In January 2004, Governor Schwarzenegger established a bold roadmap for the future of public education, committing to the goals of expanding charter and career technical schools, ensuring that every classroom has an effective teacher and every school has an effective principal so that all students graduate prepared for college and career success.
The USC Schwarzenegger Institute recognizes the need for expertise during our current moment. Professors and students at USC and beyond have quickly transitioned to online instruction.
On November 15th Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger participated in the 6th edition of CITEK, a business summit hosted annually by Centro Fox in the Mexican state of Guanajuato.
The USC Schwarzenegger Institute was proud to continue its collaboration with the armed forces by hosting a round table conversation with senior leaders of the United States Marine Corps.
As an actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger has been known to take on the role of hero. As governor of California, he called the military the true action heroes.
Francisca used AB 32 and the bipartisan effort it took in CA to pass this groundbreaking Global Climate Solutions Act as a case study for explaining the legislative process.
Institute Legislative Outreach Director Fran Pavley was a keynote speaker at a clean vehicle event hosted by MoveLA and Calstart. The event was a strategic conversation with the clean vehicle industry
The Institute started the year with the expansion of the Digital Environmental Legislative Handbook by adding two additional bill files to its comprehensive list of environmental laws.
The SI in partnership with the NCEL launched the Digital Environmental Legislative Handbook, a first of its kind environmental policy resource, for state legislative leaders.
Prominent leaders from K-12 and higher education, government, media, military, sports, business and innovation gathered at the 2017 National After-School Summit
To highlight the importance of afterschool education the Institute participated in a documentary that examines the history of after-school programs and their value to kids, families and communities
Dr. Julio Frenk, the new president of the University of Miami, met with Gov. Schwarzenegger and Institute Director Bonnie Reiss to discuss a multi-year collaboration between U of M and the Institute
SI team visits ASU President Michael Crow to explore collaborations on policy areas of mutual interest, including climate change, energy, political reform and on-line education.
Institute in Action: Supporting high performance charter schools, the Chime Institute’s Schwarzenegger Community School and Vergara case update
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger led a National After-School Summit to call for a unified voice telling Congress not to terminate federal funding for after-school programs.
Watch WEBCAST of The National After-School Summit - March 24th
USC student Sarah Mcminimy created an interactive map with data visualization showing the distribution of after-school programs that receive support through the 21st Century Community Grants.
The Schwarzenegger Institute sponsored USC’s 2nd Local Government Case Challenge that took place February 5th – 8th.
Schwarzenegger Institute Global Director Bonnie Reiss moderated a provocative discussion Terror:On the Screen/On the Ground that was presented by The USC CREATE Center and the School of Cinematic Arts
On October 30th the USC Schwarzenegger Institute held a series of meetings in Washington D.C. with our nation's leaders to advocate continued support of comprehensive after-school programs.
Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Education Legacy: Guest commentaryBy Bonnie Reiss Ten years ago Californians rocked the nation by using a direct democracy tool and recalled a sitting...
Wednesday September 25th marked the third installment of the Students Talk Back series, a weekly politics and public policy forum, which is co-hosted by the Schwarzenegger...
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...
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...
Professor Schwarzenegger joined students from the inaugural USC Schwarzenegger Institute Class at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.
By Nancy Staudt, Academic Director, USC Schwarzenegger Institute The Schwarzenegger Institute hosted its first USC Schwarzenegger Scholarly Roundtable on November 28, 2012—and...
