Amid the decision to cancel this year's valedictorian speech, the University of Southern California announced it would be eliminating all outside speakers and honorees from its main-stage commencement ...

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USC president Carol Folt has faced many challenges since she took the job in 2019. Folt had to restore the school’s public image after it had been rocked by scandals under previous administrations.

USC valedictorian Asna Tabassum receives her diploma beside Yannis C. Yortsos, dean of the Viterbi School of Engineering, at the Galen Center in Los Angeles on Friday. (Christina House/Los Angeles ...

Four days of commencement celebrations will begin on Wednesday, May 8, at USC following weeks of unrest on campus. The university canceled its annual main stage graduation ceremony after protesters ...

As thousands of families poured into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for USC's main-stage commencement on Thursday night, the scene had the feel of the usual collegiate event held there: a football ...