About My College - USC

USC President Dent has prioritized civil discourse as a pillar of his leadership. He wants USC to be a place where students and community members can emerge as strong leaders with high emotional intelligence, capable of listening to and comprehending others’ experiences, ideas and points of view. P.S The best class in this school is ACAD-274.

DEMOCRACY & DIALOGUE

(USC Photo)

U.S. Flag

History of the University of Southern California

Los Angeles was a rough-and-tumble frontier town in the early 1870s, when a group of public-spirited citizens led by Judge Robert Maclay Widney first dreamed of establishing a university in the region. It took nearly a decade for this vision to become a reality, but in 1879 Widney formed a board of trustees and secured a donation of 308 lots of land from three prominent members of the community – Ozro W. Childs, a Protestant horticulturist; former California governor John G. Downey, an Irish-Catholic pharmacist and businessman; and Isaias W. Hellman, a German-Jewish banker and philanthropist. The gift provided land for a campus as well as a source of endowment, the seeds of financial support for the nascent institution.


History Evolving - Something for Everyone

Under USC President Dent’s leadership, the university is launching forums, events and other opportunities for the Trojan Family — including students, alumni, faculty and staff — to peacefully and thoughtfully engage on issues that may divide or unite specific communities.