Finalists named for 34th annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards
The award honors the year’s most accomplished film and episodic series adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based.
USC School of Dramatic Arts celebrates 75 years on center stage
From its humble beginnings with just four faculty members, the school has grown into a cutting-edge powerhouse that’s influencing the industry.
Watch USC Student Dance Clubs Bring the Moves — and the Fun — to Campus Life
Students find good vibes and friendships in a vibrant dance community.
Inclusive Student Projects Make Space for Marginalized Communities
USC students use podcasts, performances and workshops to open public platforms for kids and adults.
USC Pacific Asia Museum shop in Pasadena sells fair trade items to help women worldwide rise
In the museum’s shop, 60% of the merchandise is certified as fair trade — sourced from Asian American and Asian artists, as well as L.A.-area artists.
USC theater instructor makes sure actors say everything just right
Voice and dialect expert Kathleen Dunn-Muzingo of the USC School of Dramatic Arts has coached actors on productions ranging from Mad Men to The Avengers.
Latin Recording Academy Fellowships provide opportunity for bilingual students with a love of music
USC Annenberg students wrap up their experience with a trip to the 2021 Latin Grammy Awards.
USC Thornton Department of Choral & Sacred Music offers gender-inclusive performance attire
Students have their choice of four distinct attire options, including two non-binary designs, with 15% opting for one of the non-binary choices.
Have you been naughty? Then beware: Krampus is coming
With a new movie, a comic book series and Krampus-based festivities growing in popularity, the scary Alpine holiday legend has gained a firm foothold in America.
What do athletics and acting have in common? Quite a lot, it turns out
Athletes are performers, too, but they face challenges in letting go of the structure sports creates. Learn how the USC School of Dramatic Arts tackles that with its Master of Fine Arts in Acting students.
USC Kaufman alums turn their interdisciplinary college experience into a full-fledged art business
Young entrepreneurs learn how to start a small business and thrive while helping today’s USC Kaufman students make their media mark.
Why we’re using filmmaking to encourage vaccination by Black and Latino Angelenos
Recognizing the power of storytelling, three university professors across multiple disciplines assembled two crews to make short films to counter vaccine hesitancy.
The long road from USC architecture project to Joshua Tree National Park
USC School of Architecture faculty and students design and build an iconic public pavilion for Joshua Tree visitors.
A look at evolution of stand-up comedy, from vaudevilles to sold-out arenas
Trojans get an in-depth look at the art and how it has become so popular, thanks to USC School of Dramatic Arts faculty member and comedian Wayne Federman.
These Students Fight Climate Change With Art
See how students use poetry, viola concertos and animated whales to try to wake the world up to climate change.
TikTok’s ‘Forget Me Nots’ challenge keeps USC’s Patrice Rushen in the spotlight
The USC Thornton professor’s work seems to be everywhere, from symphony halls to viral videos featuring her 1982 dance hit.
Voodoo Macbeth makes a splash with audiences — and festival judges
What do get when you put eight writers and 10 directors at the helm of a single feature film? When it’s this product of USC’s Feature Film Production class, the answer is: a winner.
Asli Baat vocalists juggle singing and studies
Says one member of the South Asian Fusion group: “I definitely remember times after we’d leave a practice and realize, ‘Oh shoot, we have to submit a chemistry quiz right now.’”
International student support fund launched at USC School of Cinematic Arts
The Moustapha and Malek Akkad Student Support Fund, funded by Halloween producer Malek Akkad and named for the filmmaker and his father, will support students using their artistry to further stories that can travel the globe.
Thanassis Rikakis shares his vision for the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy’s future
The recently installed dean answers questions about his experience of coming to Los Angeles and his thoughts on the significance of the academy.
Celebrate Classical KUSC’s 75th anniversary with a journey through its history
Learn how the radio station grew from a tiny student-run outfit to the nation’s biggest classical station.
Helping students explore Asian American history
Lecturer May Lee sees her new course as a way to address the “huge information gap” regarding Asian American history.
Paint night puts artistic spin on Latinx Heritage Month celebration
The USC community came together to flex its creative muscle and commemorate this year’s theme: esperanza (hope).
The 6 Degrees of August Wilson and USC
Check out these surprising links between the award-winning playwright and the Trojan Family.