The Thornton School’s Midori Goto presents student violinists, who perform works by Bach to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
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A panel on how organizations are realigning the services they provide with funding sources that shift the cost burdens of service across levels/agencies of government.
Jason Robert Brown, USC School of Theatre faculty member and composer, leads a vocal arts master class on his own songs.
A talk by the Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi, director of the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT.
Faculty violinist Peter Marsh is joined by faculty pianist Kevin Fitz-Gerald and guest artists in a concert of Bach pieces and more.
Andrew J. Robinson directs a play by Oliver Mayer.
A one-day symposium highlights the Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies and its impact on image-making within and beyond regional boundaries.
Join hundreds of other Trojans for the first campuswide, three-on-three basketball tournament for charity at USC.
H. Robert Reynolds and Sharon Lavery lead the USC Thornton Wind Ensemble in Songs and Marches, and much more.
Support your fellow Trojans! Come out and see the Hellions of Troy at their best.
Join Annenberg students and faculty for a presentation by Lewis A. Friedland of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
A lecture by Richard G. Harris of D Wave Systems Inc.
Vice President of Student Affairs Michael Jackson and Executive Director of Public Safety Carey Drayton talk about one of their top priorities, safety on campus.
A special talk with David Scheffer, author and director of the Center for International Human Rights at Northwestern University.
A lecture by Dr. Jared L. Cohon, president of Carnegie Mellon University.
The USC Thornton School’s Midori Goto presents Thornton student violinists, who perform works by Johann Sebastian Bach to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
An aristocratic widow, who understands love but not money, loses her family’s estate and precious cherry orchard to a rich merchant.
Join CCLP, the Unruh Institute and the Bedrosian Center for a conversation on the Republican primaries and the role of news media.
Randolph Hall, Vice President of Research, leads a workshop on creating funded research programs.
A stimulating conversation and performance highlight the life and work of Russian cellist Gregor Piatigorsky.
Sarah Whiting, dean at Rice University School of Architecture in Houston and partner at WW Architecture, discusses the politics and architectures of the public realm.
Join the Master of Professional Writing program for an evening of readings and conversation with acclaimed author Denis Johnson.
All School Day was initiated after Los Angeles’ 1992 civil unrest resulted in acts of lawbreaking compounded by existing racial tensions.
Discuss and practice tools for effective grading. The workshop will cover grading policies, rubrics, efficient grading, and communicating with students about their grades.
Sarah Bullen, principal harp with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, presents a public master class.
Directed by Aaron Serfaty, ALAJE is a unique 10- to 14-member ensemble featuring all-student-arranged music.
Peel away the layers of American satire and journalism with the writers of “America’s Finest News Source,” The Onion.
David Bridel directs The Tempest, which contains some of Shakespeare’s most beautiful poetry.
USC faculty members share how they implemented their Learning Environments grants.
A daylong conference focuses on dialogue, community and reflection.
Several colleges, universities and community churches band together to celebrate their devotion to gospel music and dance.
Established in 1988 and presented annually by the Friends of the USC Libraries, the Scripter celebrates with its 24th annual black-tie gala.
The USC Chinese American Student Association continues its decade-long tradition of performance on a grand scale.
Roseann Mulligan of the Ostrow School of USC explores an alternative approach to the traditional primary care model.
This special event at the USC Fisher Museum of Art is curated by David St. John.
The Mitt Romney candidacy has put his Mormonism under a microscope. Notre Dame’s David Campbell examines what reaction to Romney’s religion says about U.S. religious tolerance.
Cellist Andrew Shulman presents a Thornton School faculty recital.
“Through the Lens” asks grade school students to a create work of art as though they were a camera, trying to capture a moment in time.
The main objectives of this program are to improve analytical decision-making, use analysis to lead change, and make the right choices when deep analytics are not possible.
Join Visions and Voices for a multidisciplinary discussion exploring a new side of Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland.
