Cinematographer Alice Brooks, known for In the Heights and the Wicked franchise, will receive the Mary Pickford Alumni Award.
Commencement 2026
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A scholar of social change and a visionary philanthropist will address this year’s graduating class.
COMMENCEMENT: Honorary degree recipients include a literary legend, a classical music virtuoso and a trailblazing geophysicist. Baccalaureate event will feature author Lisa Miller.
COMMENCEMENT: Rudd also served as Australia’s foreign minister and, more recently, the country’s ambassador to the U.S.
Holland — who earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at USC Dornsife — will speak to the college’s 2,000 graduates on May 15 in Alumni Park.
The former Trojan head coach and Super Bowl champion returns to the Coliseum to address the business school’s graduates in May.
The acclaimed conductor will address the Class of 2026 at the university’s 143rd commencement ceremony May 14 at the Coliseum.