6:30 p.m.
Join legendary goalkeeper Briana Scurry as she shares her powerful journey of triumph, adversity, and redemption—offering raw insight into her Olympic glory, career-ending injury, and the global impact of soccer through an unforgettable, deeply personal lens.
Registration opens March 10, 2026.
5:30 p.m.
Join us for the Griffith and Patricia Way Lecture 2026 featuring Tobias S. Harris, a leading expert of Japanese politics and widely quoted in leading world publications and media.
6:30 p.m.
Uncover the deeper roots of democratic erosion in America. This lecture challenges myths about 2024, examining long-standing structural forces and offering urgent insights into how we can recognize decline, protect rights, and build an inclusive democratic future for all.
3:30 p.m.
Join us for a talk by USC Professor Mike Ananny, exploring how generative AI is often seen as an abstract idea rather than a set of concrete systems with real-world consequences.
3:30 p.m.
Focusing on Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s public displays of crying, this talk examines what these moments signify, and why his supporters interpret them as authentic.
3:30 p.m.
What does democracy look like from below? This talk will look at how ordinary lives are reshaped by surveillance, majoritarianism, and corporate-political nexus in South Asia.
6:30 p.m.
Discover how epigenetics is revolutionizing maternal health. In this lecture, Dr. Bertha Hidalgo reveals how early biomarkers and population research unlock new tools to prevent hypertensive pregnancy disorders—advancing equity, innovation, and the future of prenatal care.
Registration opens March 10, 2026.
5:30 p.m.
This lecture will raise some questions about what makes up “Japanese literature” – and all other identity-based groupings of literary texts.
1:30 p.m.
Role of public libraries in colonial and postcolonial Vietnam
6 p.m.
The annual Scheidel lecture honors Professor Thomas Scheidel’s lifetime of scholarship, teaching, and leadership by bringing distinguished scholars to the Dept. of Communication.