{"id":4,"date":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:20:11","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"USC DORNSIFE COMMENCEMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--link-list \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--link-list\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Celebrating the Class of 2026!\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The USC Dornsife Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony will take place at 8:30 A.M. on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 in McCarthy Quad located on the USC University Park Campus.<\/p>\n<p>The USC Main Stage Commencement Ceremony will take place at 6:30 P.M. on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. This event will include a keynote address from the 2026 commencement speaker and the official conferral of degrees. The evening will end with an exciting drone show, fireworks and surprise performances at the Trojan Graduate Celebration.<\/p>\n<p>The USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences will host <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/commencement\/home\/general-information-2\/frequently-asked-questions\/#chapter=chapter1\">two Academic School Ceremonies<\/a> at 1:00 P.M. and 4:30 P.M. on Friday, May 15, 2026 in Alumni Park located on the USC University Park Campus. This is an opportunity for graduates to celebrate as a cohort, hear remarks from a distinguished alumni speaker and be presented with their official diploma cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Commencement Resources\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/usc.6connex.com\/event\/academicevents\/login\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Dornsife Ceremony 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