Culture and Community

Highlights include successful partnerships with two outside organizations.

More than 300 people enjoy fellowship at gathering highlighted by inspiring speeches, music and a soul food brunch.

The university honors outstanding Trojans — and USC President Carol Folt — at the 91st alumni awards ceremony.

The longtime director of the world’s largest repository of LGBTQ+ materials retires having facilitated its modernization and expansion.

Anthropologist Hrag Papazian brings a global lens to contemporary Armenian experiences and diasporic life.

More than 400 students, faculty and staff enjoyed music, dance, martial arts and a sense of belonging.

The donation from Paul D. Lerner and Stephen Reis safeguards the future of the world’s largest LGBTQ+ archive.

More than 400 Trojans enjoyed traditional Arabic food, dance and henna art during the event in Hahn Plaza on the University Park Campus.

Heartfelt words — including remarks by USC President Carol Folt — and traditional dance and food highlight the event in Hahn Plaza.

Southern California’s Imperial Valley is a region of economic distress and environmental trauma. Can untapped lithium reserves near the Salton Sea fuel a clean-energy economy — and a more prosperous future?