Nancy Staudt, Edward G. Lewis Professor in Law and Public Policy at USC, has been named Academic Director of the new Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy:

The USC Schwarzenegger Institute will focus on the responsibility of
policymakers to transcend partisanship to implement policies that most
benefit the people they serve, with five priority areas: education,
energy and environment, fiscal and economic policy, health and human
wellness, and political reform. Guiding principles include: science and
evidence as an important role to play when finding solutions to policy
and social issues; local solutions are often the best means to solve
global problems and, future leaders, including students and young
people, must help shape the solutions for our future.

Schwarzenegger will chair the Board of Advisors and serve as inaugural
holder of the Governor Downey Professor of State and Global Policy at
USC, named after a former California governor and co-founder of USC.

The USC Schwarzenegger Institute will focus on the responsibility of
leaders to transcend partisanship to implement policies that most
benefit the people they serve. … Guiding principles include: science and evidence must play an important
role when finding solutions to policy and social issues; local solutions
are often the best means to solve global problems; and future leaders,
including students and young people, must help shape the solutions for
our future.