Julia M. Ritter named dean of the USC Kaufman School of Dance
The dance artist and professor led the dance department at Rutgers University, earning recognition for her scholarly and choreographic research.
Showcasing the role of food in the lives of Mexican and Mexican American grandmothers in L.A.
USC Dornsife’s Sarah Portnoy and USC Annenberg’s Amara Aguilar join forces to create the exhibit Abuelita’s Kitchen: Mexican Food Stories and a related course teaching students how to use digital media to share oral histories.
From stage and screen to the academe, it’s all about storytelling for new PhD
COMMENCEMENT 2022: Lauren Alexandra Sowa’s experience as a child actor drove her decision to focus her USC doctoral studies on media, production culture and fandom.
Peace Pods bring islands of serenity to USC community
The Peace Pods project, a collaborative effort of USC Arts in Action, provides solitary space for people to decompress from everyday life.
Trojan Family gets up-close introduction to new band director at spring concert
The USC Concert Band’s spring concert on Sunday, “Inspirations,” features music with a personal meaning to Director Jacob Vogel.
Art Reflects Two Worlds: One of Peril, One of Possibilities
Students from USC Roski School of Art and Design use their creative talents to reflect on nature, how it has endured, how it struggles, and most important, how humankind has used—and misused—it.
Luis J. Rodriguez, Reginald Dwayne Betts among winners of L.A. Times Book Prizes
The Book Prizes ceremony at USC’s Bovard Auditorium is a prologue to this weekend’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC, the nation’s largest literary and cultural festival.
Robert Cutietta awarded Presidential Medallion for advancing USC’s values in the field of the arts
As dean of USC Thornton School of Music and USC Kaufman School of Dance, Cutietta introduced groundbreaking programs and oversaw the opening of the university’s first new school in more than 40 years.
Chernobyl opera makes U.S. debut at USC
EARTH WEEK: USC Thornton collaborates with Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy to create All The Truths We Cannot See: A Chernobyl Story.
Nice purse — you’d never guess it’s made from recycled theater backdrops
EARTH WEEK: Trojan Jennifer Wheeler Kahn transforms theatrical leftovers, including the curtain from USC’s Bing Theatre, into sustainable fashion goods.
Public art exhibit showcases global worldview of climate change
EARTH WEEK: Students are transforming giant globes to communicate abstract ideas about the climate crisis.
Getting in Tune With Nature Around the West
Study finds decade of insignificant change for women in popular music
In 2021, 23% of artists on the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End Chart were women — a far cry from the percentage of women in the U.S. population (51%).
USC Thornton alumni and faculty win at 2022 Grammy Awards
Music school faculty member Vince Mendoza and alumni Grant Gershon, Robert Istad and Carlos Rafael Rivera are among those who won awards.
BD Wong and Charlayne Woodard named USC School of Dramatic Arts commencement speakers
COMMENCEMENT 2022: The award-winning artists will address graduates during two commencement ceremonies on May 13.
Saturday Night Live star and USC Dornsife alum Ego Nwodim to deliver school’s 2022 commencement address
COMMENCEMENT 2022: Nwodim, who made her name in acting and comedy after graduating from USC Dornsife in 2010 with a degree in biological sciences, will speak during the college’s satellite ceremonies on May 13.
Director and producer Nigel Lythgoe named USC Kaufman’s 2022 commencement speaker
COMMENCEMENT 2022: Lythgoe — co-creator, executive producer and judge on So You Think You Can Dance and executive producer of American Idol — is one of the original members of the school’s Board of Councilors.
Writer-artist explores Batman, queerness, death and everything in between
USC Dornsife alumna Tiffany Babb has made a career out of writing about the things she finds most interesting — in poetry, criticism and even comics.
Alum shines light on the Oscars, Grammys and NFL draft — and wins Emmys along the way
USC School of Dramatic Arts alumnus Madigan Stehly used his theater-based roots to become an award-winning lighting director.
Trojan Gabriela Ortega uplifts Latin American culture and community through her work as an artist
Recently named one of Disney+ Launchpad’s short film directors, the USC School of Dramatic Arts alumna is taking great care to tell inclusive stories on screen.
Students explore podcasting through new interdisciplinary program
USC’s Communication and Journalism, Dramatic Arts, and Cinematic Arts schools join forces to help budding storytellers master the medium.
Lost L.A., Emmy-winning co-production of USC Libraries and KCET, returns for 5th season
The public television program springs from the USC Libraries’ long-standing commitment to building public engagement with regional history collections.
Women take the spotlight at USC Thornton School of Music
Female students, faculty, staff and alumni are constantly blazing new trails and opening new doors, all while being authentically themselves – even in areas typically dominated by men. As Women’s History Month continues, take a look at what the music school’s talented women have been up to.
Drama draws audience in for honest talk about diversity, equity and inclusion
Student and faculty actors of the Institute for Theatre & Social Change at the USC School of Dramatic Arts bring stories of discrimination to life. Then it’s the audience’s turn to speak up.