A seminar features papers by Jennifer Scheper Hughes on the religious image in Latin American religion and Domino Torres on Irish and Chicana iconography in contemporary art.
A lecture with the world renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator, followed by a reception and book signing.
Author Greg Anderson discusses his book about the Chinese car industry and the delicate nature of China’s planned economy.
A talk by Henry G. Cisneros on issues surrounding aging in place, followed by an awards presentation.
The USC Thornton Concert Jazz Orchestra, led by Jason Goldman, presents the music of Thad Jones.
Adapted from Joyce’s literary masterpiece, this intimate Tony-winning musical portrays a homespun Yuletide party with Irish music, dancing, food, drink and good fellowship.
Join the Center for Religion and Civic Culture for a luncheon and presentations by faculty and doctoral students who have received fellowships to pursue innovative projects in religion.
A hands-on workshop (consisting of 3 sessions) on directly and effectively meeting the requirements of RFPs and grant program applications.
A candid talk with current USC graduate students on how to prepare for application to a non-professional grad school as an undergrad.
Annenberg School journalism professor Dan Birman and the Impact team invite faculty, staff and students to the spring screening of Annenberg’s award-winning TV news magazine show.
This ongoing contemporary jazz series features top players in the Thornton School’s jazz programs, performing in a variety of student ensembles.
The four virtuosos of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet join forces with comedy legend Phil Proctor of Firesign Theatre to present a new experience of the Don Quixote story.
At an event presented by BMI, Thornton School Popular Music students perform original songs in an acoustic setting.
In two hands-on workshops, participants remix and remake everyday objects and software and alter the ways we think about technology, culture and the environment.
A lecture by Dr. Andreas Matouschek, professor of Molecular Biosciences at Northwestern University.
Faculty pianist Kevin Fitz-Gerald, joined by violinist Irina Tseitlin and cellist Ronald Leonard, presents a concert of Prokofiev and the music and visual art of Michael Tseitlin.
The Division of Medical Education at USC gathers a community of educators interested in promoting change through innovation in health professions education.
A weekend of screenings and discussions investigates how Latin American and Spanish cinema have documented and constructed collective and personal memory.
Interested in making a movie for a USC film festival? You and your friends have 24 hours to pull it off.
USC Thornton School faculty present a daylong event demonstrating the many uses of drums.
A series of screenings, panels and networking events culminates in an awards banquet.
The USC Center on Public Diplomacy hosts a major conference on water diplomacy, foreign policy and international issues.
Jazz studies faculty member David Arnay presents a recital of original jazz composition with Thornton colleague Aaron Serfaty on drums and special guest Nedra Wheeler on bass.
Father James Heft and Rev. Dagmar Grefe lead a conversation about the promise and the limits of interfaith cooperation and dialogue.
Aquila Theatre, a New York–based company dedicated to reinventing classical theater, performs Herakles, one of Euripides’ finest and most challenging plays.
Every Mormon girl has a story to tell. Joanna Brooks’ groundbreaking memoir brings you into one of America’s most fascinating but least understood religious traditions.
The ensemble’s music director, Donald Crockett, leads a concert of colorful and virtuosic works for large chamber ensemble by American, European and Japanese composers.
Thornton School Popular Music students perform funky tunes by the likes of James Brown and Sly and the Family Stone.
The USC Center on Public Diplomacy is pleased to welcome Martin Davidson, CEO of U.K. cultural relations organization the British Council.
Zachary Zimmer of UC San Francisco lectures as part of the Multidisciplinary Research Colloquium Series in Aging.
Center for Excellence in Teaching Faculty Fellow Ed Finegan and faculty member Lyn Boyd-Judson discuss cultivating wisdom and moral discernment among USC students.
Join Visions and Voices for a series of live performances and video projects inspired by the collections at the One National Gay and Lesbian Archives.
This ongoing contemporary jazz series features top players in the Thornton School’s jazz programs, performing in a variety of student ensembles.
