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USC School of Dramatic Arts announces Cynthia Erivo Scholarship
The new award will support USC dramatic arts students pursuing careers across film, theater and the creative industries.
Student commencement speaker ready to show his ‘superpower’: ‘Making other people happy and bringing in the energy’
COMMENCEMENT: Football helped USC Annenberg senior transfer student Malique “Kash” Amos become a charismatic leader.
USC commencement 2026: What you need to know if you’ll be attending
COMMENCEMENT: Thousands are expected on the University Park Campus for USC’s 143rd commencement celebrations this week. You’ll want to plan accordingly.
Thirteen USC innovators named as National Academy of Inventors senior members
The prestigious recognition honors academic inventors whose patented discoveries have made a tangible impact on society.
Love of language and community — and AI safety — fuel graduate’s USC experience
COMMENCEMENT: USC Dornsife computational linguistics major Kyle Ng explores ways to make large language models safer while also helping his fellow students feel at home on campus.
USC Price students’ work with Riverside city officials win $5,000 at Sunstone Economic Development Challenge
The winning team worked to address a growing misalignment between the skills of its workforce and the needs of local employers.
Countdown to Commencement
Featured from USC Trojan Family Magazine
Students are attending and engaging in Catholic Mass, Shabbat dinners, religious studies, baptisms and other activities at record levels, driving a “golden age” of religion and spirituality on campus.
In their own words, Trojans share how they’ve discovered faith and explored spirituality at USC.
Cutting-edge technologies developed by USC researchers are changing not just the pace of Alzheimer’s disease discoveries but also the ways scientists make those discoveries.
At USC, comedy is more than a path to stardom; it’s a practical skill across disciplines.
Latest ‘Trojan Talks’ Episodes
Episode 8: Beong-Soo Kim and Prem Natarajan
The president sits down with Prem Natarajan — executive vice president, head of enterprise AI and chief scientist at Capital One, as well as a USC computer science professor — to discuss how AI is reshaping organizations and what it means for universities and the future of talent.
Episode 7: Beong-Soo Kim with Peter Mancall
President Beong-Soo Kim sits down with Distinguished Professor Peter Mancall, one of the nation’s leading scholars of early North America, to discuss his forthcoming book Contested Continent, the deeper forces that shaped the nation’s founding, and the lasting value of studying history. With USC serving as the only university host of the National Archives’ traveling exhibition of founding-era documents, they explore deep scholarship, public memory, and the role higher education plays in connecting the past to the present.
Episode 6: Beong-Soo Kim and Richard K. Green
President Beong-Soo Kim sits down with Richard K. Green, director of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, to discuss how cities can survive, adapt, and remain affordable in an era of volatility and transformation. From rebuilding after catastrophic wildfires to confronting the nation’s housing shortage and reimagining the future of American cities, they explore the intersection of markets, public policy, and education — and how universities like USC can help support more resilient communities.
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A $200 million gift from venture capitalist Mark Stevens and his wife, Mary, will build on USC’s strengths by leveraging AI to accelerate breakthroughs in the health sciences, security, business and the arts.
A USC Dornsife-led study found that the Eaton fire’s daily carbon monoxide emissions far exceeded L.A. County’s average daily emissions from all human activity.
Phillinganes, a five-decade veteran of the music industry, will join his Grammy-winning longtime collaborator on stage Monday.
As part of ShadeLA, the USC School of Architecture-led competition judged entries from hundreds of students across Los Angeles for the best modular shade design.
The degree is the first undergraduate program of its kind in the country.
Research That Saves Lives
USC is one of the nation’s premier research institutions, where bold ideas and cross-disciplinary collaboration fuel discovery and innovation. Our researchers tackle society’s most urgent challenges, delivering solutions that save lives and improve communities around the world. We are deeply grateful for the trust the American taxpayer has placed in USC’s research enterprise that advances our nation’s global and economic competitiveness.
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