USC’s monumental commencement effort unleashes celebrations and makes history

USC senior Rajiv Sheth stepped on the stage in his cap and gown, clutched his diploma and beamed. His grandmother, Bharti Sheth, watched him during USC’s May 14 commencement ceremony from her seat at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Read More »

May 28th, 2021|Announcements, Commencement, Keck Net Intranet|

Graduating senior Claire Needham learns how to combine body and mind at USC

Before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down campus, you could often find Claire Needham practicing plié, relevé and sauté in the light-filled dance studios of the USC Kaufman International Dance Center. Afterwards, she might dart off to a neurobiology or Read More »

May 20th, 2021|Announcements, Commencement|

A commencement two years in the making begins: Classes of 2020 and 2021 walk the Coliseum stage

Friday was a day of firsts.

It was the first time in 70 years that USC’s commencement had taken place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum — complete with a lit torch.

It was also the first time that two separate graduating Read More »

May 17th, 2021|Announcements, Commencement, Keck Net Intranet|

Commencement 2021: Graduate goes from patient to physical therapy practitioner

Chris Pierson can’t pinpoint the exact moment he knew he was destined to become a physical therapist, but he knows roughly when he became interested.

At the age of 16, Pierson suffered a serious spinal cord injury while skiing. Finding himself suddenly Read More »

May 13th, 2021|Announcements, Commencement|

Commencement 2021: Dentistry grad follows the family footsteps

Even though dentistry is the family business, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC graduate Danilo Diangkinay wasn’t sold on the idea of following in his parents’ footsteps.

He watched as his parents, who run two Southern California dental practices, worked Read More »

May 13th, 2021|Announcements, Commencement|