Friday, May 2

USC Law Celebrates Class of 2008

Commencement ceremony begins at 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 16

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Friday, May 2

PILF Honors Pro Bono Work

Students and alumni thanked for their service during annual luncheon

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Friday, May 2

Fulbright Scholarship for Olivia Gonzalez

Graduating student will teach English in Spain

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Thursday, May 1

Daily Journal

A story featured a memoir by Prof. Elyn Saks about her struggle with schizophrenia. “I feel that there is so much stigma, particularly with schizophrenia, that we need to have people coming forward and put a human face on the disease,” Saks said. More schizophrenics could reach their full potential if given the resources, and if clinicians did not counsel them to lower their expectations, she added. Reaction from Saks’ colleagues has been “strongly enthusiastic and supportive,” said Michael Shapiro of the Gould School. Saks is an associate dean at the Gould School, the article noted.

Thursday, May 1

San Diego Jewish Journal

A story reviewed the memoir by Prof. Elyn Saks about her experience with schizophrenia. “My brain was the instrument of my success and my pride, but it also carried all the tools for my destruction,’ Saks wrote. Since its publication in August 2007, “The Center Cannot Hold” has garnered much attention, the story noted. “It’s just more gratifying than I can possibly imagine,” Saks said. “Colleagues and friends, and people I don’t even know who have just seen me in the newspaper, stop and have just been very supportive.” Saks will speak about her book in San Diego on May 28.