Culture and Community

PHOTOS: Festivities make for lively morning in the International Plaza at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center.

The university’s hospitals and USC Student Health earn the top score in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2026 Healthcare Equality Index

Attendees enjoy speakers, music and food at event held in Hahn Central Plaza on the University Park Campus.

Researchers, clinicians and community leaders gather to discuss the unique factors affecting health and well-being — and opportunities for USC to make a difference.

VIDEO and STORY: Trojans kick off AAPI celebration with Hawaiian dance performances, inspiring speakers and community spirit.

STORY and PHOTOS: The third annual event in Hahn Central Plaza honored legacy of survival and resilience.

STORY and PHOTOS: The theme of this year’s event was “Rooted in Our Stories, Planting Our Own Future.”

VIDEO and STORY: The celebration in McCarthy Quad focused on the theme “A Century of Black Commemoration: Preserve, Promote, Protect.”

The artistic director of Deaf West Theatre is working with students and faculty to broaden cultural competencies and introduce new approaches to performance.

Black History Month: Trojan Cyan Shreve and longtime USC employee Lori Shreve Blake are both descendants of trailblazing abolitionist and activist Mary Ann Shadd Cary.