USC Dornsife News

Bite by bite, students get a taste of the ways politics, culture and gender are sprinkled into everyday meals.

Undergraduates travel to New York for a Maymester course that provides an insider’s view of the professional art world. In one exhibit, they discuss a thought-provoking work made of sugar.

Students in Lori Meeks’ Maymester class examine Buddhism’s ancient texts and visit local Buddhist communities.

Earth sciences brings USC Dornsife students to Morocco to research the tectonic and geologic history of the land and collect seismometers deployed throughout rural areas.

A Maymester course taught by Suzanne Hudson, assistant professor of art history at USC Dornsife, takes undergraduates to New York City, where they become art critics and examine potential careers.

Led by USC Dornsife’s Saori Katada, the inaugural Maymester trip to Singapore gave students a first-hand opportunity to learn about United States relations with Southeast Asia.

During Maymester, aspiring geologists from USC Dornsife research ancient rocks in southern Spain.

USC Norman Topping scholars in USC Dornsife’s Japan Immersion Program have collected 300 books to donate to Japan’s American studies libraries devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

During a Maymester course, 26 mostly environmental studies students in USC Dornsife who completed a Spring class teaching them how to dive are now headed to Guam and Palau.