USC Dornsife News

Combining Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards and nominations garnered by alumni and faculty, USC Dornsife is close to a complete “EGOT.” [4¾ min read]

From helping the homeless find housing to advocating for marriage equality, these USC Dornsife graduates are changing the world through their activism. [2¾ min read]

What do a punk rock paleontologist, a computational biologist and the youngest woman ever elected mayor in California have in common? They’re all women who graduated from USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences — and theirs are the most read USC Dornsife news stories of the year.

Christopher Carpenter ’16 will explore the culture and business of filmmaking during a one-year master’s program at Tsinghua University. [2¾ min read]

USC Dornsife alumnus Glenn Fox says Thanksgiving is a great time to count your blessings, but evidence shows that being grateful throughout the year can lead to better health and well-being. [3¼ min read]

Ego Nwodim ’10, now in her second season as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, graduated from USC Dornsife with a degree in biological sciences — never doubting she would succeed as an actor. [6 min read]

Contrary to popular opinion, when it comes to well-being, our lives do not represent an inevitable decline from the sunny uplands of youth to the valley of death. Instead, the opposite is true — we can confidently look forward to old age as the happiest time of our lives. [12 ½ min read]

These alumni set an example of service and leadership through their experience in the U.S. armed forces and their careers. [3 ¼ min read]

Chef Alex Chang, who graduated in 2011, used the power of the Trojan community, and a secret campus supper club, to find his true passion. [4½ min read]