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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
When Eli Bosnoyan first set foot on the USC campus, he was a six-year-old boy from Aleppo, Syria, visiting relatives in Los Angeles during his summer vacation.
“I was with my brother,” said Bosnoyan, who is now graduating from the … Read More »