{"id":8482,"date":"2023-03-07T20:27:36","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T20:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/?page_id=8482"},"modified":"2026-02-11T12:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:57:07","slug":"historical-timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/we-are-usc\/the-university\/our-history\/historical-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Historical Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-title-with-summary \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-title-with-summary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Historical Timeline<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    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<p><strong>2023:\u00a0<\/strong>USC launches Frontiers of Computing, a $1B-plus initiative for advanced computation, quantum computing, AI and ethics as the largest, most comprehensive academic initiative in USC\u2019s history. <a href=\"https:\/\/computing.usc.edu\/\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/011623_USCTF_JC_0334_WEB_new-768x432.jpeg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/011623_USCTF_JC_0334_WEB_new-1280x720.jpeg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/011623_USCTF_JC_0334_WEB_new-768x432.jpeg 768w\"          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The Allyson Felix Field honors an alumna and Olympian who has been a hero both on and off the track. Felix holds the most Olympic medals of any track athlete in U.S. history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/USC_SOP_V3_WEB-824x549-1-768x432.jpeg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/USC_SOP_V3_WEB-824x549-1-768x432.jpeg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Researchers at the USC Alfred E. 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Mann Foundation for Biomedical Engineering launches a major initiative to reimagine biomedical engineering and pharmaceutical sciences for the 21st century. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/203663\/usc-pharmacy-biomedical-engineering-alfred-mann-foundation-gift\/\">USC received a gift of more than $230 million from Alfred E. Mann Foundation<\/a> to support the expansion of USC\u2019s academic and research activities at the intersection of health sciences and engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/medicine_crow_dais_party_web-1200x800-1-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/medicine_crow_dais_party_web-1200x800-1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Maracea \u201cMesa\u201d Chase and the Medicine Crow family celebrate the dedication of the Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow Center for International and Public Affairs.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>2022<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/198174\/usc-dedicates-dr-joseph-medicine-crow-center\/\">USC dedicates the landmark Center for International Public Affairs building<\/a>\u00a0in honor of author, historian and Trojan Joseph Medicine Crow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/nisei_rock_garden_preview_2_web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/nisei_rock_garden_preview_2_web-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/nisei_rock_garden_preview_2_web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"The serene and quiet Nisei rock garden, with two large stones in the middle surrounded by flatter rocks in layers - almost looking like two rocks floating in the ocean. Pine trees and greenery surrounds the rocks, providing peaceful shade.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>2021<\/strong>: USC confers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/198029\/nisei-students-diplomas-usc\/\">honorary degrees upon Nisei students<\/a>, Japanese Americans who were forced to leave the university during World War II. The university also dedicates a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/197997\/usc-nisei-students-rock-garden-dedication\/\">quiet rock garden<\/a>\u00a0off Trousdale Parkway in their honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2021-coliseum-commencement-web-1536x1024-1-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2021-coliseum-commencement-web-1536x1024-1-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2021-coliseum-commencement-web-1536x1024-1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A view of the coliseum from above, with a huge red stage at the center front and hundreds of grads in red gowns sitting.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>2021<\/strong>: To accommodate COVID-related restrictions, USC stages 14 commencement ceremonies over seven days to honor the classes of 2020 and 2021. The ceremonies are held at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/187259\/usc-commencement-2021-makes-history\/\">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum<\/a>, marking the first time the stadium had hosted commencement since 1950.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2020-Natalia-Molina-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2020-Natalia-Molina-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2020-Natalia-Molina-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2020-Natalia-Molina-768x432.png 768w\"          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USC students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends joined the celebration online to send off the Class of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                                                                                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>More historical highlights from the 2020s:<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"background-color: white;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2024<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC President Carol Folt awards the University Medallion, the university\u2019s highest honor, to the survivors who have entrusted their testimonials to the USC Shoah Foundation.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2024<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC Women\u2019s Beach Volleyball secures the team\u2019s seventh national title and the program\u2019s fourth-straight national title, an unprecedented first for a USC women\u2019s team.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2023<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The USC Alumni Association celebrates its 100th anniversary, reminding Trojans everywhere that the USC connection is \u201clifelong and worldwide.\u201d<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2023<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC launches the Frontiers of Computing initiative, investing over $1 billion to establish the School of Advanced Computing and advance research in AI, machine learning, and quantum computing.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2023<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC names its track and field stadium after Allyson Felix \u201908, the most decorated U.S. Track and Field Olympian in history, honoring her 11 Olympic medals and advocacy for women\u2019s rights.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2023<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The USC Capital Campus opens in Dupont Circle to accelerate innovation, build partnerships, and continue to serve the public good.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2022<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC alumna Karen Bass MSW \u201815\u2013 former member of Congress and a previous chair of the Congressional Black Caucus\u2014is elected the first female mayor of Los Angeles.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2022<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Quarterback Caleb Williams wins the Heisman Trophy, becoming the eighth Trojan to receive college football\u2019s most prestigious award.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2022<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC dedicates the landmark Center for International and Public Affairs building in honor of Native American author, historian, World War II hero, and alumnus Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow MA \u201839.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2022<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC awards posthumous honorary degrees to the university\u2019s Nisei students whose studies were interrupted during World War II, acknowledging past injustices and honoring their legacy.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2022<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is named\u2014as well as the Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering in the university\u2019s Viterbi School of Engineering.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2021<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC joins the U.S. Space Force\u2019s University Partnership Program, collaborating on research in space-related technologies and offering scholarships and mentorship to develop future leaders in space operations for the nation\u2019s newest military branch.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2021<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The university awards the Presidential Medallion to all USC staff, faculty, and healthcare professionals, recognizing their extraordinary efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2021<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Trojans secure 21 medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics\u201411 gold, 5 silver, and 5 bronze\u2014leading U.S. universities in gold medals and continuing a Trojan gold streak.