
Darla Moore School of BusinessAt a Glance
The Darla Moore School of Business is globally renowned for academic rigor, a world-class faculty and 13 major research centers that span the full spectrum of business disciplines.
The Moore School is the choice for both next-generation and growing professionals seeking premier academics and experiential learning that prepares them to be data proficient, analytically capable and functionally grounded graduates. Controlled faculty-to-student ratios ensure our classrooms are stimulating settings while high-performing program rankings attract both top-tier students and corporate partnerships that often lead to future opportunities.
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Meet the Black alumnae whose contributions are commemorated on the Horseshoe
As a tribute to the Black alumnae featured in the student-produced documentary The Backbone, USC’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion installed 18 personalized bricks on the Horseshoe. The honorees' stories span seven decades of university history.
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From side hustle to startup: McNair Institute prepares future entrepreneurs for success
Recent graduates Brett Nilsen and Sean Powers came to the McNair Institute with a dream. They left USC with the opportunity to participate in one of the world’s largest startup investor programs.
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Campus Conversation: Jala Lewis
Through her marketing major, Jala Lewis is learning how to manage her cosmetology business that she started in high school. Jala’s Extensions became a reality for Lewis when she posted her progress in learning how to braid on social media — her peers in school were impressed. Now, she has braided Zia Cooke’s, Bree Hall’s, and Chico Carter Jr.’s hair in USC athletics.
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Is there a management professor in the house?
Business professor Luv Sharma’s research focus on process management and improvement may sound like an unlikely match for helping kidney transplant patients, but his experience and expertise were the perfect combination for creating an intervention for a major U.S. hospital over three years (2013-16).

Learning Experiences
Along with completing traditional internships, many departments provide classroom-based project and experiential learning opportunities in partnership with businesses, industries and nonprofits. From Finance Scholars’ live case studies with industry partners to full-semester experiential learning courses in sales and marketing working for top global brands such as Coca-Cola, ESPN and Lionsgate.
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