
Trojan commits to retelling the story of the Alamo — the good, the bad and the ugly
As executive director of the Alamo Trust, Kate Rogers is putting her research on contested histories into practice.
As executive director of the Alamo Trust, Kate Rogers is putting her research on contested histories into practice.
“We are not going to let anyone steal our joy,” USC Lambda LGBTQ+ Alumni Association President Erika Hartman says during the university’s virtual Pride Month kickoff event.
Alumni from Troy Camp’s 75-year history reunited for their first fundraising gala since 2019.
USC Marshall master’s student Jordana Carlos de Mendonça founded EcomAmor to educate people about nutrition and community.
COMMENCEMENT: Samuel Garza also worked as a graduate research assistant while serving as president of USC’s Graduate Student Government.
COMMENCEMENT: New Trojans provide proud day for parents who didn’t have the same opportunities. Read their moving stories.
COMMENCEMENT: The student standout shares stories of friendship, challenges and success — and some auditions that seemed to go nowhere.
COMMENCEMENT: Chris Birmingham was inspired by his own health crisis.
COMMENCEMENT: Graduating USC Viterbi senior Sarah Hakim helped create Trojan Marketplace, a student-run market featuring exclusively Trojan-owned small businesses.
COMMENCEMENT: In tribute to his homeland, graduating computer science student Omar Uraimov unveils first video game set in Kyrgyzstan at USC Games Expo.
COMMENCEMENT: Mork Class of 2023 senior and USC Ultimate Frisbee captain Hari Sridhara recently won a prestigious National Science Foundation fellowship.
COMMENCEMENT: Bella Chavez is headed to the Philippines for an internship in public affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Manila.
COMMENCEMENT: Hunter Hinson talks about the people and experiences that have left a mark on him, a thesis that earned him the prestigious USC Discovery Scholarship Distinction and Prize, and where the future may take him.
COMMENCEMENT: After overcoming a difficult sophomore year, Claire Barbrack is passionate about speaking out on mental health issues and raising awareness of eating disorders.
COMMENCEMENT: To reach his goal of becoming a conflict photographer, Yannick Peterhans realized he had to become a better journalist and utilized a master’s degree in specialized journalism to get there.
COMMENCEMENT: Former U.S. Navy Blue Angels team member Amber Lynn Scott, who is receiving her doctorate this week, became interested in studying high reliability organizations for her dissertation to make a positive impact for military and first responders.
COMMENCEMENT: During a 3-month-long trip across Southeast Asia, she is finishing up her last class as she prepares to graduate from the Digital Media Management online master’s program.
COMMENCEMENT: MJ López, a soon-to-be Master of Public Administration, helps young people from disadvantaged communities develop soft skills and find jobs.
COMMENCEMENT: Online retreats provided strong connections and mutual support during daunting years of study, research and writing.
COMMENCEMENT: While at USC, the Bay Area native maintained the nonprofit she founded in high school and co-founded an organization that improves health equity for unhoused people.
COMMENCEMENT: USC Dornsife senior Woori Lee established a nonprofit that provides aid and resources to individuals like her grandfather who fled the authoritarian nation.
COMMENCEMENT: The USC Dornsife senior hopes to use his social policy experience in legislative work or community organizing before going to law school.
COMMENCEMENT: With his Master of Science in Nursing, Tyler Christy feels prepared and empowered to improve primary health care needs.
Founded by Trojan Khoban Nasim, Project Yaqeen has helped feed nearly 3,000 people in one year alone.