You’re Invited
As a valued member of the USC Dornsife community, we invite you take part in events that showcase the expertise, research and diversity at USC. Many of these events feature our own USC Dornsife faculty and students. We hope you will join us virtually or in person!
Pardee Lawn, University Park Campus
Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
You’re invited back to campus for USC Dornsife’s
Homecoming Picnic. Bring your family and enjoy delicious food from a variety of buffets, ice cream stations, a full bar, live DJ and family-friendly games.
Town and Gown, University Park Campus
Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 4:45 p.m.
The Jerome Nemer Lecture Series at USC was created in 1980 to explore the contributions of Jewish thinkers to Western intellectual life. It was originally established in memory of USC alumnus Jerry Nemer. It is made possible by the Jewish Community Foundation; the Swig Foundation; the Buchalter, Nemer, Field and Younger Charitable Foundation; and the many friends of Jerry Nemer.
This year’s lecture will focus on: Decoding and Deciphering Black Jewish History, Identity and Material Culture
Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC), 227, University Park Campus
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
Whoa, what just happened? After a thrilling Election Night, what should the American people expect next? Who were the real winners and losers? What took voters by surprise? Whether you’re a political junkie or just curious about the future of our democracy, you won’t want to miss this in-depth analysis on this culmination of months-long campaigns, historical political moments, and unexpected twists.
USC Ray Stark Theatre, University Park Campus
Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 7 p.m.
According to MoMA, artist and filmmaker Arthur Jafa “invites viewers to look along with him, not turning away but bearing witness to a chorus of beauty and terror that, for Jafa, define the richness of Black life.” At this event, a screening of short films by the Los Angeles–based artists will be followed by a conversation with Jafa, Smith, and USC Dornsife professor Kara Keeling.
USC Town and Gown, University Park Campus
Thursday, January 30, 2025
This annual conference brings together experts from politics, government, media and academia to explore the most pressing issues in America’s political landscape. Topics this year include the 2024 presidential election, down ballot races and the overall
temperature of the country
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.
Doheny Memorial Library (DML), Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall, DML 240, University Park Campus
Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 6 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.
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 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
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