An experimental album created by USC Dornsife fellow Jonathan Leal and producer Charlie Vela celebrates the musical traditions of the South Texas borderlands, while also warning us of what the future could hold. [4½ min read]
Shandela Contreras would not have graduated from USC’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative without her mom’s hard work and sacrifice, virtues she’ll carry with her as a USC Dornsife student. [2¼ min read]
Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean you can’t keep learning. Check out this collection of short, entertaining and educational videos featuring USC Dornsife scholars.
Recent Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship recipient and English major Joseph Debaerien gets inspiration for his writing from his fellow travelers. [5 min read]
USC Dornsife English professors reflect on the books that have soothed and uplifted them during a year of turmoil. [5 min read]
Frazier’s debut book, inspired by summers spent delivering pizza while at USC Dornsife, is an ode to life lived on one’s own terms.
As a Trojan thrice over, June Pollak B.A. ’49, M.A. ’51, Ph.D. ’61 has seen the university grow from a small campus, where cadets trained for battle overseas, to a nationally ranked research institution with outposts around the globe. Now, she hopes her support for early career USC Dornsife humanities faculty will create future generations of scholars and innovators. [5 min read]
‘Air/Light’ is a free, online publication featuring exciting new writing from a California perspective in a wide range of narrative and multimedia formats — including video games. [4 min read]
A distinguished scholar of Renaissance poetry, John Milton and English grammar and syntax, Tufte was a gifted teacher and wise mentor who taught at USC Dornsife for a quarter of a century. [5 min read]
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