University of Southern California

Tuition will be free for USC students enrolled in its Masters in Fine Arts program for its School of Dramatic Arts, the university announced Wednesday.

Activists on Monday plan to ask USC President Carol Folt to initiate an “emergency campus student dialogue” in response to campus protests over the war in Gaza. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News on April 29, 2024.

USC students are sharing their thoughts after LAPD issued a tactical alert on campus amid ongoing pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Christian Cazares reports for the NBC4 News on April 27, 2024.

The Los Angeles Police Department issued a citywide tactical alert Saturday at the University of Southern California campus amid days of unrest as protesters called for the university to cut ties to Israel due to the ongoing war in Gaza.

USC students expressed their thoughts on the university’s decision to cancel the main commencement ceremony amid recent protests on campus. Bailey Miller reports for the NBC4 News on April 27, 2024.

Students at the University of Southern California responded after the institution’s decision to cancel the main commencement ceremony. Tracey Leong reports for the NBC4 News on April 26, 2024.

Folt points out that Alumni Park inside USC’s campus was deemed unsafe and the arrests were made in violation of “long-standing safety policies.”

Some USC students are wondering whether the university made the right decision by canceling a key commencement event amid campus unrest. NBC Los Angeles’ Annette Arreola reports. 

Amid controversy over its decision to cancel the commencement speech of its pro-Palestinian valedictorian, USC has called off all speakers at the ceremony. Macy Jenkins reports for the NBC4 News on April 19, 2024.

USC announced it will not have commencement speakers at its upcoming ceremony following controversy over the institution’s decision to cancel a speech from its pro-Palestinian valedictorian. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News on April 19, 2024.

The University of Southern California (USC) will not have commencement speakers at its upcoming ceremony after the institution canceled a speech from its pro-Palestinian valedictorian, the school announced Friday.

Hundreds of students and faculty marched through USC’s campus in protest of the school’s decision to not let Asna Tabassum give her valedictorian speech. Christian Cazares reports for the NBC4 News on April 18, 2024.

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USC announced that the valedictorian will not be allowed to deliver the 2024 commencement speech during graduation, citing security concerns, Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News on April 15, 2024. 

USC will not have its valedictorian deliver the 2024 commencement speech during graduation, citing security concerns. NBC Los Angeles’ Tracey Leong reports. 

Bronny James went into cardiac arrest during a workout at USC in late July.

James suffered a cardiac arrest during a practice at USC last month.

A 22-year-old USC student will make history Friday as the first Black graduate of the school’s PhD program in biokinesiology, and the journey started with a kidney transplant in LA.

He was the first Black student to earn a master’s degree in biokinesiology at USC. Ted Chen reports May 8, 2023.