The USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute inspires 35 middle and high school teachers to teach students about the latest scholarship on the early American experience.
Eight men mark a milestone — the publishing of their work crafted with help from mentors at USC’s Writing Program.
Researchers across disciplines at USC turn a scientific eye on happiness and its complex connection to our health, relationships and economy.
Vivek Shah will graduate from USC Dornsife with bachelor’s degrees in biochemistry and philosophy setting a foundation for his future in medicine.
The great thinkers of ancient Athens were ahead of their time, say USC President C. L. Max Nikias and administrator Robin Romans, who teach a class on literary legends.
The USC professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author is named a 2017 MacArthur Fellow.
USC poet Anna Journey is unafraid to explore the quirky, creepy, scary and plain old peculiar.
The professor emeritus appreciated intellectual engagement and emphasized the importance of students finding their own critical voice.
Half the world’s languages could disappear in a few decades, and USC Dornsife’s Tok Thompson is helping students figure out why — and what might be lost.
The professor of history and accounting and USC President C. L. Max Nikias present Soll’s book to the prime minister of Greece.
USC researcher examines the British Empire’s bureaucracy through American and Indian colonial-era archives.
The poet, philosopher and scholar will lead conversations with students on artistic expression.
What gave the Trojans a leg up in the Classics Olympia competition? Credit the Classics Department’s intimacy — especially small class sizes and student-faculty camaraderie.
USC medical librarian leads a lively discussion on a novel topic: What exactly is a ‘good death’?
USC scholar studies the ideal of gender roles within Buddhism, focusing on the women and religious texts of fifth-century China.
USC Dornsife’s Sarah Portnoy teaches the Spanish language by tracing the culinary history of L.A.’s Grand Central Market.
The leader of USC’s Career Pathways advises students to start early, making mixers, mentorship and elevator pitches part of their job strategy.
A book filled with hilarious and heartbreaking cartoons was Roz Chast’s way of processing what she learned about the end of life.
Anna Journey takes a walk on the dark side in poems and essays about graveyards, infidelities and tattoos.
From traveling abroad to digging through treasures, USC undergraduates go beyond the book to interpret history.
Robert Suzuki calls his philosophy degree ‘the perfect tool’ in his career as co-owner of the successful restaurant chain Eureka!
International relations faculty map out a possible shape for U.S. relations with Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Russia under the new president.
The masterful scholar of Chinese history developed East Asian studies at USC.
The accomplished USC author will consult with the organization and act as an ambassador of poetry in the world at large.