USC Dornsife News

Worth Reading

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:30:00 -0500

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books held April 20-21 at USC. Photo by Vanessa Preziose." title="Readers of all ages enjoy presentations by novelists, poets, journalists, chefs, musicians and celebrities at the18th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books held April 20-21 at USC. Photo by Vanessa Preziose." /> Tens of thousands of people fed their appetites for the written word during the recent annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Among USC Dornsife authors speaking at the two-day event, University Professor Kevin Starr, the John Muir of our times, shared some of his own history.

A Starr Studded Affair

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:41:00 -0500

Kevin Starr, University Professor and Professor of History in USC College, was inducted into the California Hall of Fame during red-carpet event.

A Wonder of the Modern World

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:58:00 -0500

Golden Gate: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Bridge, the Los Angeles Times wrote in a review. Starr of USC College will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame mid-December. Portrait photo credit Philip Channing." title="University Professor of History Kevin Starr's "passion is appealing" in his new book Golden Gate: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Bridge, the Los Angeles Times wrote in a review. Starr of USC College will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame mid-December. Portrait photo credit Philip Channing." /> Historian Kevin Starr of USC College has written more than a dozen books about the Golden State. His latest book published chronicles the life and times of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Kevin Starr Awarded Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:41:00 -0500

Los Angeles Times Book Prize in history for Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance 1950–1963." title="USC College’s Kevin Starr has won the 2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in history for Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance 1950–1963." /> The USC College history professor was recognized for Golden Dreams, the final book in his multi-volume cultural history of California.

Historian and Author Extraordinaire

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:05:00 -0500

In a series of eight books about the state of California, Kevin Starr takes readers on an unforgettable journey that reconstructs the past and sheds light on the present.