USC Dornsife News

Elizabeth Van Hunnick’s endowment gift, one of the largest to a university history department, is intended to support the development of more informed leaders.

USC Dornsife scholars work around the globe to understand and solve a range of issues involving our oceans and freshwater resources.

Joseph Medicine Crow, the last war chief of the Apsáalooke (Crow) Nation, World War II hero, recipient of a Presidential Medal of Freedom, renowned Native American historian and USC Dornsife alumnus devoted his life to overcoming intolerance.

USC Dornsife alumnus and Navy captain Chris Isleib helped create the first national memorial for World War I veterans, part of a long career spent telling the stories of America’s military.

Vallery Lomas ’07 left her career as a lawyer to focus on baking — and won the “Great American Baking Show.” Now she’s an acclaimed cookbook author.

In 2020, Hiram Sims ’05 opened the Sims Library of Poetry, a space for people from Inglewood and the rest of Los Angeles to read, write and create.

USC’s president honors the Native American author, historian and war hero, whose legacy of fostering connections among cultures aligns with the purpose of the Center for International and Public Affairs.

Pamela Schaff directs USC’s Narrative Medicine master’s program, which helps health workers enhance healing by focusing on patients’ stories. [1¼ min read]

Nwodim, who made her name in acting and comedy after graduating from USC Dornsife in 2010 with a degree in biological sciences, will speak during the College’s satellite ceremonies on May 13. [2 min read]