USC Dornsife News

Three faculty members share paintings, poems and books that strive to depict the many facets of love.

Former California Poet Laureate and USC Dornsife Professor of English Carol Muske-Dukes selects a variety of poetic works that celebrate love, romance and passion. [6 min read]

Moving, passionate, romantic — love stories inspire us, thrill us and sometimes move us to tears. In celebration of Valentine’s Day, we present five of the best, as chosen by USC Dornsife English Department Chair David St. John. [1 ¾ min read]

Citing works of science fiction, nonfiction, biography, humor and horror, professors from five widely varying fields of study offer their literary choices. [6 1/2 min read]

In a new Thematic Option course, “Love and Its Reasons: Eros and Transcendence,” USC Dornsife’s David Albertson of religion charts the evolution of changing beliefs about love and religion through the ages by exploring seminal texts from a wide range of authors, including Plato, Dante and Kierkegaard.

Frank Baxter, a professor of English literature in the 1950s, became a science hero to millions thanks to his alter-ego, “Dr. Research.” Many students became scientists because of Baxter and the Bell Laboratory Science Series he hosted on TV.

Six elementary schools near USC participate in a new Joint Educational Project (JEP)/USC ReadersPlus program combining yoga and literature.

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.