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Category Archives: USC
Paul Pringle and the Sociology of Institutional Self-Protection
Paul Pringle (b. 1956) investigates the hidden administrative logic of powerful institutions. Across decades he studied how universities, municipal governments, unions, police agencies, child welfare bureaucracies, and media organizations shield themselves from scrutiny while presenting an image of civic legitimacy. … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, USC
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Ten Convenient Beliefs For Leaders Of USC Now
USC leaders believe their institution’s transformation over the past three decades from a regional party school whose academic reputation lagged far behind its crosstown rival UCLA into a globally recognized research university ranked among the top thirty institutions in the … Continue reading
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Alliance Theory and the Battle for Prestige and Billions at USC Keck School of Medicine
Members of the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine do not compete for authority by saying they want to protect billions in research grants, clinical revenue, tuition, and philanthropic gifts, or by defending the institutional arrangements that insulate … Continue reading
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LAT: Cedars-Sinai didn’t act on four decades of complaints about gynecologist’s sexual abuse, lawsuits allege
The Los Angeles Times reports: Hundreds of former patients have accused Barry Brock of sexually abusing them while they were in his care. More than a dozen say that Cedars-Sinai personnel ignored their complaints, according to lawsuits. Cedars-Sinai terminated Brock’s … Continue reading
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Decoding USC
Under David Pinsof’s Alliance Theory, USC is best understood as Southern California’s private-sector power broker university. Its role is not to define moral truth, like UCLA often tries to do, but to convert proximity to power into prestige, money, and … Continue reading
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The News Is What Bureaucracies Report
If you can’t base your news on a bureaucratic report, you’re swimming outside the normal news business (because you can’t normally get sued for reporting what a bureaucracy reports). I’m reading Paul Pringle’s 2022 book (Bad City: Peril and Power … Continue reading
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Steve Sarkisian sues USC over his firing, claiming school didn’t accommodate his disability
Is this the type of man you would want commanding your football team? Would you want your son to play for this guy? What kind of lawyers would take such a case? REPORT: Former USC coach Steve Sarkisian has filed … Continue reading
Orthodox Jew Reps USC’s Josh Shaw
Don Etra is a friend of George W. Bush, a famed defense attorney and a mensch. A black guy in trouble should always run to a smart Jew like Etra if he can. It’s always worked for me. The New … Continue reading
USC Officials Appalled By Young Couple Having Sex On Top Of Education Building In Front Of Hundreds
I blame the decline of organized religion in our society for this depravity. The Daily Mail reports: An inquiry has been launched after a couple were caught apparently having sex on the rooftop of a USC building – allegedly in … Continue reading
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