Lifelong Learning

Doheny Memorial Library (DML), Doheny Memorial Library, DML 241, University Park Campus

Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

The USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute American Origins Seminar will host a meeting with Carla Gardina Pestana, Distinguished Professor and Joyce Appleby Endowed Chair of America in the World, on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

Professor Pestana’s research centers on the 17th- and 18th-century Atlantic worlds with special focus on the Caribbean. Her seminar paper title is “Toward a Maritime History of the Caribbean.” Please complete the RSVP form by November 28 to receive the pre-circulated reading.

This event is co-sponsored by the EMSI Linda and Harlan Martens Economic History Forum.

Newman Recital Hall (AHF 151), University Park Campus 

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 8:00 p.m.

The USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute Music Series hosts a concert featuring “From Terpsichore to Telemann: German Music of the Baroque Era.” Directed by Rotem Gilbert, USC, and Jason Yoshida, USC, the Thornton Baroque Sinfonia will perform with special guest Mary Vanhoozer in Newman Recital Hall.

Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, 427 South Junipero Serra Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776

Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

The USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute Music Series invites you to join them for “Renaissance Music from Saint Nicholas to Christmas.” Directed by Adam Knight Gilbert, USC, and Rotem Gilbert, USC, Ciaramella will perform with USC Early Music program faculty, alumni, and students.

USC Capital Campus, 1771 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

No party has a monopoly on great ideas. Democrats and Republicans can and do work together to solve some of the key issues facing our country. Join Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY), Co-Chairs of the House Problem Solvers Caucus, for a conversation about bridging differences to help America thrive.

Huntington Library 

Friday & Saturday, January 23 and 24, 2026

Embracing an interdisciplinary approach to the medical humanities, panels interrogate the supposedly objective autonomy of science by investigating myriad early modern conceptions of the human body. Presenters will share new research demonstrating how discourses around the body were shaped not only by medical treatment and dissection, but by portrayals in art and poetry.

Co-sponsored by the USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute.

Bing Theatre (BIT), University Park Campus

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

In conjunction with the USC School of Dramatic Arts’ production of Legally Blonde, join us for an exploration of how costume design reflects and amplifies the beloved figure and feminist icon of cinema and musical theatre, Elle Woods. Costume designer and USC professor Ann Closs-Farley will lead a conversation with designers, scholars, and artists breaking down how fashion is used as a narrative device in Elle’s journey.

Town and Gown, University Park Campus

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

A signature USC Earth Month event, the annual
conference hosts experts from politics, government, media and academia to discuss climate change issues with a focus on finding practical policy and business solutions as well identifying ways to remove political obstacles in the implementation. Panelists will discuss the effects of the presidential election on climate policy.