USC Dornsife News

Great Spirit

Poet and former chair of the National Endowment for the Arts Dana Gioia teaches in USC Dornsife’s English department. His unusual path includes a post as a marketing executive for General Foods, leading the team that created Jell-O Jigglers.

In her debut novel, Elsewhere, California, USC Dornsife’s Dana Johnson casts a light on the complications an African American female may face while finding her identity in Los Angeles.

Nearly 100 students, alumni and faculty attended, including three USC Dornsife participants who presented their research papers.

In his latest book of poetry, The Auroras, USC Dornsife’s David St. John shows readers how even the darkest of the dark — contains light.

The third annual Jimmy Gauntt Memorial Award celebration remembers the alumnus, a poet, musician and playwright, while recognizing stellar undergraduate seniors in USC Dornsife's Department of English.

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.

USC Dornsife’s 2011–12 Streisand Professor Lecture Series, “Where Is The Love?” examines intimacy and sexuality in American society. One lecture looked at heartache and new media.

The March 2012 issue of Poetry magazine will feature the poem "Sleep Log" written by Alain Borer and translated into English by Mark Irwin. Over the course of their friendship, the two USC Dornsife professors have translated each other's poetry into French and English.