Howard Wayne Harris proves his 9th grade teacher wrong. Earning his Ph.D. at the USC Dornsife hooding ceremony May 16, he was…
USC Dornsife issued more than 2,500 degrees during Commencement 2013: 1,959 bachelor’s, 326 master's, 81 graduate…
USC Dornsife students win top prizes at the 15th Annual Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly and Creative Work. In…
USC valedictorian Katherine Fu and salutatorians Alexander Fullman and Julia Sabo Mangione — all in USC Dornsife — will…
Introducing the 2013 Dornsife Scholars. The six winners will each receive $10,000 to be used for graduate or professional…
Korean film royalty visited campus earlier this month for the USC Korean Film Festival, organized by USC Dornsife’s Korean Studies Institute (KSI) and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. The festival spotlighted the works… more>
categories: diversity
tags: david kang, film festival, korea, korean studies institute
Victor Wellington Peters, USC's oldest alumnus, died Aug. 12 at age 109. Born Sept. 29, 1902, in Kansas City, Mo., he moved to Southern California with his family in 1919. Upon arriving, Peters enrolled at the newly created… more>
categories: alumni
tags: alumnus, korea, obituary, theology, usc’s korean heritage library
Is there a general fatigue from an oversaturation of American dream stories? I can’t say (because I don’t know), but I do think we take our parents’ sacrifices and uniquely American opportunities and… more>
tags: alumni, korea, political science, politics, social sciences
Whether it is South Korea’s booming economy or North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, the business and politics of the Korean Peninsula make headlines on a regular basis, said David Kang. “Solving the North Korean… more>
categories: undergraduate, undergraduate research
tags: david kang, easc, east asian studies center, humanities, korea, korean studies, korean studies institute, minor, north korea, social sciences, south korea
Pork barbecue, corn bread, black-eyed peas, fried green tomatoes — and Korean-style chicken and dumplings. When Southern soul food comes to mind, flavors of Eastern cuisine are not usually part of the picture. For… more>
categories: graduate
tags: chef, cooking, drama, food, humanities, korea, political science, show, social sciences, television
New Home for Korean Studies Recognized as a symbol of Korean independence, the Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Family House was dedicated March 29 as the home of USC College’s Korean Studies Institute. The dedication came more… more>
categories: undergraduate, graduate
tags: dedication, korea, korean studies
Recognized as a symbol of Korean independence, the Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Family House was dedicated March 29 as the campus home of USC College’s Korean Studies Institute. The dedication came more than a century after Dosan… more>
categories: research
On May 23, representatives of South Korea's National Assembly and Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development and the South Korean Educational Development Institute met with USC officials to learn about the… more>
Historian to examine cultural identity, oral narratives and fairy tales By Katherine Yungmee Kim December 2004 Myung Choi is telling a story. A legend, to be exact, on the origin of the Korean people. “There is… more>


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