USC Dornsife News

USC Dornsife professors across the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences discuss different perspectives on the selfie, Oxford Dictionaries "Word of the Year."

Coinciding with its 20th anniversary, the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture has received three fabulous “birthday presents” — major grants totaling more than $5 million.

USC Dornsife’s Joseph Boone, Macarena Gómez-Barris, María-Elena Martínez and James McHugh receive prestigious humanities fellowships.

A $6.6 million gift from the Shinnyo-en Buddhist order supports the newly named USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture.

USC Dornsife archaeology students and faculty help recover the remains of famed racehorse Native Diver who was buried in a monument at Hollywood Park racetrack.

The gift creates the Steven and Kathryn Sample Endowment for Ecumenism to support research centered on the foundational beliefs that all Christians share, and to help address the differences that still exist.

James McHugh, assistant professor of religion in USC Dornsife, has written the first comprehensive study of premodern Indian perfumes within the cultural and philosophical contexts of smell as portrayed in literary texts of the period.

The Rev. Cecil “Chip” Murray of USC Dornsife is honored for his passionate community engagement and new book in an event hosted by USC President C. L. Max Nikias.

Dharma Civilization Foundation’s $3.24 million gift will promote study of one of the world’s major religions.