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Students celebrate as they make their way to their seats during the school of dramatic arts commencement ceremony, May 16th, 2025. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)
USC graduate in full regalia smiling as they look into the crowd
USC graduates waving to the crowd as they walk in their procession
Families taking photos of their graduates as they walk by
Graduates of USC School of Dramatics Arts walking with their school banner
Graduates waving and celebrating as they make their walk to their commencement celebrations
Graduate hugging loved one across a fence during commencement
Graduates walking to their seats in preparation for their commencement celebration
Graduates seated as they listen to a speaker on stage
Graduates holding their diplomas as they pose for a picture outside of Bovard Auditorium
Graduates seated as they listen to a speaker
Loved one holding up large photo of a graduate
Commencement speaker Michael Karlin '76, MBT '09, founding partner of NKSFB and business executive during Lventhal accounting commencement ceremony, May 16th, 2025. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)
Commencement speaker Michael Karlin '76, MBT '09, founding partner of NKSFB and business executive during Lventhal accounting commencement ceremony, May 16th, 2025. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)
Commencement speaker actor McKinley Belcher III shares some thoughts during the school of dramatic arts commencement ceremony, May 16th, 2025. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)
Commencement speaker actor McKinley Belcher III shares some thoughts during the school of dramatic arts commencement ceremony, May 16th, 2025. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)
Graduates listen to Anthony Bailey dean of USC Bovard College shares some of his thoughts during commencement ceremony, May 16th, 2025. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)
USC speaker addressing a crowd of 2025 graduates
Graduates sitting listening to a speaker during their commencement celebrations
Two graduates pose for a photo as they hold up their diplomas
Graduate poses with family who are holding up large photos of them
Graduates seated as they prepare to attend their commencement speaker's speech
Two USC graduates in regalia posing on stage doing the Fight On sign.
A crowd of USC graduates celebrating their graduation in regalia on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum field
A crowd of USC graduates celebrating their graduation in regalia on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum field
USC graduate dancing during their commencement ceremony
USC graduates celebrating their graduation in regalia on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum field
USC graduates celebrating their graduation in regalia on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum field
USC graduates celebrating their graduation in regalia on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum field
USC graduates celebrating their graduation in regalia on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum field
USC 2025 commencement speaker John M. Chu speaking on stage
USC 2025 commencement speaker John M. Chu speaking to a large crowd of graduates and family members
USC 2025 commencement speaker John M. Chu being bestowed a sash
Terry Williams receiving her honorary degree from USC
USC graduates on the field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
USC graduates celebrating during their commencement ceremony
Three USC graduates posing together for picture amongst a crowd of graduates
A group of USC graduates posing together as they celebrate during commencement
USC graduate walking through a crowd smiling as she holds her graduation cap
USC graduate smiling as she waves on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum field
Three USC graduates posing for a picture together in full regalia
USC Price graduate doing the fight on sign in his regalia during commencement
A group of USC graduates posing for a picture as they celebrate their graduation ceremony
A group of USC graduates posing for a picture as they celebrate their graduation ceremony
USC military members holding their respective flags during the USC commencement ceremony
Graduates at the entrance of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum all holding up the Fight on sign
John M. Chu doing the fight on sign to the crowd of the 2024 USC commencement ceremony
USC graduates in caps and gowns hold up their diplomas, celebrating at the USC 142nd commencement ceremony at the Coliseum.
USC graduate holding the American flag at the main stage commencement ceremony at the Coliseum
USC graduates smiling and holding up the fight on sign at the main stage commencement ceremony
View of the coliseum full of graduates and their families for the 142nd main stage commencement ceremony
Drones light up the sky with "Fight On"
The processional begins in the coliseum at the 142nd main stage commencement ceremony
A group of graduates and friends smile and cheer at the main stage commencement ceremony in the coliseum
USC graduates smile at the main stage commencement ceremony in the coliseum
Drones light up the sky with "Congrats Grads"
USC graduates smile and hold up fight on as they begin their procession into the coliseum
USC graduates smile and hold up fight on as they begin their procession into the coliseum
USC graduates smile and hold up fight on as they begin their procession into the coliseum
The procession of the heraldic flags begins in the coliseum
USC graduates smile and hold up fight on as they wait for the processional to begin
USC graduates smile and hold up fight on signs at the coliseum
USC graduates hugging and smiling outside of the coliseum
USC graduate showing off his cap and gown
USC graduate in a wheel chair smiling and celebrating with her family
USC graduates facing the coliseum entrance and holding up fight on signs
A USC graduate has "Thank you mom & dad" written on her graduation regalia
A group of USC graduates and friends taking pictures outside of the coliseum
USC graduate adjusting their caps and gowns outside of the coliseum
Groups of USC graduates in caps and gowns cheer in the stands of the Coliseum at the USC 142nd commencement ceremony.
Student speaker in a graduation gown, gives a fight on sign at the USC 142nd commencement ceremony at the Coliseum.
Commencement speaker and USC alum Jon Chu gives a speech during the USC 142nd commencement ceremony at the Coliseum wearing a red USC doctoral gown
Commencement speaker Jon Chu, wearing a red USC doctoral gown, gives a speech at a podium during the USC 142nd commencement ceremony at the Coliseum.
