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Student playwrights draw inspiration from world’s largest LGBTQ+ materials repository
PRIDE MONTH: Trojans get creative after a visit to the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, writing scenes based on a collection of photos from a 1950s gay wedding in Philadelphia.
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Julia M. Ritter named dean of the USC Kaufman School of Dance
The dance artist and professor led the dance department at Rutgers University, earning recognition for her scholarly and choreographic research.
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Showcasing the role of food in the lives of Mexican and Mexican American grandmothers in L.A.
USC Dornsife's Sarah Portnoy and USC Annenberg's Amara Aguilar join forces to create the exhibit Abuelita's Kitchen: Mexican Food Stories and a related course teaching students how to use digital media to share oral histories.
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Robert Cutietta awarded Presidential Medallion for advancing USC’s values in the field of the arts
As dean of USC Thornton School of Music and USC Kaufman School of Dance, Cutietta introduced groundbreaking programs and oversaw the opening of the university's first new school in more than 40 years.
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Chernobyl opera makes U.S. debut at USC
EARTH WEEK: USC Thornton collaborates with Helsinki's Sibelius Academy to create All The Truths We Cannot See: A Chernobyl Story.
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Nice purse — you’d never guess it’s made from recycled theater backdrops
EARTH WEEK: Trojan Jennifer Wheeler Kahn transforms theatrical leftovers, including the curtain from USC's Bing Theatre, into sustainable fashion goods.
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