Natalia Molina and Peter Mancall with a red, white, and blue background

USC Dornsife scholars Natalia Molina, left, and Peter Mancall will play leadership roles in the country’s celebration of its “semiquincentennial.” (Composite: Letty Avila. Image source: iStock; Jamie Pham; Peter Zhaoyu Zhou.)

For America’s 250th Anniversary, USC Dornsife Scholars Lead Commemorative Initiatives

Humanities faculty will engage the public in educational forums related to the milestone and help select some of the United States’ most important historical documents.

ByUSC Dornsife News Staff October 22, 2024

The 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding is less than two years away. As plans to commemorate the “semiquincentennial” unfold, the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is taking a leading role in shaping public understanding of the nation’s history and its future.

The USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute (EMSI) based at USC Dornsife has received $500,000 in funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to spearhead an ambitious educational project.

In addition, Natalia Molina, Distinguished Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity and Dean’s Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, has been appointed to a prestigious advisory group tasked with highlighting the most significant historical records for the anniversary.