USC Dornsife News

Scholars explain how Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol significantly shaped and preserved the beloved winter holiday.

USC Dornsife scholars explore “home” — from its depiction in historic artwork to nature’s architectural miracles. Wishing you, your family and your loved ones a wonderful holiday season and a happy, healthy new year.

To early Christians, ancient gladiators were potent symbols of martyrdom, embodying virtue and bravery despite being enslaved.

The Jimmy Gauntt Memorial Award Endowment honors its namesake while giving talented USC Dornsife students a leg up on their writing careers.

The Vatican has said that the pilgrimage to Medjugorje, a small town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, can yield ‘spiritual benefits’ but refrained from calling the apparitions genuinely supernatural.

Folklorists created a through line from the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain to Halloween. But the Halloween we know today has more to do with the English, a 9th century pope and American consumerism.

Humanities faculty will engage the public in educational forums related to the milestone and help select some of the United States’ most important historical documents.

Discovered living in Griffith Park by USC Dornsife alumnus Miguel Ordeñana, P-22 roamed Los Angeles, inspiring a wildlife movement, artists and even musicians for a decade. Ordeñana explains P-22’s legacy and his special connection to the most famous mountain lion in America.

Local city councilman, businessman and USC Dornsife alumnus and his siblings establish Bruce and Frances Kaji Family Endowed East Asian Studies Center (EASC) Fund.