Amid the decision to cancel this year's valedictorian speech, the University of Southern California announced it would be eliminating all outside speakers and honorees from its main-stage commencement ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. USC valedictorian Asna Tabassum receives her diploma beside Yannis C. Yortsos, dean of the Viterbi School of Engineering, at the ...

USC president Carol Folt has faced many challenges since she took the job in 2019. Folt had to restore the school’s public image after it had been rocked by scandals under previous administrations.

When USC canceled the main-stage commencement ceremony, Jewish leaders on campus saw an opportunity. Before about 19,000 graduates walked across stages on Friday to receive their degrees in smaller ...