For weeks, Rep. Karen Bass has faced intensifying questions over her free USC master's degree in social work while in Congress. The Times reported last month that Bass was awarded a scholarship to USC ...

Hiu Kit David Chong is expected to plead guilty in an admissions fraud case after admitting he falsified applicants' admissions packets. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) A former USC admissions ...

Opening with footage of Doheny Library, there is no question that last week’s “Saturday Night Live” skit titled “College Admissions,” which was cut from the on-air broadcast but published online, was ...

USC has added an early action option for all future first-year applicants, beginning with the 2022-23 admission cycle. Individuals applying to USC under the new option — including merit scholarship ...

Internal admissions emails from the University of Southern California made public through a court filing reveal that family wealth was a factor in university enrollment discussions in recent years.

LOS ANGELES — A former USC admissions official who accepted thousands of dollars in payments to ensure graduate school admission for unqualified international students pleaded guilty Monday to a ...

A prominent Napa Valley vintner worked feverishly last fall to secure his daughter’s admission to USC as a water polo recruit. The catch: The girl wasn’t qualified to join the powerhouse team that is ...

Internal admissions emails from the University of Southern California made public through a court filing Tuesday reveal that family wealth was a factor in university enrollment discussions in recent ...