First-Generation Students

“Don’t forget to dream while you’re here,” Vice President for Student Life Monique S. Allard reminds students.

Strong representation in STEM majors and continued support for transfer students are hallmarks of the USC Leslie and William McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative.

COMMENCEMENT: New Trojans provide proud day for parents who didn’t have the same opportunities. Read their moving stories.

COMMENCEMENT: Online retreats provided strong connections and mutual support during daunting years of study, research and writing.

Doubling down on a commitment to access, USC, Caltech, Yale, Vanderbilt and a dozen other leading institutions are reaching out to young people in small towns.

Under the leadership of Jacob Vogel, the Trojan Marching Band is creating unforgettable memories and breathing new life into revered Trojan traditions.

Mariachi Los Troyanos de USC is heavily booked, with gigs on campus, at major city events and on television.

With a strong showing by first generation college students, USC’s newest class is off and running. Academic achievement and diversity are key characteristics of the USC freshman class.

Unity is celebrated during a virtual kickoff event and live viewing party. Latinx Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15.

President Carol L. Folt joins in celebrating the new students as they begin their USC academic journey.