Arts

Jon Rudnitsky talks about transitioning between acting and stand-up, and his time on Saturday Night Live.

Highlights include successful partnerships with two outside organizations.

The event, hosted by the Center for Music, Brain and Society at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, was part of the Los Angeles County Arts and Health Week.

After a nearly 10-year gap to work in the music industry, Grant Bozigian brings his collegiate journey to an end with a degree from USC Marshall.

“Our goal is to help uplift student voices and student needs, and to communicate with faculty about ... how we can improve student lives,” says the group’s president, Isadora Swann.

When Matt Chenuz set his sights on becoming a successful film and TV producer, he knew he would have to leave Canada. So he applied to what he called the “best producing program in the world.”

Gift and matching challenge from the Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund supports the study of artistic engagement and the aging process.

It’s a bit of a paradox, USC Dornsife’s Emily Anderson notes: Readers often look like they’re all alone, and yet, “you’re with these characters, you’re with the author, you’re in another world.”

“Professional preparation isn’t just a practical consideration — It’s a moral imperative,” says the school’s dean, Emily Roxworthy.

PHOTO GALLERY: Tens of thousands turn out on the USC University Park Campus for the nation’s largest literary festival.