August 20, 2026 Good morning, everyone—and welcome to USC! Now, it’s a bit of a cliché to tell an incoming class that it is the most remarkable class in USC’s history. But sometimes it’s true, right? After all, it’s not every class that has among its members the recipient of India’s highest young civilian honor…
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January 9, 2026 On behalf of the Board of Trustees, the deans and university leaders, and our faculty and staff—welcome to USC. You are joining a remarkable university where you can learn from professors who are not just wonderful teachers, but leading researchers expanding the frontiers of knowledge and discovery. A university where you’ll not…
August 21, 2025 On behalf of the USC Board of Trustees, the esteemed deans and leaders sitting behind me, and all of our faculty and staff: welcome to USC! When you join USC, you’re not just joining a university with amazing professors, an unparalleled breadth of courses, and a football team that’s going to crush…