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USC Iovine and Young Academy Collaborates With Microsoft for Startups
The USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy is partnering with Microsoft for Startups to offer students key resources like mentorship and technology access through the Academy’s Innovation Quest initiative.

Iovine and Young Academy Kicks Off Fall Founders Bootcamp
USC Iovine and Young Academy hosted its second annual Founders Bootcamp on September 20, 2024. Prospective entrepreneurs heard stories from business founders and participated in hands-on mentorship and expert-led sessions.

USC Iovine and Young Academy Partners With Ernst & Young LLP to Advance Women in Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Business
USC Iovine and Young Academy is collaborating with Ernst & Young LLP to enhance inclusion, diversity, equity, and access for women within entrepreneurship, business, and leadership.

Iovine and Young Center Comes to Inglewood in 2025
In August 2024, Jimmy Iovine announced plans to open a new Iovine and Young Center in Inglewood, CA, in 2025. Jimmy Iovine and others attended an announcement ceremony that drew in students and community members.

Iovine and Young Academy Partners With USC Marshall
A new partnership between the Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy and USC Marshall School of Business was announced. The new joint degree, BS Business of Innovation (BUIN), starts in fall 2025.

USC Iovine and Young Academy Students’ Aesthetic Storytelling Mural
Each freshman class at the USC Iovine and Young Academy creates a piece of Academy history — a mural that adorns the lobby wall of the Iovine and Young Hall during the school year. The students from the Academy class of 2027 discussed the inspiration behind the project.

SoLa Impact Material Science & Engineering Lab Opens in LA
At the SoLa Impact Material Science & Engineering Lab powered by Howmet Aerospace Foundation in south Los Angeles, students can create the innovation of tomorrow. The lab’s curriculum is designed by the USC Iovine and Young Academy for students K–12.

Welcome to Iovine and Young Hall: Where Ideas Come to Life
Iovine and Young Hall at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles is where USC Iovine and Young Academy students learn, collaborate, and transform innovative ideas into tangible products and services. Check out an Iovine and Young Hall welcome video from 2020.

USC Iovine and Young Academy Collaborates With Microsoft for Startups
The USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy is partnering with Microsoft for Startups to offer students key resources like mentorship and technology access through the Academy’s Innovation Quest initiative.

Iovine and Young Academy Kicks Off Fall Founders Bootcamp
USC Iovine and Young Academy hosted its second annual Founders Bootcamp on September 20, 2024. Prospective entrepreneurs heard stories from business founders and participated in hands-on mentorship and expert-led sessions.