compendiums of published work in language that is accessible to policymakers, and regular roundtables that enable conversation between scholars and practitioners.With renewed funding, the project will also commission short, timely, policy-focused papers from academics on issues of interest to policymakers, including issues related to nuclear weapons and emerging technologies.
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For a project to connect national security policymakers with academia
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
Academic research on international security is rarely integrated into policymaking.The Intersect Project at the University of Southern Californiamakes scholarly expertise more accessible to policymakers by connecting international security scholars with practitioners in the U.S. government. The project produces quarterly email compendiums with short summaries and commentary highlighting the most timely and relevant scholarly books and articles in the field. The project also organizes monthly roundtables, hosted by government agencies, featuring scholars who present their current research to policymakers. Corporation support will contribute to the project’s activities.
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For the California Civic Engagement Project’s research on the state-level impact of automatic voter registration and an in-depth analysis of the national Latino electorate
Date
Sep. 13, 2018
Duration
21 months
Description
Twelve states and the District of Columbia are implementing automatic voter registration (AVR), a new reform dedicated to modernizing the electoral system and dramatically increasing civic engagement through voting. Latino voters are also turning out in record numbers, with 13 million people voting in the 2016 presidential election. Housed at the University of Southern California, the California Civic Engagement Project is dedicated to research that informs policy and on-the-ground efforts to actualize a more engaged and representative democracy. With Corporation support, the California Civic Engagement Project will conduct two studies. It will examine the impact of AVR on turnout in recent elections, as well as analyze Latino voter engagement in the United States to understand how socioeconomic conditions within the community affect access to voting and voting behavior.
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For a project to connect scholars and practitioners of international relations
Date
Sep. 07, 2017
Duration
49 months
Description
The Intersect Project makes scholarly expertise more accessible to policymakers by connecting international security scholars with practitioners in the U.S. government. The project produces quarterly email compendiums with short summaries and commentary highlighting the most timely and relevant scholarly books and articles in the field. The project also organizes monthly roundtables featuring scholars who present their current research to policymakers. These roundtables are hosted by government agencies, including the Department of State and the Department of Defense, and are open to all other interested agencies. With Corporation support, this project will bring scholarly research on international security issues directly to the attention of practitioners.
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For research on the legal permanent resident population at the city and county level
Date
Mar. 03, 2016
Duration
12 months
Description
Citizenship provides substantial social and economic benefits for immigrants and their receiving communities. Despite these benefits–including increased wages and higher levels of civic participation–a large number of eligible immigrants (8.8 million)–do not naturalize. Naturalization efforts require local support as well as nuanced analysis of the impediments to naturalization. Researchers know, for example, that certain immigrants–those from particular countries of origin, those with lower levels of education, and those who are older–tend to naturalize at the lowest rates. But they do not always know how important each of these factors are relative to each other. With Corporation support, academics at the University of Southern California’s Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration will provide highly localized estimates–in many cases, sub-county and sub-metro–of who the eligible-to-naturalize are, where they live, and how advocates might encourage infrastructure to support their naturalization.
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For a project on connecting scholars to practitioners
Date
Jun. 04, 2015
Duration
20 months
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For a research project related to understanding Islamic extremism
Date
Jun. 04, 2015
Duration
31 months
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Academic Leadership Award in recognition of Southern California University President Chrysostomos L. Nikias’ outstanding academic and institutional leadership
Date
Sep. 17, 2015
Duration
12 months
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For improving analysis and reporting of the Benchmaking Equity and Student Success Tool (BESST)
Date
Jun. 06, 2013
Duration
18 months
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For the development of a tool to measure the impact of naturalization programs
Date
Jun. 14, 2012
Duration
28 months
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As a final grant for building the capacity of Muslim leadership in America through programs at the American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute
Date
Sep. 22, 2011
Duration
21 months
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For a project to develop an immigrant integration scorecard
Date
Sep. 22, 2011
Duration
12 months
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For a project to identify policy solutions regarding non-tenure track faculty that better support student success in undergraduate education
Date
Sep. 22, 2011
Duration
12 months
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For a conference to explore ways of incorporating religion in public diplomacy
Date
Jun. 09, 2011
Duration
12 months
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For a meeting of journalism school deans to discuss the curriculum enrichment and revitalization of journalism education
Date
Sep. 16, 2010
Duration
6 months
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For a web-based application platform for the Center for Urban Education
Date
Dec. 02, 2010
Duration
14 months
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Toward a project on public policy and the future of the news
Date
Jun. 11, 2009
Duration
12 months
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For development of facilitator training for the Equity Scorecard, a leadership development program for college faculty and staff
Date
Mar. 05, 2009
Duration
26 months
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Toward curriculum enrichment
Date
Jun. 12, 2008
Duration
36 months
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Toward a workshop on American Muslim civic engagement and leadership
Date
Mar. 06, 2008
Duration
13 months
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Toward monitoring the public interest performance of local television election news coverage
Date
Mar. 03, 2005
Duration
12 months
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Toward a reinvigoration of the journalism curriculum offering students a deep exploration of complex subjects like history, politics, classics and philosophy
Date
Sep. 29, 2005
Duration
24 months