Larry Ellison inspires graduates at commencement; USC praised for its efforts to enroll transfer students; Commencement highlights

As construction continues apace on our campuses this summer, I would like to return to last month’s 133rd commencement exercises. Our charismatic speaker that morning, the venerable tech entrepreneur and humanitarian, Larry Ellison, inspired our students with his extraordinary personal journey, while describing the unique opportunities and challenges he faced in founding the Oracle Corporation four decades ago. His words resonated deeply with our students, and Business Insider followed up with a wonderful story… On commencement day, among the 17,000 newly minted graduates was a very special individual: Mr. Alfonso Gonzales….Continue Reading Larry Ellison inspires graduates at commencement; USC praised for its efforts to enroll transfer students; Commencement highlights