USC cancels graduation ceremony amid valedictorian controversy, protests

The University of Southern California (USC) has cancelled its main commencement ceremony on May 10 amid continued protests regarding the Isr...

USC cites safety risks in cancellation of pro-Palestinian student’s valedictory speech

The University of Southern California (USC) has canceled a student’s valedictory address, citing safety risks.  Key points: ...

US universities kick off AAPI Heritage Month celebrations

U.S. universities and colleges are celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month during April with an array of event...

Scientists discover evidence of 6th taste

A group of scientists led by researchers at the University of Southern California’s Dornsife College has published evidence pointing to a si...

Asian lead roles have increased on Netflix, report finds

A study released Thursday by Netflix and the University of Southern California (USC) reported that 41.5% of series and 12.3% of films on the...

Fewer female and POC directors were hired for top Hollywood films in 2022, new report reveals

The number of female filmmakers and directors from underrepresented groups hired by Hollywood execs to helm blockbuster films has significan...

Family of Chinese student who died in sand dune accident while working on film sues USC

The parents of Peng Wang, a 29-year-old Chapman University student who died in a sand dune accident while working on a student film, have f...

Chinese student cinematographer at Chapman dies in sand dune accident while helping on USC student film

A Chinese graduate student and cinematographer from Chapman University died in a vehicle accident on a sand dune while working on a Universi...

USC sues YouTubers for ‘Russian mafia’ pranks that scared students, disrupted classes

The University of Southern California has sued YouTubers Ernest Kanevsky and Yuguo Bai, neither of them USC students, accusing them of barg...

USC awards honorary degrees, dedicates rock garden to incarcerated Japanese American students of WWII

On April 1, the University of Southern California opened a traditional Japanese rock garden to honor 120 Japanese American students who wer...

Black Asian USC student faces backlash for advocating ‘Lunar New Year’ over ‘Chinese New Year’

Kiara Nguyen, a biracial Black and Vietnamese student at the University of Southern California, was accused of attempting “to erase the hol...

USC to officially apologize to Japanese American students blocked from receiving degrees during WWII

Eighty years after an unjust dismissal from the University of Southern California (USC), the private university is searching for the 121 Jap...

USC Professor Can’t Teach After Using a Chinese Filler That Sounds Like the N-Word

A communications professor at the University of Southern California has been placed on a “short-term pause” after using a Chines...

USC Graduate from Malaysia Holds Photo Shoot at Panda Express

A recent graduate at the University of Southern California (USC) skipped the usual campus spots and instead chose to have his celebratory gr...

Woman Sentenced To Life in P‌ris‌o‌n for Br‌ut‌al‌l‌y M‌ur‌de‌ri‌n‌g Chinese USC Grad Student

A 20-year-old woman was sentenced for their role in the br‌uta‌l k‌il‌lin‌g of a Chinese graduate student at the University of Southern Cali...

USC President to Resign Over Handling of Doctor Who Targeted Chinese Students for Sex Abuse

C.L. Max Nikias, president of the University of Southern California, is stepping down from his post in the wake of a scandal involving a gyn...

5 Former USC Students Sue Doctor Who Allegedly Targeted Chinese Women for Sexual Abuse

At least five women and former USC students have filed lawsuits against former USC gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall for alleged sexual miscon...

USC Gynecologist Accused of Sexual Misconduct Targeted Chinese Students for 30 Years

A gynecologist who worked for the student health clinic of the University of Southern California is facing a wave of accusations of sexual m...

Second Man Sentenced to Life in Prison For Murdering Chinese USC Student

Jonathan Del Carmen, 22, has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in connection to Chinese USC stu...

Man Who Beat Chinese USC Student to Death in 2014 Gets Life Sentence

One man from a group of four arrested for the killing of a Chinese USC graduate student in 2014 has been sentenced to life in prison. Andrew...

Beloved Chinese Psychology Professor Stabbed to Death By USC Student

A beloved Chinese psychology professor at the University of Southern California was stabbed to death by a student following an alleged “pers...

Meet the 25-Year-Old USC Alumni Who Started the First Female-Led Millenial Venture Capital Firm

One 25-year-old is paving the way as a pioneering women in venture capital and entrepreneurship in the U.S. and Asia. Pocket (Yiqing) Sun ha...