
Jada Salazar
Jada majored in Business Administration with an emphasis in Risk Management in USC’s Marshall School, and was part of Marshall’s Honors Program she graduated with… Read More »Jada Salazar
Jada majored in Business Administration with an emphasis in Risk Management in USC’s Marshall School, and was part of Marshall’s Honors Program she graduated with… Read More »Jada Salazar
Jada majored in Business Administration in USC’s Marshall School with anemphasis in Risk Management. She also minored in Law and Psychology.As the first black female… Read More »Congratulations to 2023 Caldwell Scholar Graduate Jada Salazar!
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The Russell L. Caldwell Neighborhood Scholarship Program was born out of the tumultuous decade of the 1960s that sparked dramatic transformations in higher education. Strident… Read More »Donate to the Caldwell Scholarship Fund Today
John Recendez, a recent Dorsey High graduate, has declared a Business Administration major in the Marshall School of Business. He won a Honor Roll Award… Read More »John Recendez
Natalia Carrillo is a sophomore majoring in International Relations. Last year, she dedicated herself to mastering a third language and enrolled in French classes. Presently,… Read More »Natalia Carrillo
Jose Zarate Diaz is majoring in Biomedical Engineering with a Cellular-Molecular Emphasis in USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering. He was part of the Leslie and… Read More »Jose Zarate Diaz
Raul Torres, Jr. graduated from Huntington Park High School with honors from the Superintendent’s and Principal’s High Honor Rolls. He was a representative for the… Read More »Raul Torres, Jr.
Nicholas is graduating this spring with a major in Psychology and a minor in Data Science. He enjoys reading books and comics, drawing cartoons, and… Read More »Nicholas Isai Lopez
is currently working as a Test Engineer at a small, start-up company— Phase Four. He graduated from USC with a Bachelor of Science degree in Astronautical Engineering in 2019. Carlos writes about his time at USC as Caldwell Scholar, what he is currently up to and his future plans.
Michael Hernandez Garcia is a Mechanical Engineering major in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. During all four-years of high schoolhe was involved in the… Read More »Michael Hernandez Garcia
Kevin Gomez is studying Public Policy, minoring in Social Work and Juvenile Justice, and Law and Migration Studies. His role in the Boyle Heights Youth… Read More »Kevin Gomez
Keyron found his way to USC from Manual Arts Senior High School where he maintained a four-year 4.0 GPA, was president of the Magnet Senate… Read More »Keyron Colvin
is a current junior from Manual Arts Senior High School where she was on the principal’s honor roll for 4 years and the Valedictorian of her 2018 graduating class. At USC, Briana is a Political Science major on the pre-law track and hopes to attend law school right after graduation
is a senior majoring in Biological Sciences/PreMed with a Biotechnology minor. Carlos came to USC from Manual Arts Senior High School – College Preparatory Magnet with high honors. He is a member of the Latino Students in Medicine Club and volunteers in USC’s Upward Bound Program tutoring high school students in math, English and history. He is bilingual and proficient in several computer operating systems. Carlos plans to work in the medical field after graduation, eventually attending medical school.
is a senior studying Aerospace Engineering. This year she is serving as Vice President of Community Outreach for SHPE USC (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers). Her efforts encourage young students in K-12 to pursue careers in STEM. She is also a mentor for GEAR UP 4 LA in which she helps freshmen navigate through their first year of college.” Her sophomore year she served as Ambassador for the Center for Engineering Diversity Mentor Program advising high school students in the transition to college.
The Watts Riot of August 11-17, 1965 resulted from the deep-seated resentment in the African-American community for what was perceived as longstanding brutality by law… Read More »The Russell L. Caldwell Neighborhood Scholarship Program Receives An Anonymous Endowment Gift