Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
USC Commencement
Celebrating USC’s Graduating Classes of 2020 and 2021.
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USC will host commencement ceremonies to confer our graduates' degrees for the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Socially distanced ceremonies will take place in a limited capacity. The ceremonies will occur twice a day from May 14 through May 25, and graduates will attend based on their school's designated date or dates. All students need to RSVP, whether they can attend or not. Students will receive an email from Marching Order with the RSVP link or log in to usc.marchingorder.com with their USC email address.
Commencement Speaker: Bina Venkataraman
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