Directed by Matt Walker, this spring production that showcases the School of Theatre second-year M.F.A. in Acting students.
The USC Thornton Baroque Sinfonia, featuring special guest Lucinda Carver, performs concertos by Bach and Telemann.
In this event presented by the Al Sherman Foundation, Thornton School Popular Music students perform popular tunes dating from the 1950s through today.
High School teams compete in the annual regional ocean sciences bowl, co-sponsored by USC Wrigley Institute.
A fascinating walking tour of the Broadway Historic Theatre and Commercial District explores the social, cinematic and architectural history of this unique street.
Join the Fisher Museum of Art for an afternoon filled with music, live entertainment and art-making activities, plus free food and refreshments.
A provocative multimedia performance features actress Vanessa Bell Calloway as Zora Neale Hurston.
A pair of concerts features new solo, chamber and vocal works by outstanding Thornton School student composers.
Following a pre-opera discussion, a satellite broadcast from The Metropolitan Opera will feature Wagner’s Gotterdammerung.
Prof. Bill Handley discusses the film, Annie Proulx’s original story, and their ongoing cultural and political significance in the Western genre, gay civil rights and other contexts.
The Tomas Rivera Policy Institute at USC and Immigration Studies at New York University sponsor an interdisciplinary conference.
Baylor College of Medicine’s Peter Hotez addresses neglected tropical diseases in the developing world.
Our nighttime dreams are portals into the realm of the unconscious mind. Paying attention to them brings us to a higher level of consciousness, and can give guidance for our lives.
Priya Jaikumar, associate professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, discusses media, film and what is important to her.
Phil Taylor, Executive Director of Research Advancement and Federal Relations,leads a workshop on the best strategies for preparing and submitting NSF proposals.Phil was a Program Officer at NSF.
Dr. David Jason Gerber of the USC School of Architecture will discuss his recent projects.
On a whim, Mija enrolls in a poetry class at the local cultural center and begins a personal quest to find the perfect words to describe her feelings.
Conlon leads the USC Thornton Symphony in Dvorak’s Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, and Ravel’s Rapsodie Espagnole and Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloe.
The USC Thornton Jazz Orchestra presents an evening of standards and new compositions.
A fascinating evening of performance and conversation explores issues raised by blindness.
The USC Occupational Science Symposium gathers faculty and community experts to share research and perspectives on autism and autism spectrum disorders.
Come celebrate the publications of the distinguished USC sociology faculty.
Delve into game-based learning, an expansive and rapidly evolving field in higher education.
Conductor Hugh Wolff and the Festival Orchestra accompany seven leading international cellists in an evening of concertos.
Jameson discusses the rare treasures of the Monastery of Saint Catherine of the Sinai, and the Codex Sinaiticus, one of the oldest books in the world.
A seminar features papers by Thomas Tweed on religion in motion and Rebecca Kim on Korean missionaries in America.
Professor Achim Menges of Stuttgart University lectures as part of the second annual Top Fuel: Design Performance Workshop, a series of sustainability events.
Based on personal interviews, this collaborative documentary theater piece tells the stories of seven incredible women who are campaigning for human rights around the globe.
The USC Thornton Jazz Honors Combo, a select group of Thornton School jazz musicians led by Jason Goldman, performs a concert of original music.
USC’s Polish Music Center presents two days of concerts featuring both California and world premieres.
The USC Emeriti Center hosts a lecture presenting academic and practical information on keeping the brain healthy.
Explore the unique contributions of African Americans to the literature of classical music, focusing on orchestral works by black composers past and present.
Independent publishers, writers, artists and designers come together for a unique, vital and historically charged event that pushes the boundaries of popular culture.
Double bassist Harold Robinson, of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Curtis Institute, presents a public master class.
The USC Department of English is pleased to present a poetry reading by Gjertrud Schnackenberg.
Student writers share their work and compete for cash prizes at this ninth annual conference.
