The JD and undergraduate ceremony will feature Dead Man Walking author Sister Helen Prejean, while graduate and international programs will be addressed by alumnus Nicolai Schwarz-Gondek.
The 1996 alumnus is perhaps best known as the creator, showrunner, writer and director of the award-winning Hulu series Dopesick, and as co-creator, executive producer, writer and director of the hit Fox series Empire.
Cinematographer Alice Brooks, known for In the Heights and the Wicked franchise, will receive the Mary Pickford Alumni Award.
Olivia Northcutt-Wyly credits the Swim with Mike Foundation, which raises scholarship money for disabled athletes, with helping her find her way when illness ended her competitive swimming career. The organization’s annual USC fundraiser is this weekend.
In their own words, Trojans share how they’ve discovered faith and explored spirituality at USC.
Victoria Makanjuola planned to build a career in media and the creative industries. Instead, her USC degree let her move into the tech world.
William Durban’s talent for physics served him well as a USC Viterbi electronic engineering student. Add leadership training from the Navy ROTC program at USC Price, and the result is an American success story.
Kenton Gregory is saving lives from combat zones to maternity wards with his invention: a sponge-based wound dressing.
Thomas Vriens says the USC Marshall program “reinvigorated my pride in being a veteran.”
Meet the inaugural 10 to Watch, an annual recognition of outstanding recently graduated USC Dornsife alumni.
