LOS ANGELES -- Thousands of University of Southern California students walked away from their 2017 commencement with degrees and a powerful rendition of Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" from ...

USC graduates walk by vacant chairs and tables in Alumni Park on the USC campus, where the school's canceled main stage commencement usually takes place. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Last ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. It's been a peculiar graduation season for many local university students, but that's not a new experience for them ...

LOS ANGELES - USC, which previously canceled its main stage commencement ceremony amid pro-Palestinian protests, announced plans Thursday to instead hold a "Trojan Family Graduate Celebration" next ...

After canceling its mainstage commencement ceremony amid pro-Palestinian protests, USC has announced plans for a "Trojan Family" graduation event next week at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The ...