Welcome Experience 2021

The first-year astronomy major, lifeguard and Navy cadet has a special connection to the ocean and the environment.

At age 43 and with a college-aged son, she hopes to be a role model to other Black women and girls.

Macie Miller always dreamed of going to USC. Now that she’s officially a Trojan, she plans to continue being a mental health advocate as she soaks up the new world around her.

The university offers more resources to students who identify as Black, Latinx, Asian, LGBTQ+, undocumented, first generation and transfer, as well as their allies.

Lesley Omenge’s life journey has taken her across oceans and cultures. Immersing herself in the customs of others, her destination is somewhere on the other side of borders.

USC’s Annenberg Youth Academy for Media and Civic Engagement ignited Flores’ love of storytelling — and brought him to the University Park Campus. Now he’s here as a USC student.

USC’s many traditions have always been special to Trojans — perhaps never more so than after an absence of a year and a half.

Close to 60 grads from the initiative’s Class of 2021 are going from Saturday Academy attendees to full-time Trojans.

USC’s Student Equity and Inclusion Programs kick off fall with a message from the university’s many identity-specific resource centers and student communities: “You belong here.”

The USC Annenberg program for media-savvy high school students kept Kymia Freeman engaged during the pandemic and helped fulfill her dream of becoming a full-fledged Trojan.