Lifelong Learning

Ronald Tutor Campus Center (227), University Park Campus

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 11:30 a.m.

Join CPF for a conversation with bestselling author and CNN Chief Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin about presidential pardons and his brand-new book “The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy.” CPF Director Bob Shrum leads this discussion about famous pardons throughout history and the latest pardons from Presidents Biden and Trump.

Long Beach

Monday, February 24, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

Hosted by the USC Dornsife Center for Religion and Civic Culture

Experts in aging and religion will speak to the needs and desires of people across stages of life. We will discuss practical ways that congregational leaders can reach more people of all ages and bring them together. Join us to bridge generations and create stronger, more connected communities.

Newman Recital Hall (AHF 151), University Park Campus

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

Award-winning musician and Harvard professor Vijay Iyer, who has been voted DownBeat magazine’s Artist of the Year four times since 2012 and Artist of the Year in Jazz Times’ Critics’ and Readers’ Polls for 2017, will kick off his residency at USC with an intimate solo performance at Newman Recital Hall.

Organized by Erin Graff Zivin (Spanish and Portuguese, Comparative Literature) and Jonathan Leal (English). Co-sponsored by the USC Dornsife Experimental Humanities Lab.

Virtual Event 

February 27, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.

A discussion of Professor of Sociology and Anthropology Andrew Lakoff’s, new book, Planning for the Wrong Pandemic: Covid-19 and the Limits of Expert Knowledge. The author will be joined in conversation by David Jones (Harvard University) and Manjari Mahajan (The New School), moderated by Laura Ferguson (USC).

Doheny Memorial Library (DML), Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall, DML 240, University Park Campus

Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

To conclude his residency at USC, Vijay Iyer—a celebrated pianist, composer, collaborator, and tenured professor at Harvard University, with a joint appointment in the Department of Music and the Department of African and African American Studies—will discuss his process, art, career, and more.

Virtual Event 

Friday, February 28, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

Join this live discussion with leaders in the field who will break down the basics of quantum computing and discuss the incredible potential it holds for shaping our future.

Moderated by Moh El-Naggar, Interim Dean, USC Dornsife; Dean’s Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Chemistry

With:

-Rosa Di Felice, professor of physics and astronomy and quantitative and computational biology, USC Dornsife

-Daniel Lidar, Viterbi professorship in engineering and professor of electrical engineering systems, USC Viterbi; professor of chemistry, physics and astronomy, USC Dornsife

Virtual Event

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

Join us for a thoughtful discussion of the future of immigration policy. This event will explore the challenges and opportunities shaping the U.S. approach to immigration. Don’t miss this chance to engage in a critical conversation on one of today’s most pressing issues.

Virtual Event

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

The USC Center for the Political Future is partnering with The Village Square and Florida Humanities for their “UNUM: Democracy Reignited” series to host a discussion about transforming toxic polarization in the United States using lessons from international peacebuilding efforts.

Mayer Auditorium, Health Sciences Campus

Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

Reynolds explores foundational issues at the intersection of ethics, biomedicine, and society with a special focus on identifying, mitigating, and eliminating health inequities faced by disabled people. They advocate for and facilitate research efforts that center the lived experience of historically marginalized and oppressed groups, and prioritize community engagement across a diverse range of stakeholders to rectify health disparities and bring about health justice. In this dynamic talk, they will share these insights and challenge us to reimagine disability through clinical practice, research, advocacy, and education.

USC Town and Gown, University Park Campus 

Thursday, April 3, 2025

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 as identifying ways to remove political
obstacles in the implementation. Panelists will discuss the effects of the
presidential election on climate policy.

CASA 0101, 2102 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90033

Thursday, April 3, 2025 – Sunday, April 6, 2025

Join us for workshop performances of Homeboys, a new musical celebrating the iconic L.A.-based nonprofit that began serving former gang members and at-risk youth in 1988. Created by Alberto López, Greg Koppenhaver, and Mark C. Marino, and co-produced by CASA 0101, the original theatre piece follows six homeboys and homegirls as they try to leave la vida, recounting the founding of Homeboy Industries by Father Greg Boyle and featuring pan-Latin musical styles from 1990s rap to reggaeton and cumbia.

Mark C. Marino (book and lyrics) is a professor in the Dornsife College Writing Program at USC, where he directs the Humanities and Critical Code Studies (HaCCS) Lab.

USC Brain and Creativity Institute’s Joyce J. Cammilleri Hall (BCI), University Park Campus

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

“A System in Collapse Is a System Moving Forward”

A Dance Performance-Lecture by Aimar Pérez Galí and Daniel Méndez Piña

Reception to follow.

Panelists:

Aimar Pérez Galí, Dancer

Amelia Jones, Vice Dean and Professor, USC Roski School of Art and Design

Patrick Corbin, Associate Professor, USC Kaufman School of Dance

Gian Maria Annovi, Associate Professor, Italian and Comparative Literature, USC Dornsife College

Miguel Caballero-Vázquez, Assistant Professor, Iberian Studies, Northwestern University

SAVE THE DATES

Please join us for two special fundraising galas as we honor and celebrate Robert Shrum, Director of the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future and the Carmen H. and Louis Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics, for his many years of dedication at the University of Southern California.

Los Angeles, California

Location: TBD

Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Time: 6:00 P.M. Reception | 7:00 P.M. Dinner

Washington D.C.

Location: TBD

Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025

Time: 6:00 P.M. Reception | 7:00 P.M. Dinner