Why Do So Many CC Posters Dislike USC?

WWWard
Sat, 26 May 2018 18:38:18 +0000

@gyrase777 I’ve personally been active on CC for years and have never seen a single USC defender post anything at all similar to your characterization.

I just re-watched “The Hunting Game” again recently. I suggest it as required viewing for anyone (male or female) about to attend a college or university + their parents. When the Notre Dame examples were highlighted, especially detailing the cover-ups attributable to Notre Dame’s administration, I suspected mass resignations or firings. But as far as I can tell… none occurred. Just for silence and cover-ups.

At least at USC, the President was willing to resign and at least partially acknowledge that he failed to do enough. With 10K+ employees and 30K+ students, no university president should actually be responsible for one or two bad actors within their midst. But honor dictated that he resign… so he did. If you do watch “The Hunting Ground”, any UND supporter should expect the same from their Board of Trustees or university leadership.

As for USC’s reputation for wealth or privilege, that is largely a thing of the past. These days… it is more about diversity, inclusion and opportunity:

“Nearly two-thirds of USC undergraduates receive some sort of financial aid, including need-based grants, merit scholarships, Federal Work-Study and loans. Among the 2017 entering first-year class, nearly two-thirds received some form of financial assistance, with more than 21 percent receiving a USC merit-based scholarship. USC enrolls more than 4,000 low-income undergraduate students (as defined by Pell Grant eligibility) more than most private research universities. In fall 2017, 21 percent of enrolled undergraduates received Pell Grants. Most importantly, low-income and under-represented minority students at USC graduate at rates comparable to the overall undergraduate population.”