USC Dornsife News

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s first novel explores the Vietnam War through the lens of his conflicted protagonist, an American-educated spy for the Viet Cong.

Award-winning author Geoff Dyer will teach undergraduate and graduate courses beginning this Fall.

David St. John will read his poetry backed by tunes from USC Thornton School of Music performers on Feb. 25.

In between his gig as a script coordinator for The CW’s Arrow, alumnus Oscar Balderrama has finished writing the first novel in a series based on the popular television show.

Calling the humanities as vital as breathing, alumna, Pitzer College President and Mark Twain scholar Laura Skandera Trombley is named incoming president of The Huntington Library.

With her training in narrative studies, alumna Amelia Brodka exposes the real story behind women in skateboarding.

This unique course taught by USC Dornsife and USC Thornton sets poetry to music for a transcending experience.

Fiction is an effective way of raising global awareness, Boyle says. The prize honors his remarkable nature writing.

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