86th Annual USC Alumni Awards
On May 4, we will present the Asa V. Call Alumni Achievement Award, the university’s highest alumni honor, to a woman of extraordinary grace and generosity: USC Trustee Kathleen L. McCarthy ’57. Congratulations to her and all of this year’s honorees!

SCupport USC!
Want to make a positive difference at USC? Participate in the 4th Annual USC #DayofSCupport on May 4. It’s a fast and easy way to contribute to the USC school, program or initiative most meaningful to you.

Congratulations, Class of 2019!
The USC Alumni Association welcomes Class of 2019 graduates and their families to Widney Alumni House on Commencement Day (Friday, May 10), to relax, enjoy refreshments and learn about the lifelong benefits of your free USC Alumni Association membership.

Saying Goodbye to a Cinematic Trailblazer
John Singleton '90, who died on April 29, was the first African American filmmaker to earn a Best Director Oscar nomination. Boyz N the Hood (1991) did more than put him on the Hollywood map; it paved the way for other African American filmmakers to tell their stories in mainstream film.

"Lifetime Adventurement No. 2"
While sailing around the world the first time, Michael Lawler ’75 and his wife Barbara survived encounters with AK-47-wielding pirates and fierce storms. Now they’re planning a second round-the-world cruise for 2020 that could last up to five years.

"The Carbon Wrangler"
Julio Friedmann PhD ’95 is using his scientific know-how to spur innovative ways of capturing carbon from the atmosphere to create new products and curb climate change.

In Memoriam: USC Trustee Yang Ho Cho MBA '79
On behalf of the Trojan Family, the USC Alumni Association expresses its condolences to the family of Yang Ho Cho, a successful businessman who led such major international transportation companies as Korean Air and Hanjin Transportation.

Reunion Weekend 2019
Calling all undergraduates from the classes of 1969, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2009: join us for Reunion Weekend 2019 on October 18-19! For more information, click the link above or call (213) 740-2300.

U.S. Rep. Karen Bass MSW ’15, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, and Cindy Hensley McCain '76, MS '78, the chairman of the board of the McCain Institute for International Leadership, will receive honorary degrees at Commencement 2019.

David S. Kim MPA ’94 has been named secretary of California’s State Transportation Agency.