COMMENCEMENT: The nondenominational, interfaith celebration — a USC tradition — features words of wisdom from best-selling author Lisa Miller, a research scholar on spirituality in psychology; university President Beong-Soo Kim; and more. Watch the video.

COMMENCEMENT: Tiffany Yarian will begin the two-year Chapman-Amgen oncology medical affairs fellowship in June, capping four years of industry-focused training at USC Mann.

For the third year, the hospital received the highest rating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report.

COMMENCEMENT: Issac Vargas was part of the Reuters investigative team that was awarded the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.

COMMENCEMENT: Rahinatou Sawadogo has charted a career path at the intersection of biopharmaceutical science and business.

COMMENCEMENT: Arthur Bookstein bikes across Japan to raise funds for AYA@USC, a program that supports adolescents and young adults with cancer.

COMMENCEMENT: Yuquan “Wendy” Zhou’s introduced a novel, “people-based” approach that measures when and where essential services are accessible in daily life.

COMMENCEMENT: Christian Gudiel is dedicated to helping system-impacted youth choose a different path for their lives.

COMMENCEMENT: Maxim Averbukh appreciates the "uniquely holistic way of thinking about aging" that is fostered for students and trainees at the USC Leonard Davis School.

More than 2,000 students will come to USC for the 42nd annual National Tournament.