LOS ANGELES – The chief of the Dallas College Police Department was named Friday as the new leader of the USC Department of Public Safety.
Lauretta Hill has spent the past six years as chief of the Dallas College Police Department, combining seven separate agencies into one department to provide public safety services to one of Texas’ largest community colleges, with nearly 75,000 undergraduate students, according to USC.
Hill previously served as deputy chief of the Miami Beach Police Department and assistant chief at the Arlington (Texas) Police Department.
“This is a department that is on the forefront of what universities can be when the collaborate with their community — internal and external,” Hill said in a statement about the USC agency.
In an email to the USC community, Erroll Southers, USC associate senior vice president of safety and risk assurance, wrote that Hill is “a team building and transformational leader.”
“She understands that our community members come from diverse backgrounds and experiences and brings years of community policing experience to help us achieve our goal of having all students, faculty, staff and neighbors feel respected and safe,” Southers wrote.
Hill will take over the USC post on Jan. 23.
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Re: USC names new chief of Department of Public Safety
The USC off campus community looks forward to working with Chief Hill. One major quality of life issue confronting the non student population are the rogue illegal fraternities operating with impunity in our residential communities. These ill behaving fraternities are responsible for our poor quality of life issues.
Mrs. Double Standard USC President Folt continues to ignore our quality of life concerns. Maybe the reason for ignoring our concerns, the non student population eyes are not blue enough or maybe our dark hair is not blond enough.
President Folt, your off campus public policies are negatively impacting the nonstudent population. Do something about it. The USC administration loves us when we go along with its programs and public policies, but ignores us when we challenge policies that favor its students over the non-student population.
Where are the DOJ civil rights attorneys when you need them?
Yosef Azri’el
20 Year Permanent off Campus Resident