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  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Zukoski is installed as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/162952\/charles-zukoski-installed-usc-provost\/\">USC\u2019s seventh provost<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Inauguration-7-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Inauguration-7-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Inauguration-7-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Carol Folt giving the peace sign at graduation.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>2019<\/strong>: On September 20, 2019, the USC community\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/161028\/carol-l-folt-inauguration-usc-president\/\">celebrated Carol L. Folt\u2019s inauguration<\/a>\u00a0as the university\u2019s 12th president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20180814_Wanda-Austin_Ginsburg_Gift-02-web-824x549-1-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20180814_Wanda-Austin_Ginsburg_Gift-02-web-824x549-1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Wanda Ginsburg speaking at an event.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>2018<\/strong>: USC alumna and trustee, Wanda M. Austin was appointed Interim President on August 7, 2018 by the USC Board of Trustees. Dr. Austin is the first woman and African-American to lead the university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MichelsonUpdate01_web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MichelsonUpdate01_web-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MichelsonUpdate01_web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Exterior of Michelson Hall with large windows and brick architecture\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>2017<\/strong>: The USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience opens. Officially the largest building on USC&#8217;s campus, the Michelson Center brings together engineers and scientists in shared spaces designed to encourage collaborative research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/36549435632_94ff334e06_5k-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/36549435632_94ff334e06_5k-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/36549435632_94ff334e06_5k-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/36549435632_94ff334e06_5k-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Dining hall inside USC Village, featuring long community dining tables, chandeliers, and tall ceilings with windows\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>2017<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/village.usc.edu\/\">USC Village<\/a>\u00a0officially opens its doors to the community. The largest development project in the history of South Los Angeles will be home to 2,500 students, and several restaurants and retailers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/686543735_MK_4748_735CC374955244DC765E111FD8BF07CD-1024x682-1-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/686543735_MK_4748_735CC374955244DC765E111FD8BF07CD-1024x682-1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"George Lucas and Mellody Hobson\"\n        \n                     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f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>2016<\/strong>: The women&#8217;s soccer team wins its second NCAA title. They join rare company as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/112115\/no-7-womens-soccer-team-wins-national-title-with-win-over-top-ranked-west-virginia\/\">one of only four women&#8217;s soccer programs nationally<\/a>\u00a0to win multiple national titles, and is the first Pac-12 school to accomplish this feat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jill-and-Frank-Fertitta-Hall--768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jill-and-Frank-Fertitta-Hall--1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jill-and-Frank-Fertitta-Hall--1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jill-and-Frank-Fertitta-Hall--768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Exterior view of the Jill and Frank Fertitta Hall, with brick and tall windows\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>2016<\/strong>: The Jill and Frank Fertitta Hall opens. The five-story building will be the home for USC Marshall School of Business&#8217; undergraduate business program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/USC-Suzanne-Dworak-Peck-School-of-Social-Work-Celebration-2.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Suzanne Dworak-Peck on the podium in front of the microphone\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>2016<\/strong>: A gift from social work pioneer Suzanne Dworak-Peck names the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. Her gift is one of the largest contributions from an individual to a school of its kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Allyson-Felix-getty-200m-gold-824x549-1-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Allyson-Felix-getty-200m-gold-824x549-1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Allyson Felix holding up the American flag\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n          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data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alfonso_GR42721-1-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alfonso_GR42721-1-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alfonso_GR42721-1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Alfonso Gonzales, USC's oldest graduating Trojan at 96, receives his diploma\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 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href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/99637\/one-unit-short-wii-vet-returns-to-become-uscs-oldest-graduate-at-96\/\">Alfonso Gonzales became the oldest graduate in USC history<\/a>\u00a0at 96 years old when he received his Bachelor of Science degree in zoology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20160513_019_Nick-Entin-1030x687-1-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20160513_019_Nick-Entin-1030x687-1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Larry Ellison giving the 2016 Commencement speech.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" 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data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4744103876_53d9be7d7d_k-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4744103876_53d9be7d7d_k-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4744103876_53d9be7d7d_k-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4744103876_53d9be7d7d_k-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"On Trojan game days, McCarthy Quad \u2013 a rolling green space near the center of the University Park campus \u2013 is festooned in cardinal and gold as alumni and other fans gather for pregame picnics and festivities.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2015-annenberg-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2015-annenberg-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2015-annenberg-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A female student working with headphones at a dual monitor, editing a video.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" 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Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism launches a long-term initiative aimed at increasing access to journalism education and professional development for people from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PM2.1800x1200-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PM2.1800x1200-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PM2.1800x1200-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"USC President C. L. Max Nikias; Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, Akie Abe; and Niki C. Nikias\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Feature_Stevens_21-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Feature_Stevens_21-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Mark and Mary Stevens smiling together\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 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speeding the translation of basic research into new therapies, preventions and cures for brain injury and disease, including Alzheimer\u2019s, schizophrenia and traumatic brain injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2014-michelson-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2014-michelson-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2014-michelson-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2014-michelson-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A model of the Michelson Center - a huge brick building surrounded by greenery.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  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The center is made possible by a $50 million gift from Gary and Alya Michelson and is slated to be the largest building on USC&#8217;s campus, focusing on biomedical research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/15219285189_b374195c44_o-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/15219285189_b374195c44_o-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/15219285189_b374195c44_o-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"3 students exploring the master control room for Annenberg TV News in Wallis Annenberg Hall\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>2014<\/strong>: Initiated by a lead gift of $50 million from the Annenberg Foundation, the Wallis Annenberg Hall opened on October 1, 2014. The 88,000-square-foot, future-focused facility\u00a0was designed with the input of students, faculty and staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2014-usc-village-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2014-usc-village-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2014-usc-village-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2014-usc-village-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A model of the USC village. In the center is a large green field where people come to hang out. Surrounding the green field are large brick buildings with lots of windows.