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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 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 ...

A year after abruptly canceling its “main stage” graduation ceremony amidst pro-Palestine protests on campus, the University of Southern California gave graduates the sendoff they had hoped for in ...

Asna Tabassum, USC’s valedictorian who was denied the opportunity to speak at commencement this year because of a pro-Palestine post she shared on social media, graduated on Friday, May 10, crossing ...

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 ...

As thousands of families poured into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for USC's main-stage commencement on Thursday night, the scene had the feel of the usual collegiate event held there: a football ...