The Pulitzer-prize winning novelist and USC Dornsife professor joins U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, actor Tom Hanks and former President Barack Obama in being elected to the academy’s 238th class.
Joseph Dane and John Carlos Rowe of USC Dornsife create a new platform, FreeReadPress.com, to make publishing easier and improve access for readers.
The two USC Dornsife faculty members are recognized by USC President C. L. Max Nikias for outstanding leadership in their fields.
From the Victorians’ morbid fascination with death to the Civil War’s profound influence on American mourning rituals to our current tendency to ignore or deny the inevitability of our eventual demise, USC Dornsife scholars explore our dramatically evolving attitudes toward death and mortality.
Alumnus Anthony Sparks, writer and co-executive producer on the acclaimed TV drama series “Queen Sugar,” credits USC Dornsife for his successful career.
USC Dornsife scholars look to the past, present and future as they explore how Los Angeles is evolving as a city of increasing worldwide importance.
The “genius grant” honors the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and professor of English, American studies and ethnicity and comparative literature, whose groundbreaking work has enabled Americans and others to view the Vietnam War from more balanced perspectives.
Gina Clayton ’06 helps women with relatives in prison harness the power of their voices to support themselves and their communities.
The highly regarded instructor and scholar is hailed as “an engaged — and intellectually engaging — citizen” who exemplifies the liberal arts mindset.
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