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Making the Most of the Second Half of Life: An Encore Career Event

June 7, 2013

Marci Paul and Helen

The USC Emeriti Center, USC Career Center and the USC Alumni Association presented a town hall-style event on June 6 celebrating the publication of “The Encore Career Handbook: How to Make a Living and a Difference in the Second Half of Life” written by Marci Alboher, Vice President of Encore.org.

Paul Irving, President of the Milken Institute moderated a conversation with Alboher and Helen Dennis, Specialist in Aging, Employment & the New Retirement along with audience participants who have transitioned into encore careers – second acts for the greater good.

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USC Emeriti Center Hosts Premier of the Musical SEXY WIDOWS

June 6, 2013

On Saturday, June 1, the musical SEXY WIDOWS, by June August, USC retiree and widow, and Sonny Fox, her writing partner was performed to an enthusiastic and appreciative audience.

A question and answer session moderated by John Gaspari, Executive Director of the Center for Work and Family Life followed the production and a reception was hosted by the USC Emeriti Center.
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USC Hearing Health Symposium Recorded for Viewing

April 22, 2013

View our Recorded BROADCAST of the April 19th, USC Hearing Health Symposium, where hearing health, research, technology and psychology experts shared their insights and findings.

Click on each session link to watch the panel presentations.

Session I Exploring Your Hearing Health
Session II Latest Research, Communication and Effective Self-Advocacy
Session III What’s New – Assistive Devices (ALDs), Technologies, Resources
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Life After Retirement

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Virginia James Tufte

Since retiring, Virginia James Tufte has published one book and about a dozen essays, and has written and produced a one-hour video-biography for educational television and classroom use.  Her newest book is Artful Sentences: Syntax as Style (Graphics Press, 2006).  Carolyn See describes it … Continue reading

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