This Tony-winning Best Musical is a deliciously funny spoof of 1940s film noir and hard-boiled detective fiction.
Clayton M. Christensen delivers the 34th annual Pullias Lecture.
Marsha Kinder, USC University Professor and founding director of the Labyrinth Project, moderates a panel on “Participatory History and the Value of Home Movies.”
The American Ballet Theatre captivates audiences with the world premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s new production of The Firebird.
The USC Thornton CreSCendo Vocal Jazz Ensemble, led by Sara Gazerik, headlines this ongoing series featuring a variety of student jazz ensembles.
A festival devoted to Hollywood icon and international legend Dino De Laurentiis, one of the most prolific and respected producers in film history.
This USC Recreational Sports workshop helps participants get certified to serve as lifeguards.
Internationally renowned cellist Antonio Lysy presents a master class featuring works for voice and cello.
The USC Apollo Men’s Chorus and USC Oriana Women’s Choir present an evening of music from international composers.
The USC Thornton Wind Ensemble presents a concert highlighting the work of contemporary women composers.
The USC Thornton Concert Choir presents a program of sacred and secular music, exploring the emotions surrounding life’s fragility.
Celebrate the arrival of Kaya Press at USC with award-winning authors Brian Castro (Australia), Sia Figiel (Samoa) and Shailja Patel (Kenya).
Classical guitar master and Thornton School faculty member Pepe Romero offers an up-close peek into his virtuosity via two master classes.
Teaching assistant fellows from the Center for Excellence in Teaching lead a workshop on techniques for engaging students in their learning.
A workshop on identifying funding opportunities, preparing proposals, and building relationships with program officers.
What is important to a community activist and organizer? Hear from Professor Veronica Terriquez over lunch.
Student Web and multimedia designers share their work and compete for cash prizes.
Edward Mazria, founder and executive director of Architecture 2030, discusses the 2030 Challenge.
Renowned violinist Arnold Steinhardt, one of the founders of the Guarneri Quartet, visits Thornton for this master class.
This autobiographical memory play is set in a boarding house in 1930s New Orleans.
This self-described “tragicomedy in two acts” by the Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett tells the story of two men waiting on a country road.
Parents and kids are invited to the Fisher Museum of Art’s special Family Day, filled with art activities, refreshments and music.
Special guest Michal Temkin Martinez of Boise State University shares firsthand knowledge on the opportunities and challenges of becoming a professor.
Accomplished actor LisaGay Hamilton presents a solo performance addressing her struggles and triumphs as an African American woman working in the visual and performing arts.
Students share their research and creativity to compete for cash prizes at this 14th annual symposium.
Recent research in neuroscience suggests that political preferences reflect differences in the very structure of the brain...
Structural engineer Hanif Kara delivers the Nabih Youssef Lecture on Structural Design Innovation.
Cirque du Soleil’s new production is a lyrical, fanciful, kinetic foray into the art of cinema.
Sey Ahn and Joshua Roach lead the orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture, Holst’s The Planets, and a new work by Roach.
Carl St. Clair leads the USC Thornton Chamber Orchestra in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1, Mozart and more.
Scholars, journalists and musicians come together for a daylong symposium commemorating Guthrie’s life, legacy and impact on American politics, music and culture.
Join the Trojan Family for the 31st annual installment of the Swim With Mike fundraiser, founded at USC in 1981.
Thornton School guitar students present the semester’s work in ensemble and solo performances.
Young student jazz ensembles from the community perform as part of the USC Thornton Outreach Program.
Thornton faculty member and Los Angeles Philharmonic principal timpanist Joseph Pereira leads the USC Thornton Percussion Ensemble in an evening of percussion works.
This CEO program includes exposure to the following: design topics, design processes and implementation, and participant case analyses and peer consulting.
Information for students, faculty and staff on how to be prepared for quakes.
Jim Folsom, director of the Botanical Gardens at The Huntington, discusses the Japanese Garden’s recent makeover.
