Lifelong Learning

Newman Recital Hall (AHF 151), University Park Campus

Friday, March 6, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

The USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute Music Series hosts a concert featuring “Music of Revolutions in France and New Spain.” Directed by Adam Knight Gilbert, USC, and Jason Yoshida, USC, the Thornton Baroque Sinfonia will perform the concert in Newman Recital Hall on Friday evening, March 6.

Virtual Event

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

During World War II, the northern Moroccan city of Tangier was home to some 2,000 European Jewish refugees fleeing Nazism. Due to its international status, the city was also home to a diverse range of people, including Moroccan Muslims and Jews, the European diplomatic community, and, ultimately, German foreign officers. In this talk, Natalie Bernstien will discuss this period in Tangier’s history to highlight its significance within the larger history of the Second World War and Holocaust studies in the southern Mediterranean.

Town and Gown, University Park Campus

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

Celebrating Solidarity: Weaving Struggles for Justice brings together artists, organizers, and movement leaders to explore what solidarity looks like in a moment of crisis for democracy. Centered on the connections between labor, racial justice, Indigenous sovereignty, and environmental justice, the event creates space for reflection, dialogue, and collective joy.

Virtual Event

Thursday, March 12 at 1:00 p.m.

A discussion of Ann Marie Yasin’s new book, Rebuilding Histories in the Roman World: Architectural Restoration and Temporality from Augustus to Justinian (Cambridge University Press, 2025). The author will be joined in conversation by Darlene Brooks Hedstrom (Brandeis University) and Felipe Rojas Silva (Brown University), moderated by Frederic Clark (USC). Organized in partnership with the Department of Art History and the Department of Classics.

Union Station, Presidential Suite, Washington D.C. 

Wednesday, March 18 at 5:30 p.m.

Join us at historic Union Station for a reception welcoming USC Dornsife’s new Dean, James Bullock, in one of Washington, DC’s most iconic venues. Enjoy an evening in the exclusive Presidential Suite, a space rich with history and character, while hearing inspiring updates from Dean Bullock, and engaging in meaningful conversations with fellow Dornsife alumni and parents.

James Bullock is the 23rd dean of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, where he holds the Anna H. Bing Dean’s Chair and a faculty appointment in physics and astronomy. Joining Dornsife in 2025, he leads USC’s largest and most academically diverse school and an extensive research enterprise.

Union Station, Washington D.C.

Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

Over the course of this special evening, we will recognize Robert Shrum for his exceptional achievements and contributions. Proceeds from the evening support the USC Center for the Political Future. Your generous contributions will be acknowledged throughout the event.

Locations all over the United States/Remote

Saturday, March 21, 2026

During this annual day of impact, thousands of Trojans come together to make a difference in their local communities by participating in various alumni-led community service projects around the world.

JEP House, University Park Campus

Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Join fellow alumni at the Joint Educational Project (JEP) House during this year’s Alumni Day of SCervice! Spend the morning photographing step-by-step science experiments to create visual guides for the lessons taught to elementary students who participate in JEP’s programming. These photo guides will help students follow along with hands-on experiments and discover the joy of scientific learning.

Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Grand Ballroom

Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

On the 20th anniversary of the USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies, the Institute Leadership Council invites you to a gala banquet celebrating the Institute’s championing of scholarship and innovation.

Caltech, Dabney Hall, Room 110 (Treasure Room), Pasadena, California

Monday, March 30 at 4:00 p.m.

Join the Visual Studies Research Institute and the Caltech Program in Visual Culture for a presentation by Margaret Cohen, Andrew B. Hammond Professor of French Language, Literature and Civilization, Professor of English, Stanford University.

A powerful contribution of the humanities to the study of the environment is the ability to identify emotions that accompany their experience, in the case of both blue and green environments. Relatedly, the blue or oceanic humanities has at least some strains evoke marine environment through highly metaphorical and creative language and practices.

Virtual Event 

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

In this talk, Viriya Yoo (PhD candidate in English, USC) discusses several notable cultural works about the Cambodian Genocide that span genres, including memoir, documentary film, theater, and literary fiction (novels and short stories). Produced primarily by diasporic Cambodian creators, these works examine not only the legacy of genocide, but also of refugeehood and exile. With the passage of time and the maturation of the post-memorial generation, she traces new trends in cultural production, and with it, evolving understandings of survivorship.

Location TBD 

Monday, April 6, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Are periods of political instability inevitable? Or can they be predicted and prevented? The USC Center for the Political Future invites you to a conversation and book talk with Peter Turchin, Author of End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration. This discussion will be moderated by Ken Broad, a Member of the USC Center for the Political Future Board of Councilors and a Founding Member of Jackson Square Partners.

University Club, University Park Campus

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.

With a new year underway and the 2026 midterms on the horizon, major questions loom over the political landscape. How will newly drawn maps shape the battlefield? Which races will be most consequential? Will the election prove competitive nationwide, and could Democrats reclaim control of Congress – or will Republicans hold their ground? What role might the current administration play in shaping election rules and administration?

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.

University Club, University Park Campus

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.

The USC Center for the Political Future invites you to join a conversation on the state of democracy at home and abroad between Yascha Mounk, German-American political scientist and author, and Bob Shrum, Director of the USC Center for the Political Future and legendary political strategist. This event will take place on Monday, April 13 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in the University Club Scriptorium. Drawing on comparative and American perspectives, the discussion will explore the forces shaping democratic resilience and decline, and consider what reforms, leadership, and civic engagement may be needed to secure democracy’s future.

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.