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>2014<\/strong>: USC Village, a 1.25-million-square-foot residential and retail center that will reshape the university and its residential life breaks ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dauterive-Opening-1200x800-1-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dauterive-Opening-1200x800-1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"C. L. Max Nikias, Verna Dauterive, Elizabeth Garrett and Leonard Schaeffer officially open the new Dauterive Hall\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>2014<\/strong>: The six-level, 98,000-square-foot Dr. Verna and Peter Dauterive Hall building opens to house several multidisciplinary centers focused on developing solutions to pressing social challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2014-spielberg-obama-768x432.jpeg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2014-spielberg-obama-1920x1080.jpeg 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2014-spielberg-obama-1280x720.jpeg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2014-spielberg-obama-768x432.jpeg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Steven Spielberg and Barack Obama smiling together\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>2014<\/strong>: The USC Shoah Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary on May 7, 2014. Institute founder and USC trustee Steven Spielberg recognized President Barack Obama with the Institute\u2019s highest honor, the\u00a0<em>Ambassador for Humanity Award.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2014-mens-water-polo-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2014-mens-water-polo-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2014-mens-water-polo-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2014-mens-water-polo-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, 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Professor Arieh Warshel is awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2012-trojan-100th-anniversary-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2012-trojan-100th-anniversary-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2012-trojan-100th-anniversary-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2012-trojan-100th-anniversary-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, 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L. Max Nikias during her installation ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2010-president-nikias-inauguration-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2010-president-nikias-inauguration-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2010-president-nikias-inauguration-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2010-president-nikias-inauguration-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"President Nikias showing the fight on sign as he walks with his wife for his inauguration\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>2010<\/strong>: President C. L. Max Nikias and his wife, USC first lady Niki C. Nikias, walk past thousands gathered in Alumni Park during his inauguration ceremony on October 15, 2010.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.usc.edu\/presidents\/nikias\/\">Read his biography<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2010-ronald-tutor-campus-center-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2010-ronald-tutor-campus-center-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2010-ronald-tutor-campus-center-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2010-ronald-tutor-campus-center-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"The Ronald Tutor Campus Center - a large, majestic brick building with many windows.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>2010<\/strong>: The Ronald Tutor Campus Center, opened August 26, 2010, provides a gathering place for all members of the Trojan Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                                                                                                        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>More historical highlights from the 2010s:<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"background-color: white;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2019<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The new Iovine and Young Hall opens. Endowed in 2013, the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy blends design, business, and technology to empower the next generation of creative innovators and entrepreneurs.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2018<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Marvel\u2019s Black Panther is released. Directed by USC alumnus Ryan Coogler MFA &#8217;11, the film becomes the first superhero film nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, breaking industry norms on diversity and representation.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2018<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future launches, fostering bipartisan dialogue, leadership development, and research on pressing political issues.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2017<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC Village opens to the Trojan Family with fanfare, streamers, and a new university icon\u2014Hecuba, Tommy Trojan&#8217;s counterpart. It\u2019s the largest mixed-use development project in the history of South Los Angeles and includes restaurants, retailers, and residential colleges.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2016<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">A gift from Larry Ellison establishes the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC, which houses interdisciplinary research advancing the sole goal of curing cancer<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2016<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">At 96, World War II veteran Alfonso Gonzales receives his degree in zoology, becoming the oldest graduate in USC history.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2016<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC&#8217;s Neighborhood Academic Initiative (NAI)\u2014a college access and success program for children from neighborhoods close to USC\u2014celebrates 25 years. NAI is later named the USC Leslie and William McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2016<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Forty-four Trojans participate in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, more than any other American university, and bring home 21 medals.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2015<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Japanese Prime Minister and Trojan Shinzo Abe visits USC.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2014<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC Men&#8217;s Tennis team wins the 21st national championship in the history of the program; this also marks the university&#8217;s 100th national championship.\r\n<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2012<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">After the London Games, Trojans bring home 25 Olympic medals, including 12 golds, solidifying USC\u2019s long Olympic heritage.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2012<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC adds its sixth arts school, the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2011<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC names its academic medical enterprise the Keck Medicine of USC.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2011<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC names the Sol Price School of Public Policy.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2011<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC alumnus Will Ferrell \u201990 receives the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, highlighting his impact on American comedy.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2011<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC names its oldest, largest, and most diverse academic unit the USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2010<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">President Barack Obama visits the USC University Park Campus, delivering a speech in front of Doheny Memorial Library to an estimated crowd of 37,500 people, emphasizing the importance of civic engagement ahead of the midterm elections.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1>2000s<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n  \n      <div id=\"gallery-1951536552\" class=\"gallery-container\">\n\n      <div class=\"swiper images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2006-spark-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2006-spark-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2006-spark-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2006-spark-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A member of the breakdance troupe dancing, doing a one-hand stand\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" 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<p><strong>2006<\/strong>: A member of the breakdance troupe SickStep performs at Spark!, a multimedia showcase on August 18, 2006, marking the inaugural year of Visions and Voices: The USC Arts and Humanities Initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2005-125thanniversary-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2005-125thanniversary-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2005-125thanniversary-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2005-125thanniversary-768x432.png 768w\"     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         <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 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data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2001-Zemeckis-Center-Opening-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2001-Zemeckis-Center-Opening-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2001-Zemeckis-Center-Opening-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2001-Zemeckis-Center-Opening-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"5 scholars at Zemeckis Center Opening\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>2001<\/strong>: Hollywood turns out big-time in March 2001, as USC&#8217;s Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts marks a new era in the making of motion pictures. At the head table are Avid Technology CEO David Krall, filmmakers George Lucas &#8217;66, Robert Zemeckis &#8217;73, Steven Spielberg and Dean Elizabeth Daley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>More historical highlights from the 2000s:<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"background-color: white;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2009<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC alumna Shonda Rhimes MFA \u201894, creator of Grey\u2019s Anatomy and Scandal, is recognized for her significant impact on television and culture during commencement ceremonies for the School of Cinematic Arts.