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    Category: We Are SC Story

    Jason King named dean of USC Thornton School of Music

    Jason King
    Jason King (Photo/Laylah Amatullah Barrayn)

    “I see an opportunity with USC Thornton to take an already legendary school and help shape its 21st-century vision of what a music school can be.”

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    Kevin Feige, producer and president of Marvel Studios, named USC’s 2023 commencement speaker

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    Photo/Axelle - Bauer-Griffin - FilmMagic

    “My USC experience played such a fundamental part in who I have become, both as a filmmaker and as a person…I’m honored and humbled to be asked to be the commencement speaker celebrating the 2023 graduating class…”

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    University names USC field after 11-time Olympic medalist and alumna Allyson Felix

    Allyson Felix

    “I’m by nature a more reserved, shy person; I don’t usually want to rock the boat. But it was my brother who said, ‘You know you can use your voice, even if it shakes,’ and that really resonated with me.”

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    Lives, Not Grades – Ukraine

    THE RAISE A GLASS TEAM (LEFT TO RIGHT) NICHOLAS CONNER, AN MBA STUDENT AT THE USC MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS; KAMILA FOMIN, AN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS MAJOR; MELLISSA ZHANG, WHO’S MAJORING IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; AND MISHA KUZNETSOV, A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MAJOR

    “This is about making an impact, using engineering and innovation to do some good in the world.”

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    Two USC Rossier grads partner to reimagine military training

    Richard DiNinni EdD ’22 (left) and Victor Castro MEd ’19 (right)

    “It’s been a great partnership, in that we bring different strengths and experiences to the table but are both passionate about the same thing—developing new ideas and technologies to improve the learning outcomes for these cadets.”

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    USC quarterback Caleb Williams wins the 88th Heisman Memorial Trophy

    caleb williams

    “I’d like to thank all my USC brothers. I know we didn’t finish the way we wanted to, but the culture and bond that we found will last forever. As I said, we still have do have unfinished business.”

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    Law enforcement veteran Lauretta Hill to lead USC Department of Public Safety

    Lauretta Hill

    “I don’t change who I am — I’m always the same person, whatever audience I’m in … [but] I felt immediately I don’t have to change anything about me. I can be my authentic self at USC because they’re telling me that’s what they want — they want authenticity in their teams.”

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    Meet a recent USC graduate using artificial intelligence for health

    Ali Marjaninejad

    “This work has direct implementation in improving health conditions for people with disabilities or medical conditions. And I’m really, really happy about that.”

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    Former South Bay Lakers point guard shooting for medical school gets an assist from USC Dornsife

    Marcus Allen

    “Both my parents are doctors, so I thought about going into medicine, and being around all the team doctors at Stanford and with the Lakers, I realized I wanted to go into the medical field and hopefully become a team physician myself one day.”

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    Inspired by Daughter’s Graduation, USC Marshall Student Joins Online Master’s Program

    shari austin

    “Don’t stop. Make a plan and just keep going because it’s never too late to make a change or learn or grow. You’re never too old. You could be 41; you could be 60. Just don’t give up on the dream to keep going.”

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