Musical luminaries Andre Young (a.k.a. Dr. Dre) and Jimmy Iovine have pledged $70 million to start a new academy at USC to help launch the careers of Trojans into all facets of the music industry. The
USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation will be a four-year elite undergraduate program focusing on
entrepreneurship and bridge entertainment, engineering, computer science, fine arts, graphic design, business and leadership training. Click here for the full story in the LA Times. Iovine, the co-founder of Interscope records and Beats By Dr. Dre, is also the 2013 USC Commencement speaker this Friday.

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