On April 29, Annenberg Media interviewed Clayton Dube, director of the USC U.S.-China Institute, who shared his insights on the two countries’ relationship.

Undergraduate tuition at USC for the 2020-21 academic year will be $59,260, a 3.5% ($2,004) increase from the previous year, Annenberg Media learned and confirmed with the university.

After learning that USC Keck Medicine is in need of PPE like surgical masks, N95 respirator and protective gowns, the USC Chinese community acted quickly. As of April 27, more than 330 Chinese parents donated more than 150,000 disposable gloves, 100,000 isolation masks, 4,000 N95 respirators, 870 surgical masks, 450 coveralls and other PPEs to Keck Medicine.

USC names Tracey Vranich as interim senior vice president for university advancement while Albert Checcio, who led the university’s fundraising for 10 years, becomes an advisor to the president.

USC Student Health is conducting a study to estimate the percent of students that have developed COVID-19 antibodies, Chief Health Officer Sarah Van Orman announced in an email Wednesday to USC senior vice presidents, deans and student government.

USC will not provide tuition refunds for the spring semester and upcoming summer sessions, which will be held online, the university announced via email Tuesday afternoon.

USC is now revising its answer to who is eligible for applying the COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund after the Department of Education issued new measures, specifying that funds may only be granted to students who are eligible for federal financial aid.

USC sent out an email Monday to Everybody’s Kitchen’s customers notifying a confirmed case of COVID-19 from an employee who worked in the community kitchen. The university’s health official said the person did not contract the virus at the workplace.

USC will be receiving funds from the U.S. Department of Education to provide emergency financial aid grants for students affected by the pandemic, the Dean of Financial Aid Thomas McWhorter announced in an email to academic deans and enrollment council Monday.

USC will provide a pro-rated refund of room and meal plan payments to students who left university housing amid COVID-19, university officials announced in an email to the USC community Friday.

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USC is requiring people to wear face masks or cloth face coverings on campus, Chief Health Officer Sarah Van Orman announced in an email Thursday evening. "Please know that failure to adhere to these mandatory protections will result in being asked to leave the campus or being declined service by any of our areas of operation (e.g., dining services, housing, transportation, etc.),” the email stated.

USC will provide face coverings for students remaining in university housing and essential employees on campus, university officials said in an email Tuesday.

USC closed the sale of a new presidential residence for Carol Folt right before the coronavirus became pandemic, following a decision to purchase the new $8.6-million home in Santa Monica made last fall.

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all people wear cloth face coverings while in public - the latest a shift in the public dialogue surrounding how to best contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.