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For Budapest, Hungary-born USC sophomore Lilla Spanyi, Thanksgiving is so special precisely because it is an American holiday. “My family doesn’t actually celebrate Thanksgiving, but I am in a weird position where I consider myself American because of the culture and the people, and I can’t really imagine a future for myself anywhere else,” said…Continue Reading Trojans, far from their families, spend Thanksgiving with the USC president

The Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center, the largest dance-dedicated building on a private university campus, had its grand opening Oct. 5 in a stylish celebration of movement, scholarship and the arts. At noon, several hundred people filled the courtyard of the handsome Italianate Collegiate Gothic building, a crowd that included more than two dozen USC…Continue Reading An elegant dance mecca opens at USC

Keli Lynch looked for her daughter in a sea of black gowns. “I always cry,” she said, but today she was hoping to keep dry eyes. Standing by the flags at Von Kleinsmid Center, she listened as USC President C. L. Max Nikias welcomed the Class of 2020 at the school’s annual convocation. Lynch’s daughter…Continue Reading At convocation ceremony, new Trojans officially begin their USC journey

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

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

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

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