COMMENCEMENT: After completing her bachelor’s degree in just three years, Elizabeth “Ellie” Zuniga heads into the PharmD program with a passion for patient education and serving others with empathy.
COMMENCEMENT: Main ceremony filled with inspiration and music celebrates the Class of 2026. Commencement activities continue through Saturday.
COMMENCEMENT: USC’s president shares words of encouragement and congratulations with the university’s newest graduates at Thursday’s main ceremony. Watch the video.
COMMENCEMENT: We talked to some of USC’s newest graduates as they prepare to move into the next stage of their lives, and their remarks will inspire you. Watch the video.
COMMENCEMENT: The nondenominational, interfaith celebration — a USC tradition — features words of wisdom from best-selling author Lisa Miller, a research scholar on spirituality in psychology; university President Beong-Soo Kim; and more. Watch the video.
COMMENCEMENT: Tiffany Yarian will begin the two-year Chapman-Amgen oncology medical affairs fellowship in June, capping four years of industry-focused training at USC Mann.
For the third year, the hospital received the highest rating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report.
Issac Vargas was part of the Reuters investigative team that was awarded the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.
COMMENCEMENT: Arthur Bookstein bikes across Japan to raise funds for AYA@USC, a program that supports adolescents and young adults with cancer.
COMMENCEMENT: Yuquan “Wendy” Zhou’s introduced a novel, “people-based” approach that measures when and where essential services are accessible in daily life.
