CONTACT: USC Media Relations, uscnews@usc.edu or (213) 740-2215 The University of Southern California’s 140th commencement ceremony will be held the morning of Friday, May 12, on the University Park Campus. Producer and president of Marvel Studies Kevin Feige will deliver the commencement address. Frances Arnold, Kevin Feige and Dolores Huerta will receive honorary degrees. Information on individual school ceremonies and speakers […]

J.P. Morgan Chase is set to acquire the recently collapsed First Republic Bank, the latest in a string of small and mid-size bank failures to rock the U.S. economy. USC experts are available to discuss what led to First Republic’s implosion and subsequent FDIC seizure, as well as the fate of the U.S. banking system. Contact: Nina […]

The Biden administration wants to steer the nation’s auto industry to make more electric vehicles by getting tough on tailpipe emissions. The EPA proposal released earlier this month resembles California’s as it limits auto emissions and sets goals for EV production that ratchet up the supply over time. The agency wants two-thirds of all new […]

Contact: USC Media Relations uscnews@usc.edu or (213) 740-2215 University of Southern California President Carol L. Folt, will join senior university leaders, trustees, alumni and USC friends on Wednesday, April 19, in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the grand opening of the new USC Capital Campus at 1771 N Street NW in Dupont Circle. Journalists are invited […]

Each year in the United States, hundreds of people die during pregnancy or in the year after. Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than White women — and 80% of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. are preventable. Black Maternal Health Week, April 11-17, aims to inspire action in […]

A dedication ceremony celebrating the naming of Allyson Felix Field will be held the morning of April 10 at USC. Felix is the most decorated American track and field athlete in the history of the Olympic games, a USC alumna and an advocate for women and athletes of color. Felix, USC President Carol L. Folt […]

Doubling down on a commitment to access, USC, Caltech, Yale University, Vanderbilt University and a dozen other leading institutions are reaching out to young people in small towns. With stronger connections, higher education will benefit from students who reflect the country’s full range of diversity.   Contact: USC Media Relations, uscnews@usc.edu or (213) 740-2215 USC is deploying a […]