Institute in Action

Is “Zero Waste” In Our Future?

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Terry Tamminen discuss Zero Waste

Schwarzenegger Institute Convenes Meaningful Immigration Reform Forum

Senators McCain & Bennet discussing the immigration reform bill with Ann Compton, ABC News

President Vicente Fox Urges the U.S. to Embrace Immigration Reform

By Vicente FoxThroughout 2001, President George W. Bush and I spent time negotiating an important bilateral agreement on immigration policies and programs. We optimistically...

Washington Comes to USC: Immigration Reform Forum

U.S. Senators, President Vicente Fox, Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Gov Schwarzenegger, Ann Compton - ABC News,  and others gather at USC to discuss Immigration Reform  ...

Institute Award offered at USC Undergrad Writers' Conference

The USC Schwarzenegger Institute is proud to partner with the USC Festival of Scholarly & Creative Work for this year's Undergraduate Writers' Conference. Writers can...

Tax Conference Features Larry Summers Keynote Address

Tax Conferences honors 100th Anniversary of the 16th Amendment.

Summers delivered five observations he finds “very important” as...

Larry Summers, the lauded economist, civil servant and academician believes in raising taxes on the things society discourages on the whole.

Tax conference was organized by USC Gould’s tax faculty, drew tax...

Summers predicted the one area of tax law that will change fundamentally over the next 25 years is its international and global scope.

Larry Summers kept a lecture hall filled with students, faculty and...

Should the U.S. government raise taxes on things that society as a whole discourages as a means of increasing our tax coffers?

Vienna R20 Energy & Climate Conference

Governor Schwarzenegger at Vienna R20 Global Conference

Vienna Student Leaders link to USC

Bonnie Reiss, Global Director of the Schwarzenegger Institute inspires the world’s next generation of leaders.

Institute launches “BE THE CHANGE” and “Spotlight Awards”

The USC Schwarzenegger Institute believes one person has the power to improve the lives of others and change the world. While government and business leaders have a major impact...

USC Schwarzenegger Institute Class Final Presentations

Professor Schwarzenegger joined students from the inaugural USC Schwarzenegger Institute Class at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.

Presentation Critiques from Prof. Schwarzenegger

Professor Schwarzenegger offers remarks to students on their final presentations

Academic Director addresses her “Leadership for a Post-Partisan...

Academic Director Nancy Staudt welcomes everyone to her class final presentation celebration.

Governor Schwarzenegger Honors Students

Governor Schwarzenegger presents certificates to students in recognition of their completion of the class.

Sustainability & Small Business Forum

Sustainability and Small Business By Bonnie Reiss, Global Director, USC Schwarzenegger Institute The USC Schwarzenegger Institute partnered with Verizon, the California Small...

Keynote Speaker Former Ca. EPA Secretary Terry Tamminen

Former Californian EPA Secretary Terry Tamminen (Pegasus Capital Advisors) keynotes the Forum and contributes his perspective on sustainability and government and corporate...

Student Leaders Share Ideas on Sustainability

Verizon interview student leaders on their ideas for the future of sustainability after the Small Business forum.

Student-built Companies Focused on Sustainability

Alex Fiance, CEO of Kairos Society introduces student-built companies focused on sustainability.

Great Idea Exchange at USC Scholars Lunch

By Nancy Staudt, Academic Director, USC Schwarzenegger Institute The Schwarzenegger Institute hosted its first USC Schwarzenegger Scholarly Roundtable on November 28, 2012—and...

Luncheon with Senator Evan Bayh

Schwarzenegger Institute Board of Advisor Former Indiana Senator Evan Bayh joined the Institute on October 19, 2012 for a luncheon at the Widney Alumni House. Senator Bayh...

Student Leaders Working Together

Aaron Taxy, President of USC College Democrats and Maddy Lansky, President of USC College Republicans exemplify the best of post-partisanship.

USC President Nikias welcomes Senator Evan Bayh to USC

President Nikias chats with Senator Bayh about USC’s global leadership

GPAC President Joe Edwards Meets with Senator Evan Bayh

GPAC President Joe Edwards discusses what USC students can do to encourage congressional post partisanship

Schwarzenegger Institute Inaugural Symposium

The Institutes inaugural symposium event drew nearly 1,000 attendees and more than a dozen national and international news media outlets featuring thought leaders from the realms...

Inaugural symposium presents Hollywood heavy weights

Inaugural symposium presents Hollywood heavy weights. CEO’s from film and music and television discuss innovation and media impact on culture.

Symposium Panel address local solution to global climate change

City of Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster and Nobel Prize recipient Dr. R.K. Pachauri discuss solutions to climate change.