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 ...

A graduate has her picture taken after the Chabad-Hillel Jewish graduation ceremony on Friday. (Matt Hamilton / Los Angeles Times) When USC canceled the main-stage commencement ceremony, Jewish ...

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 ...

Despite the chaos and controversy that has engulfed USC’s campus over the last few weeks, the first day of graduation ceremonies went off without a hitch much to the relief of graduates and their ...

It's been a peculiar graduation season for many local university students. Late last month, the University of Southern California cancelled its traditional central graduation ceremony after protests ...

At USC this week, gowns will be donned, caps will be tossed, but the university’s traditional 65,000-person commencement ceremony will not take place due to security concerns stemming from simmering ...

Last weekend as a parent, and 36 years ago as a student, I went to Michigan Stadium to be among tens of thousands for the annual graduation ceremony of the University of Michigan. On Saturday morning, ...

USC graduates cheer as they are recognized during the 2025 commencement ceremony at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. As thousands of families poured into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for USC's ...

A senior at the University of Southern California (USC) responded to the cancelation of her school's commencement ceremony in an interview Monday. "It was genuinely devastating," USC senior Melina ...

In the wake of canceling its annual commencement ceremony amid ongoing pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus, USC has announced a plan to host a new last-minute celebration event for graduates. The ...

When USC President Carol Folt called off the 65,000-attendee “main stage” commencement amid pro-Palestinian protests and anger over the cancellation of pro-Palestinian student Asna Tabassum’s speaking ...