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Bennis Scholars Class of 2019: Cohort 2

Pooja Agarwal Pooja Agarwal is a senior from Massachusetts majoring in Business Administration with minors in Environmental Studies and Spanish. She is a Leonard D. Schaeffer Government Service Fellow and is spending the summer interning at the California State Assembly in Sacramento. Around campus, she is involved as Vice President of Finance for Peaks and…

Grateful for support that made college possible, USC Fulbright grantee pays it forward

Troy Camp co-director Marla Ross found her confidence at USC through financial assistance and guidance from mentors and friends. As a recent grad, she wants to help others do the same.

2019 Fellowship Recipients
Link to AHF recipients archive

2019 Astronaut Scholarship Recipient Zane Durante is a rising junior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Applied and Computational Mathematics. As a part of this honor, scholars receive up to a $10,000 award; expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. for the “Innovators Gala”; mentoring by an Astronaut Scholar…

2019 Astronaut Scholarship Recipient
2019 & 2020 Astronaut Scholar Zane Durante with Chairman of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation’s Board of Directors, Curtis Lee “Curt” Brown Jr., a former NASA astronaut and retired United States Air Force Colonel at the Astronaut Scholarship Gala in Washington, D.C.

Zane Durante is a rising junior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Applied and Computational Mathematics.

2 Bridge Institute BUGS grads finish with Fulbright fellowships in hand

Students attribute Fulbright opportunities to study diabetes and cancer to research experience gained at the Bridge Institute at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience.

Valedictorian Ivana Giang channels her refugee family story to combat global education inequality

As the proud child of Vietnamese refugees, Giang has spent her time at USC tackling education disparities at a local, national and international level.  By Joanna Clay

Salutatorian Haochen Wang went from struggling in middle school to singing with the Rolling Stones

Salutatorian Haochen Wang of Anhui, China, discovered a love of singing and performing during his time at USC.  By Joanna Clay

Salutatorian Diviya Gupta wants to make medicine more accessible

Diviya Gupta became interested in medicine when her grandfather was diagnosed with an unfamiliar disease. With graduation right around the corner, she is looking forward to bringing her skills as a physician to underrepresented areas. By Joanna Clay

Driven to help immigrants, graduating senior finds her path at USC

As a Trojan, Tingyee Chang discovered her passion for research. It guided the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants toward a double major in neuroscience and public policy.

USC ranked Fulbright Top Producer for 7th year

USC was named a top producer of Fulbright scholars for the seventh consecutive year after 14 students were chosen for 2018-19. By Michael Tseng