Hail to the chiefs: presidential visits to USC, in pictures
For future, current and former presidents, the road to and from the White House often leads through Trojan territory.
USC Dornsife Public Exchange launches climate and sustainability practice
The new practice provides expert research and project management services to government, industry and nonprofit partners in the fast-growing clean technology and sustainability market.
USC produces more 2022-23 Fulbright students than any other university in California
Twenty-two Trojans from various schools received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant during the 2022-23 awards cycle.
8 faculty members named University Professors and Distinguished Professors
The titles recognize faculty members who are leaders in their respective research fields.
USC Kids News workshop brings out the fun in writing
The workshop returns to the USC University Park Campus, connecting elementary students with mentors, educators and leaders from the university.
USC School of Cinematic Arts’ Board of Councilors welcomes powerhouse alumni
Hollywood heavyweights Ryan Coogler and Tracy Oliver are returning to their alma mater to join the film school’s advisory board.
With fanfare and festivity, USC Mann School marks a new era
The USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences celebrates its new name, its namesake and its expanding role in L.A. in health sciences, research and development.
Mayor names USC’s Erroll Southers to L.A. police commission
Southers, a university associate senior vice president, is a former FBI special agent with decades of experience in law enforcement.
USC Gould student-led societies plug students in to entertainment law
The Entertainment Law Society, Music Law Society and Sports Law Society help students with networking events, information sessions with practitioners in the field and mentorship opportunities.
USC students have plenty of questions — and résumés — for recruiters at Black Career Fair
More than 300 Black Trojans meet with companies that say they are committed to a diverse workplace.
USC kicks off Black History Month with powerful messages
Hybrid event at Tommy’s Place draws more than 200 people to watch livestreamed program and dine on Ethiopian food.
4 USC researchers named AAAS fellows
Carolyn C. Meltzer, Massoud Pedram, Remo Rohs and Richard M. Watanabe join more than 40 USC faculty as fellows of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Black History Month at USC offers opportunities to celebrate and educate
This year’s theme is “Reclamation Through Resistance, Rebirth Through Reconciliation.”
How California can better adapt to extreme weather
Some solutions such as remaking flood maps are relatively inexpensive. But larger efforts such as buying out homes in floodplains are far more complicated and expensive.
New pedestrian safety campaign encourages Trojans to look out for one another
Student-driven campaign is part of the university’s ONE USC Safety Vision, which aims to create a safe and inclusive environment for all members of the USC community.
Kevin Feige, producer and president of Marvel Studios, named USC’s 2023 commencement speaker
The USC alumnus — the creative force behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe — earned a Best Picture Oscar nomination in 2019 for producing Black Panther, the first superhero film nominated in that category.
Jason King named dean of USC Thornton School of Music
The multihyphenate musician and scholar comes to USC from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
USC trailblazer Tracy Poon Tambascia is no stranger to being a ‘first’
TITLE IX: The USC Rossier professor — the first woman of color to lead the university’s Academic Senate — mulls the impact of the groundbreaking legislation that prohibited sex discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funding.
President Folt’s message to the Trojan Family about the Monterey Park shootings
“As the news unfolded over the weekend, our community of Trojans – here and across the world – united in grief and shock over the shootings in Monterey Park.”
After screening of ‘MLK/FBI,’ filmmaker and audience consider how surveillance of King affected his legacy
“They found stuff they thought would help to destroy his career,” says the film’s director, Sam Pollard, during USC visit. “But it didn’t.”
USC’s Petros Ioannou, Gérard Medioni and J. Joshua Yang elected as National Academy of Inventors fellows
The trio joins a distinguished class of 169 new inductees whose innovations have tangibly impacted society.
University names USC field after 11-time Olympic medalist and alumna Allyson Felix
Felix, the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete in Olympic history, is a frequent collaborator with the university and a women’s rights advocate.
Trojan trailblazer has blended professional dreams with marriage and parenthood
TITLE IX: Willow Bay was a high-profile TV news anchor before becoming USC Annenberg’s first female dean.
‘MLK/FBI’ screening is centerpiece of USC’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations
Other highlights include the Trojan Marching Band and Cardinal Divas participating in the Kingdom Day Parade and an exhibit at the USC Fisher Museum of Art.