Forget cardinal or gold, at least this one time. Orange was the color of the day on the USC University Park Campus, with those familiar orange bins meaning one thing: Move-in Day. Thousands of new and returning students converged on Trojan territory Wednesday, getting settled before fall semester classes begin Monday. Take a look at…Continue Reading Move-in Day means big changes, excitement as campus comes to life
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This ceremony is a rite of passage, an enduring tradition that links the students of today with scholars across time and across continents. Today, we induct you into the academy, and we embrace you as scholars….Continue Reading New Student Convocation
USC President C. L. Max Nikias and Anthony Bailey, vice president for strategic and global initiatives, hosted a senior delegation of officials from Mexico on campus yesterday to discuss USC’s growing relationship with the country. Led by Mexico’s secretary of foreign affairs, Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas, the group also included Paulo Carreño King, undersecretary for…Continue Reading Mexican delegation visits USC to discuss cooperative programs
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
President Nikias receives two honorary degrees and is inducted into the Academy of Athens USC President C. L. Max Nikias has been honored by three leading Greek academic institutions during his current trip to the country.The president was presented with an honorary degree from the University of Crete on May 17. He was inducted into…Continue Reading USC President Nikias honored by Greek academic institutions
May 31, 2016 This year’s commencement was absolutely glorious, as USC conferred degrees on nearly 17,000 graduates—an extraordinary group of passionate, curious, and dedicated Trojans. Niki and I would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to all of our graduates, their families, and the countless teachers and mentors who supported their academic journey to this…Continue Reading Larry Ellison gives $200 million to USC for cancer research; USC Professor wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction; USC supports veterans through the Yellow Ribbon Program
Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle Corp., grew up thinking he would move to Los Angeles, attend USC, get married and become a doctor.Many people he grew up with on the south side of Chicago expected him to do just that, he told the thousands attending USC’s 133rd commencement today on the University Park Campus. “Over…Continue Reading At 133rd USC commencement, Oracle founder Larry Ellison urges graduates to pursue their own dreams
The award honors U.S. citizens who have distinguished themselves within their own ethnic groups while exemplifying the values of the American way of life USC President C. L. Max Nikias was among the 100 Americans who received the 2016 Ellis Island Medals of Honor from theNational Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) on May 7. This year marks the medal’s…Continue Reading USC President Nikias receives Ellis Island Medal of Honor
Athletics has long been the glue that binds USC’s worldwide Trojan Family, and as our university has risen so far and so fast academically, our student-athletes have given a particularly passionate voice to our pride, inspiring us to cheer with even more heart for our university and its community. For this reason, it gave me tremendous pleasure to announce Lynn Swann as USC’s next athletic director… This month I also announced that our trustee, Edward P. Roski Jr, and his wife, Gayle, have given $25 million to USC, and that their exceptionally generous gift endows and names the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute….Continue Reading Lynn Swann named USC’s new athletic director; USC Roski Eye Institute receives naming gift; LAT Festival of Books returns to USC
State of the University AddressFebruary 2016C. L. Max NikiasPresident It’s always a great privilege to deliver this annual address. As you know, our faculty is the solid foundation on which all of our successes rest, and I am very proud to report on the incredible progress that has been made. At USC we value all…Continue Reading State of the University Address