LAT:
“experiencing significant shifts in federal support” for its research and other programs
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USC’s expenses have “significantly outpaced” its revenue for several years.
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In interviews, two university employees acknowledged how grave the federal funding losses could be — but they also cited several pricey projects that they believe have hurt USC’s finances. Those endeavors include the construction of the Bloom Football Performance Center, which broke ground in November; the installation of enhanced security measures in the aftermath of spring 2024 protests over Israel’s war in Gaza; and the opening of the university’s Capital Campus in Washington, D.C., in 2023.
Football team has gotten worse every season under Lincoln Riley:
7-6
8-5
11-3 (with terrible bowl loss)