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2008<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The Master of Social Work degree with a Military Social Work track is launched by the Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. The program is the first of its kind in a civilian institution and has graduated more than 1,500 students, including many veterans and military spouses, who now work directly with veteran or military populations.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2006<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC Visions and Voices, a university-wide arts and humanities initiative, begins its inaugural year. Its goal is to engage the USC community, including neighbors, in the arts.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2006<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Award-winning filmmaker and USC Trustee Steven Spielberg entrusts USC with the stewardship of the USC Shoah Foundation\u2014The Institute for Visual History and Education, which houses the largest collection of genocide witness testimony in the world.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2003<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The U.S. Department of Homeland Security selects USC as its first Homeland Security Center of Excellence to help study risks and threats to infrastructure systems.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>2000<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Former President George H.W. Bush speaks at USC\u2019s Bovard Auditorium as part of the USC President\u2019s Distinguished Lecture series, sharing insights on global politics and leadership.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1>1990s<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n                    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n  \n      <div id=\"gallery-814050765\" class=\"gallery-container\">\n\n      <div class=\"swiper images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1999-time-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1999-time-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1999-time-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1999-time-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Time Magazine cover with the title \"College of the Year 2000 - University of Southern California\"\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1999<\/strong>: <em>Time<\/em> magazine names USC College of the Year 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1999-Keck-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1999-Keck-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1999-Keck-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1999-Keck-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"USC general counsel Todd Dickey, USC president Steven B. Sample, W. M. Keck Foundation attorney James P. Lower and foundation chairman and president Robert A. Day signing the Keck School of Medicine agreement.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1999<\/strong>: The agreement naming the Keck School of Medicine of USC is signed on July 28, 1999. Participating in the occasion are (from left) USC general counsel Todd Dickey, USC president Steven B. Sample, W. M. Keck Foundation attorney James P. Lower and foundation chairman and president Robert A. Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1995-Friends-and-Neighbors-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1995-Friends-and-Neighbors-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1995-Friends-and-Neighbors-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1995-Friends-and-Neighbors-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A group of Trojans volunteering together on campus.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1995<\/strong>: USC Friends and Neighbors Service Day is inaugurated in 1995, teaming students with community residents to paint, sweep, shovel, weed and provide general clean-up at schools, shelters and nonprofit organizations in the vicinity of the University Park Campus. The one-day &#8220;volunteer blitz&#8221; later expands to include the Health Sciences campus in 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1994-olah-nobel-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1994-olah-nobel-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1994-olah-nobel-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1994-olah-nobel-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Nobel laureate George A. Olah and benefactor Katherine B. Loker smiling together\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1994<\/strong>: Back on campus after attending the Nobel Prize ceremony in Sweden, 1994 Nobel laureate George A. Olah and benefactor Katherine B. Loker &#8217;40 get together for a photo-op.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1991-Steven-Sample-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1991-Steven-Sample-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1991-Steven-Sample-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1991-Steven-Sample-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Steven B. Office taking office as the president of USC.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1991<\/strong>: Musician, outdoorsman and electrical engineer Steven B. Sample takes office as USC&#8217;s tenth president on March 31, 1991.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.usc.edu\/presidents\/steven-b-sample\/\">Read his profile.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>More historical highlights from the 1990s:<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"background-color: white;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1999<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The Keck School of Medicine is named.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1999<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The USC Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) is founded and has been at the forefront of next-gen tech like AI, AR, and VR ever since. ICT is a Department of Defense University Affiliated Research Center, sponsored by the U.S. Army.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1998<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The USC School of Public Policy, Planning, and Development is formed, bringing together public administration and urban planning from the original School of Citizenship and Public Administration, formed in 1929. It becomes the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy in 2011.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1998<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The General Alumni Association is renamed the USC Alumni Association and adopts the catchphrase: \u201cLifelong and worldwide.\u201d<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1995<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC Friends and Neighbors Service Day is kicked off to connect student volunteers with local service organizations in meaningful ways.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1995<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC alumnus Robert Zemeckis \u201873 wins the Oscar for Best Director for Forrest Gump, a film that becomes a cultural touchstone.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1994<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Chemist and USC professor George Olah wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking research in carbocation chemistry, becoming the university\u2019s first Nobel laureate.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1>1980s<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n  \n      <div id=\"gallery-658394153\" class=\"gallery-container\">\n\n     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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1983-olympians-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1983-olympians-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1983-olympians-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A group of 120 Olympians marching in the LA Memorial Coliseum\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 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university\u2019s living Olympic medalists to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1982-academic-honors-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1982-academic-honors-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1982-academic-honors-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1982-academic-honors-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Black and white photo of honorees sitting at USC's Academic Honors Convocation\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" 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Among the honorees at that event were (pictured, from left) Anton Burg, J. Paul Guilford, Harold von Hofe, Morris M. Mautner, Robert Vivian, Hugh Edmondson, Halsey Stevens and Arlien Johnson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1980-zumberge-inauguration-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1980-zumberge-inauguration-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1980-zumberge-inauguration-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1980-zumberge-inauguration-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"James H. Zumberge, USC's ninth president, smiling with a medal around his neck, wearing a black gown\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>A noted glaciologist, James H. Zumberge becomes USC\u2019s ninth president in 1980.