Maja Mataric leads this Center for Excellence in Research workshop for academia-bound postdoctoral students/researchers/fellows in the sciences.
Xu Weiguo, head of the architecture department at Tsinghua University, discusses the recent work of his Beijing-based firm, XWG.
The USC Thornton University Chorus, led by co-conductors Seth Houston and Zanaida Robles, presents music featuring themes of love, work and redemption.
In the sprawling mosaic of Los Angeles, there are as many fissures, connections and cracks above ground as there are below.
This rollicking work by Moliere finds a most unliterary lady intent on hosting a high-toned literary salon.
The USC Thornton Opera program and the USC Thornton Symphony present Britten’s riveting, timely story of paying the ultimate price for being true to one’s beliefs.
University of Chicago Professor John Comaroff considers the relation of law enforcement and sovereignty in post-apartheid South Africa.
The Wonderland Award, now in its eighth year, is a multidisciplinary competition that encourages new scholarship and creative work related to Lewis Carroll.
This ongoing contemporary jazz series features top players in Thornton School jazz programs performing in a variety of student ensembles.
In this event presented by BMI, Thornton School Popular Music students perform original songs in an acoustic setting.
“The Best Of” exhibition showcases the top student artworks from the year’s three shows: “Natural Beauty,” “A Healthy Imagination” and “Through the Lens.”
Join faculty, writers and industry experts for a day of panels and presentations exploring the creative life in an e-book world.
Dr. Win May and Dr. Terri Woehrle present teaching techniques for enhancing medium-sized multidisciplinary labs in the health sciences.
Anthony Everitt, best-selling author of Cicero, delivers a President’s Distinguished Lecture based on his forthcoming book The Rise of Rome.
Henry Gronnier, the new director of the chamber music program, leads three nights of nonstop chamber music performances by Thornton School students.
The London School of Tropical Medicine’s Kelley Lee looks at the WHO’s struggle for continued relevance, and how the global health reform agenda might be taken forward.
Created by composer Donald Crockett and poet David St. John, The Face is a multidisciplinary chamber opera featuring music, film and choreography.
Thornton School Popular Music students perform a selection of classic rock tunes from the 1960s and ’70s.
A conference marks the 20th anniversary of the 1992 civil unrest in Los Angeles, charting a city on the rise.
The USC Thornton Jazz Honors Combo headlines this ongoing series featuring a variety of student jazz ensembles.
The USC Thornton Chamber Singers, directed by Jo-Michael Scheibe, present works by great modern American composers.
Thornton School Popular Music students perform popular tunes from the 1950s through today.
The USC Thornton Baroque Sinfonia, led by music director Adam Knight Gilbert, presents a partially staged production of Francesco Cavalli’s classic opera.
In collaboration with the Huntington Library the BeFit.BeWell Wellness program hosts a morning of yoga. Space is limited.
Thornton School Popular Music students perform original tunes with full band arrangements in a nightclub setting.
Data coaches help leaders use human resources data to have highly interactive dialogues that lead to decisive action, fueling high-impact and measurable business results.
Learn more about organizational design, a cornerstone of competitive advantage and performance.
What are the pivotal elements of your strategic success, and where will talent and organization investments make the biggest difference?
Ongoing Events
Black-and-white images culled from the USC Archives and the USC Digital Library celebrate the iconic architecture and traditions that have helped shape the university’s identity.
Mike Saijo’s exhibition brings together science, education, design and community capacity building into sequential shows designed to evolve as they travel locally and globally.
Grade school students use their creativity to depict what it means to live a healthy life.
Attention all yoga lovers: USC Workout offers a variety of yoga classes in spring 2012.
An exhibit on the Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies, introduced in 1974 to spark creativity and growth in the community through photo-based representation.
Photos, documents, scrapbooks, recordings, films and costumes illuminate queer activism and culture in Los Angeles from the 1940s to the 1980s.