“That’s their history,” said Former LA City Councilman Bernard Parks, a USC alumnus who for years represented the council district that included the university. “They use their leverage on people they believe will help them now and in the future.”
During Rep. Karen Bass’ first year in Congress in 2011, she contacted government ethics officials with a request: Could she accept a full scholarship for a graduate degree at USC.
How she got the scholarship offers a window into the lengths USC has gone to forge bonds with local politicians, a practice that is now facing new scrutiny.The private university was by far the biggest employer in Bass’ congressional district, which stretches from the edge of downtown L.A. to the Westside.
Bass has not been accused of wrongdoing regarding the scholarship. She is now a leading candidate in the race for L.A. mayor. USC’s press office told The Times that the social work program was under “new leadership” and could not address “what policies and procedures were in place at the School of Social Work 10 years ago.”
A 2011 letter from the House Committee on Ethics to Bass offers insight into what led USC to provide the full scholarship. As they considered the request for the gift waiver, officials collected information from Flynn and Bass.The dean acknowledged at the time that the full-tuition package like that given to Bass was not publicized to students. Scholarships advertised to students online required an application process, had formal requirements and were typically less generous.
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