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.usc.edu\/presidents\/james-h-zumberge\/\">Read his profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>More historical highlights from the 1980s:<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"background-color: white;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1984<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Before opening the Olympic Games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, President Ronald Reagan visits USC. The Olympics are set to return to Los Angeles and the Coliseum in 2028. <\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1984<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Los Angeles hosts the Summer Olympics, and the USC University Park Campus hosts swimming, diving, and the largest of the city\u2019s three Olympic Villages.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1982<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The USC Academic Honors Convocation is instituted, a way to honor academic achievement at USC.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1980<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC celebrates its centennial, honoring the first 100 years of innovation, discovery, and Trojan Family.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1>1970s<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n  \n      <div id=\"gallery-1419056799\" class=\"gallery-container\">\n\n      <div class=\"swiper images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1976-ford-hubbard-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1976-ford-hubbard-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1976-ford-hubbard-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1976-ford-hubbard-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"U.S. President Gerald Ford and USC President John R. Hubbard smiling together\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1976<\/strong>: Gerald R. Ford, 38th president of the United States, brings his campaign against Jimmy Carter to USC on October 7, 1976. Following his defeat at the polls, he returns to USC twice in 1977 to lecture to a variety of classes. Here, he visits with USC President John R. Hubbard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1972-JEP-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1972-JEP-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1972-JEP-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1972-JEP-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"The opening of the JEP house, with balloons flying in the air\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1972<\/strong>: Founded in 1972, the USC Joint Educational Project (JEP) has been headquartered in the former residence of USC&#8217;s fourth president, George F. Bovard, since 1976.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1972-JohnHubbard-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1972-JohnHubbard-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1972-JohnHubbard-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1972-JohnHubbard-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"John R. Hubbard smiling in a suit.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1970<\/strong>: News of the appointment of John R. Hubbard as USC\u2019s eighth president is announced at a press conference on August 3, 1970.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.usc.edu\/presidents\/john-r-hubbard\/\">Read his profile.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1970-football-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1970-football-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1970-football-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1970-football-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"USC's football team playing against Alabama\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1970<\/strong>: On September 12, 1970, USC&#8217;s football team\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/106234\/the-usc-alabama-game-that-changed-college-football-and-more-in-the-south\/\">becomes\u00a0the first fully integrated team<\/a>\u00a0to play in the state of Alabama, beating the Crimson Tide, 42-21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>More historical highlights from the 1970s:<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"background-color: white;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1979<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Fleetwood Mac invites the USC Trojan Marching Band to perform on the title song for the album Tusk, which becomes the band\u2019s first platinum album.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1975<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology is founded, creating the country\u2019s first PhD, master\u2019s, and bachelor\u2019s degree programs in gerontology. Today, USC Leonard Davis is the world\u2019s first and largest educational institution on aging.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1972<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The USC Information Sciences Institute (ISI) launches, supporting the development and evolution of the internet. Today, ISI has offices in Silicon Beach, Arlington, Va., and outside Boston.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1972<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Now one of the oldest and largest service-learning programs in the United States, the USC Joint Educational Project (JEP) is established.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1971<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The USC Annenberg School for Communication is founded with the support of diplomat, trailblazing media and publishing executive, and philanthropist Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg. Journalism is added to the school\u2019s name in 2009.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1>1960s<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n                    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n  \n      <div id=\"gallery-517224345\" 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\/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" 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data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1966-gamblehouse-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1966-gamblehouse-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1966-gamblehouse-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1966-gamblehouse-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Exterior of the Gamble House, with lots of greenery, large patios, and dark colored wooden architecture\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1966<\/strong>: Designed in 1908 by renowned architects Charles and Henry Greene as a retirement home for the heirs to the Procter &amp; Gamble legacy, the Gamble House in Pasadena is an outstanding example of American Arts and Crafts architecture.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamblehouse.org\/\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1965-mobile-dental-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1965-mobile-dental-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1965-mobile-dental-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1965-mobile-dental-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"USC's mobile dental clinic trucks parked on the street\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1965<\/strong>: The USC mobile dental clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1961-master-plan-committee-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1961-master-plan-committee-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1961-master-plan-committee-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1961-master-plan-committee-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"President Topping, USC Board of Trustees chairman Leonard K. Firestone, and Master Plan Committee national chairman H. Leslie Hoffman smiling together\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1961<\/strong>: President Topping (center), USC Board of Trustees chairman Leonard K. Firestone (left) and Master Plan Committee national chairman H. Leslie Hoffman announce USC&#8217;s blueprint for action, the \u201cMaster Plan for Enterprise and Excellence in Education,\u201d on May 17, 1961.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1960-kennedy-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1960-kennedy-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1960-kennedy-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1960-kennedy-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"John F. Kennedy speaking from the steps of Doheny Library\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1960<\/strong>: John F. Kennedy, who is later to become the 35th president of the United States, speaks from the steps of USC&#8217;s Doheny Memorial Library to a first-time voter convocation in 1960.