USC Dornsife News

The Middle East Studies Program, launched Fall 2011, gives students an opportunity to move beyond headlines and gain a deeper understanding of the region.

Kelly Purvis ’82 and Jeffrey Smulyan ’69 receive Alumni Service Awards for their dedication to USC.

As many as 150,000 people attended the 17th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books held at USC. Among the events they enjoyed were several featuring USC Dornsife faculty and alumni.

Scientists from around the globe learn and celebrate at three-day symposium held at USC.

Santa Monica High School’s team won first place in the ninth annual QuikSCience Challenge. More than 400 middle and high school students from around the world submitted 74 science project entries.

The inaugural USC Writers Conference takes place Friday and features USC Dornsife faculty. The all-day event is the kick-off to the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC April 21 and 22.

Bonnie Nadzam, who graduated from the Literature and Creative Writing Ph.D. program in 2011, has been awarded the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize for her book, Lamb.

In March, 221 USC juniors and seniors, most from USC Dornsife, were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s most prestigious and oldest academic honor society.