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>More historical highlights from the 1960s:<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"background-color: white;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1969<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Humans land on the moon for the very first time, led by a Trojan: Commander Neil Armstrong. One year later, he receives a master\u2019s degree from USC. Today, a bronze statue stands on the USC University Park Campus in his honor.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1967<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks at Bovard Auditorium on the USC University Park Campus.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1966<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">George Lucas graduates from USC. He goes on to create both the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film franchises.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1965<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Tailback Mike Garrett \u201867 wins USC\u2019s first Heisman Trophy, college football\u2019s most prestigious award.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1965<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The USC School of Dentistry launches its mobile dental clinic, now the largest in the nation outside of the U.S. military.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1960<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Two future presidents visit the USC University Park Campus weeks apart during their presidential campaigns: Vice President Richard M. Nixon\u2014whose wife Pat is a USC alumna\u2014and Senator John F. Kennedy.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1>1950s<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n  \n      <div id=\"gallery-420888759\" class=\"gallery-container\">\n\n      <div class=\"swiper images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1958-topping-inauguration-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1958-topping-inauguration-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1958-topping-inauguration-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1958-topping-inauguration-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Norman H. Topping receiving the silver mace from USC Board of Trustees chairman Asa V. Call, while renowned Shakespeare scholar Frank Baxter, who designed the mace, looks on\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1958<\/strong>: At his inauguration as USC&#8217;s seventh president in October 1958,\u00a0Norman H. Topping (left) receives the university&#8217;s new silver mace, representing the authority of the president&#8217;s office, from USC Board of Trustees chairman Asa V. Call, while renowned Shakespeare scholar Frank Baxter, who designed the mace, looks on.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.usc.edu\/presidents\/norman-h-topping\/\">Read Topping\u2019s profile.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>More historical highlights from the 1950s:<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"background-color: white;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1959<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The USC Associates is founded.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1954<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Architect and designer Frank Gehry graduates from USC with his Bachelor of Architecture degree. His distinctive style later earns him international renown in a career that spans more than six decades.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1952<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The USC Health Sciences Campus opens northeast of downtown Los Angeles.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1>1940s<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n  \n      <div id=\"gallery-952750737\" class=\"gallery-container\">\n\n      <div class=\"swiper images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1949-tirebiter-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1949-tirebiter-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1949-tirebiter-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1949-tirebiter-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"George Tirebiter I, looking majestic wearing a USC banner across his body\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1947<\/strong>: George Tirebiter I serves as USC\u2019s student body mascot from 1947 to 1949.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1947-fred-fagg-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1947-fred-fagg-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1947-fred-fagg-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1947-fred-fagg-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"USC's sixth president, Fred D. Fagg Jr., sitting at his office in a suit\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1947<\/strong>: Fred D. Fagg Jr., takes office as USC\u2019s sixth president in 1947.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.usc.edu\/presidents\/fred-d-fagg-jr\/\">Read his profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1946-KUSC-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1946-KUSC-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1946-KUSC-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1946-KUSC-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Students at KUSC broadcasting a live performance\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1946<\/strong>: The KUSC studio broadcasts a live performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>More historical highlights from the 1940s:<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"background-color: white;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1947<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The University Senate (later named the Academic Senate) is formed.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1946<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Students begin broadcasting from a 250-foot radio tower atop the Hancock Foundation building. The following year, KUSC officially launches; it goes on to become the most listened-to non-profit classical music station in the United States.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1944<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC Viterbi School of Engineering\u2014then called the College of Engineering\u2014nabs its first defense research contract of $10,000 from Lockheed Aircraft\u2014now Lockheed Martin\u2014for studies of spot-welding aluminum alloy. In the 1950s and \u201860s, defense research is the prime driver of the school\u2019s expansion.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1942<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC becomes a major center for Engineering Science and Management War Training, the largest single-campus effort of its kind in the country; some 50,000 students come through the government-sponsored program.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1940<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Olympian Louis Zamperini graduates from USC. He goes on to serve in World War II and has his story chronicled in the 2010 book Unbroken, which is adapted into a feature film.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1>1930s<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n  \n      <div id=\"gallery-829331616\" class=\"gallery-container\">\n\n      <div class=\"swiper images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1939-fisher-opening-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1939-fisher-opening-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1939-fisher-opening-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1939-fisher-opening-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Visitors looking at the art in the newly opened Elizabeth Holmes Fisher Gallery\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1939<\/strong>: USC&#8217;s Elizabeth Holmes Fisher Gallery opens in 1939, the first museum established in Los Angeles devoted exclusively to the exhibition and collection of fine art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1932-doheny-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1932-doheny-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1932-doheny-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1932-doheny-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Exterior of the Doheny Library, with palm trees surrounding the majestic brick building\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1932<\/strong>: Doheny Memorial Library&#8217;s doors open for the first time on September 12, 1932.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>More historical highlights from the 1930s:<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"background-color: white;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1935<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">President Franklin Delano Roosevelt visits USC on his first trip to Los Angeles as president. USC awards him an honorary degree, and he delivers a speech at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1930<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Tommy Trojan, a bronze statue at the center of the USC University Park Campus, is unveiled at USC\u2019s 50th jubilee. It continues to serve as a symbol of the university\u2019s fighting spirit.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1>1920s<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n  \n      <div 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data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1922-cardstunt-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1922-cardstunt-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1922-cardstunt-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1922-cardstunt-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A card stunt attempt in a football crowd on USC's Bovard field\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" 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<p><strong>1922<\/strong>: The first attempt at a sequential card stunt for a football crowd is made under the direction of Lindley Bothwell in the stands on USC\u2019s Bovard Field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1921-kleinsmid-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1921-kleinsmid-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1921-kleinsmid-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1921-kleinsmid-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"USC's fifth president Rufus B. von KleinSmid in a suit\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Rufus B. von KleinSmid, formerly president of the University of Arizona, accepts the post as USC&#8217;s fifth president in 1921.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.usc.edu\/presidents\/rufus-b-von-kleinsmid\/\">Read his profile.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>More historical highlights from the 1920s:<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"background-color: white;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1929<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC\u2019s Department of Cinema\u2014the country\u2019s first filmmaking program\u2014is established. It later becomes the USC School of Cinematic Arts, one of the best film schools in the world.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1928<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The USC College of Engineering is officially formed. Coursework in engineering first started in 1905, and degrees were offered out of the department of physics prior to the college\u2019s founding. <\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1924<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC holds its first homecoming and wins its first-ever homecoming game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which is only a year old.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1923<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC\u2019s modern alumni association is founded as the General Alumni Association (GAA) under Edward L. Doheny Jr., its first president.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1922<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC dental student Milo Sweet composes the music for what is now USC\u2019s official fight song, \u201cFight On!\u201d Within a few years, it becomes USC\u2019s most popular fight song and our motto.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1920<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC\u2019s first social work students enroll in the Division of Social Work. It later becomes the first school of social work in the Western United States and is known today as the USC Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1>1910s<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1911-president-taft-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1911-president-taft-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1911-president-taft-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"US President Taft stands in the back of a train car, looking out the open window toward a group of onlookers in the foreground\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1911<\/strong>: On October 11, 1911, United States President Taft visits Hollywood. In this photograph, he stands in the back of a train car, looking out the open window toward a group of onlookers in the foreground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>More historical highlights from the 1910s:<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"background-color: white;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1919<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC\u2019s Department of Architecture, the first accredited architecture school in Southern California, opens. Now the USC School of Architecture, it offers Southern California\u2019s first and only professional collegiate degree in architecture from 1925 to the 1960s.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1914<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC begins training U.S. Army Officers on the USC University Park Campus, launching a longstanding partnership with the military.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1912<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">First-year student Fred Kelly \u201816 becomes USC\u2019s first Olympic gold medalist. Trojans have won at least one gold medal at every Summer Olympics ever since (as of 2024).<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1912<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC\u2019s nickname\u2014Trojans\u2014is born, thanks to LA Times sports writer Owen R. Bird. <\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1>1900s<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n  \n      <div id=\"gallery-1643874666\" class=\"gallery-container\">\n\n      <div class=\"swiper images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1904-breitkreutz-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1904-breitkreutz-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1904-breitkreutz-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1904-breitkreutz-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Emil Breitkreutz posing in front of the camera with his USC uniform\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1904<\/strong>: Emil Breitkreutz, USC&#8217;s first Olympic athlete, is the first of hundreds of athletes who will attend USC before, during or after their Olympic appearance &#8212; making USC the school that has sent more athletes to the Olympic Games than any other university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1903-george-bovard-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1903-george-bovard-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1903-george-bovard-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1903-george-bovard-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"USC's fourth president George Finley Bovard\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1903<\/strong>: George Finley Bovard is unanimously elected USC&#8217;s fourth president on April 8, 1903.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.usc.edu\/presidents\/george-f-bovard\/\">Read his profile.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>More historical highlights from the 1900s:<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"background-color: white;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1909<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC\u2019s Department of Education opens and becomes a full school nine years later. It\u2019s now known as the USC Rossier School of Education.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1905<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC opens its School of Pharmacy, the first in the region. Forty-five years later, the school establishes the nation\u2019s first PharmD program.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1904<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC\u2019s first Olympic athlete, Emil Breitkreutz \u201806, brings home a bronze medal for the 800 meters. USC would go on to produce more Olympians and overall medalists than any other university in the United States (as of 2024).<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1904<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The Women\u2019s Club of USC\u2014later renamed Town &#038; Gown of USC\u2014is established to support the university and its students. It is the university\u2019s oldest and largest women\u2019s philanthropic group.\r\n<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1900<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC establishes the region&#8217;s \ufb01rst law school, later to become the USC Gould School of Law. Its roots date back to 1896, when a group of apprentices formed an association to promote organized legal education and were encouraged to create a \u201claw school of permanent character.\u201d<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1>1890s<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n  \n      <div id=\"gallery-1434131692\" class=\"gallery-container\">\n\n      <div class=\"swiper images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1892-joseph-widney-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1892-joseph-widney-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1892-joseph-widney-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1892-joseph-widney-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"USC's second president Joseph P. Widney\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1892<\/strong>: USC\u2019s second president, physician Joseph P. Widney, takes the university\u2019s \u00a0helm in 1892.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.usc.edu\/presidents\/joseph-p-widney\/\">Read his profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>More historical highlights from the 1890s:<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"background-color: white;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1897<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC begins offering courses in dentistry.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1896<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC\u2019s law school begins when a group of apprentices form a voluntary association to study under a prominent attorney.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1895<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Rev. George W. White becomes USC\u2019s third president. USC adopts cardinal and gold as its official colors.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1892<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC\u2019s first student newspaper, a four-page weekly called The University Rostrum, appears.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1892<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Dr. Joseph P. Widney (brother of Robert Maclay Widney, and first dean of the university\u2019s medical school) becomes USC\u2019s second president.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1>1880s<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n                    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n  \n      <div id=\"gallery-1282009331\" class=\"gallery-container\">\n\n      <div class=\"swiper images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1888-USC-football-team-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1888-USC-football-team-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1888-USC-football-team-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1888-USC-football-team-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"USC's first football team posing as a group in their uniforms\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1888<\/strong>: The first USC football squad is formed in 1888. Before being nicknamed the Trojans in 1912, they are known variously as the USC Cardinals and as the Methodists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1885-firstmedschool-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1885-firstmedschool-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1885-firstmedschool-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1885-firstmedschool-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A pencil drawing of USC's first medical school building\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" 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            <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1884<\/strong>: This 1884 view of &#8220;downtown&#8221; Los Angeles, showing Main Street north of Temple, would have been a familiar sight to the members of USC&#8217;s first graduating class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1880-whidney-house-full-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1880-whidney-house-full-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1880-whidney-house-full-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1880-whidney-house-full-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Widney Alumni House standing on empty land, next to a tree\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    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As building namesake and USC founder R.M. Widney reflected some six years after: \u201cThe unfinished building in the midst of an unoccupied, uncultivated plain was a lonely looking object to those who only saw the present. For some the curtains rolled aside and the coming centuries were in view, with the possibilities of the great work standing out in strong outlines for the encouragement of the workers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1880-marion-bovard-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1880-marion-bovard-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1880-marion-bovard-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1880-marion-bovard-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Portrait drawing of Marion McKinley Bovard\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1880<\/strong>: Marion McKinley Bovard becomes the first president of USC in 1880.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.usc.edu\/presidents\/marion-m-bovard\/\">Read his profile.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                                        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>More historical highlights from the 1880s:<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"background-color: white;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1895<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC adopts cardinal and gold as its official colors.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1888<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC plays its first football game, winning 16-0 and kicking off an incredible sports legacy.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1885<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The first University of Southern California alumni association is established by George F. Bovard, Class of 1884, who later becomes USC\u2019s fourth president.\r\n<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1885<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC\u2019s College of Medicine\u2014later named the Keck School of Medicine of USC\u2014is established and becomes Southern California\u2019s first medical school.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1884<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC holds its first commencement for a graduating class of three students. The university\u2019s first valedictorian was a woman named Minnie Miltimore.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1884<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC opens the Department of Music, the first professional school at the university and later the USC Thornton School of Music. Nearly half of USC\u2019s early graduates earn degrees in music.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1880<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">President Rutherford B. Hayes visits USC. At the time, the university is 17 days old, and there are no paved streets or electric lights in the city of Los Angeles.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1880<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">USC opens up its doors for the first time. Within ten years, women make up a quarter of USC&#8217;s faculty\u2014decades before the 19th Amendment gives women the right to vote nationwide.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1880<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">The Trojan Marching Band is founded. Often called \u201cHollywood\u2019s Band,\u201d the TMB goes on to attract many famous guest artists from John Philip Sousa to Diana Ross and visit at least 19 countries on six different continents.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1>1870s<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n  \n      <div id=\"gallery-1432751933\" class=\"gallery-container\">\n\n      <div class=\"swiper images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1879-donors-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1879-donors-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1879-donors-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1879-donors-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Portraits of Isaias W. Hellman, a German-Jewish banker and philanthropist; former California governor John G. Downey, an Irish-Catholic pharmacist and businessman; and Ozro W. Childs, a Protestant horticulturist.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1879<\/strong>: The three men who made the original gift of land to establish USC are as diverse as 19th-century Los Angeles (left to right): Isaias W. Hellman, a German-Jewish banker and philanthropist; former California governor John G. Downey, an Irish-Catholic pharmacist and businessman; and Ozro W. Childs, a Protestant horticulturist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1871-robert-maclay-widney-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1871-robert-maclay-widney-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1871-robert-maclay-widney-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1871-robert-maclay-widney-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Portrait of Judge Robert Maclay Widney\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1871<\/strong>: Judge Robert Maclay Widney not only is responsible for setting in motion the events that lead to USC&#8217;s founding, but also helps bring the Southern Pacific Railroad to Los Angeles, establish the city&#8217;s first horse-drawn trolley and organize the first chamber of commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1870-los-angeles-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1870-los-angeles-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1870-los-angeles-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1870-los-angeles-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A colored painting of Los Angeles in 1870 - lots of open, green land with mountains in the distance\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"captions\">\n                  <div class=\"controls-container\">\n                    <button class=\"button-prev-gal\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"2.6,7.5 8.8,13.7 7.5,15 0,7.5 7.5,0 8.8,1.3 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                    <button class=\"button-next-gal\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n                      <svg version=\"1.1\"  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 8.8 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 8.8 15;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                        <polygon points=\"6.2,7.5 0,1.3 1.3,0 8.8,7.5 1.3,15 0,13.7 \"\/>\n                      <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>1870<\/strong>: City of Los Angeles 1870 (mural by Jim Doolin)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>More historical highlights from the 1870s:<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"background-color: white;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1879<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Judge Widney forms a board of trustees and secures a donation of 308 lots of land from three community leaders.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                <span tabindex=\"0\">\n              \n                                <h3>1871<\/h3>\n              \n                                <span class=\"card-description\">Judge Robert Maclay Widney and other citizens in the frontier town of Los Angeles begin pursuing the idea of establishing an institution of higher education.<\/span>\n              \n                                <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":768,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8482","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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