A speaker, wearing a red USC doctoral gown, stands at a podium with a microphone, addressing the USC 142nd commencement ceremony at the Coliseum.
A decorated graduation cap with a name on it is seen at the USC 142nd commencement ceremony.
USC graduates in caps and gowns are jumping and clapping on the field at the Coliseum, during the USC 142nd commencement ceremony.
Two friends hug each other at the USC 142nd commencement ceremony at the Coliseum.
The crowd at the Coliseum clapping and taking pictures at the USC 142nd commencement ceremony.
People in the crowd are cheering and holding up their hands at the USC 142nd commencement ceremony at the Coliseum.
Graduates in graduation gowns cheer with their cell phones at the USC 142nd commencement ceremony.
USC graduates in caps and gowns cheer on a staircase at the Coliseum, during the USC 142nd commencement ceremony.
Graduates in graduation robes and caps stand on bleachers at the USC 142nd commencement ceremony at the Coliseum.
USC graduates in red gowns and black caps are taking pictures at the USC 142nd commencement ceremony at the Coliseum.
Drones light up the sky with Tommy Trojan
Drones light up the sky with "Class of 2025"
Drones light up the sky with a graduate cap
Fireworks light up the sky above the coliseum after the main stage commencement ceremony
Drones light up the sky with "Fight On" above the coliseum
Drones light up the sky with "Class of 2025"
A crowd of USC graduates celebrating their graduation in regalia on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum field
Graduate looking out onto the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
A decorated graduation cap with the words "You should see me in a crown"
A group of USC graduates holding up the Fight on sign as they look up towards the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
USC graduate proudly displaying their graduation sash
Fireworks of exploding over the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Graduates walking down the stairs of the Coliseum as ahead of the commencement ceremony
Fireworks going off over the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
A graduation cap decorate with a castle and words saying " And she graduated Happily Ever After 2025"
Two graduates posing for a photo together
A father standing and waving at the graduates amongst a crowd of familes
Graduates sitting atop another graduates shoulders as they wave to a crowd
Graduates walking into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum holding the Heraldic flags
Father holding large photo of their graduate amongst a crowd of families
Graduates walking down the steps onto the field of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Family holding up a large USC flag amongst a crowd of families
Graduate shaking hands with a loved one from the field of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Graduation cap decorated with the words USC bedazzled onto it
Graduation Cap decorated with yellow flowers and the words "And so the student becomes the master"
Two graduates hugging while wearing their regalia
Graduate making a heart with their hands as they face the crowd
Graduate taking of two other graduates outside of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum filled with graduates and their families ahead of the commencement ceremony
A sea of graduates on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum field
Graduate holding his cap as he turns to look at the crowd
Graduates looking at the firework at the end of their commencement ceremony
Graduate holding up her fist in celebration as she walks to her commencement ceremony
John M. Chu addressing USC's class of 2025
Two USC graduates excitedly cheering during their commencement ceremony
USC's 2025 Baccalaureate Ceremony
USC's 2025 Baccalaureate Ceremony
Carol Folt posing with USCs' 2025 Honorary Degree recipients
Arianna Huffington speaking at USC's 2025 Baccalaureate Ceremony
USC's Honorary degree  recipient and Baccalaureate speaker
Man speaking at USC 2025 Baccaluearate ceremony
USC's 2025 Baccalaureate Ceremony
Students attending the Baccaluearate ceremony
USC's 2025 Baccalaureate Ceremony
USC students attending the Baccalaureate ceremony
Carol Folt and Arianna Huffington posing with students
Four smiling people, two wearing USC Class of 2025 sashes and one with leis, posing for a photo.
A large crowd of graduates in red caps and gowns and their families mingling on the USC campus during the commencement celebrations
Graduates in caps and gowns admiring their diplomas on the University of Southern California campus during their commencement in Los Angeles.
A graduate in a red cap and gown taking a selfie with two smiling people on a sunny day
Two smiling graduates in red caps and gowns holding bouquets of flowers
A smiling graduate in a cap, gown, and sash with "WITH HONORS" visible, sitting at a table with family and friends during a commencement celebration
Two graduates in caps and gowns, one in a wheelchair with a stuffed penguin attached, embracing well-wishers on the USC campus
A smiling graduate in a cap and gown having their sash adjusted
Two graduates in red caps and gowns, one holding a diploma from the University of Southern California and the other holding a stuffed animal wearing a graduation cap, talking after a commencement ceremony
A smiling graduate in a red cap and gown talking with someone
A person walking a French bulldog wearing a USC sweater and pushing a stroller with USC Bookstore bags on the USC campus.
A USC graduate in a white dress and sash kissing her baby on the cheek.
Two graduates, one in a white dress and sash and the other in a black dress with sunflowers, sitting on a ledge on the USC campus.
Four USC graduates, some in caps and gowns and sashes, walking on campus with a camera and photography reflector
A smiling young woman in a USC sweatshirt kneeling and petting a dog wearing a USC jersey on the USC campus near a fountain.
Graduates in caps and gowns walking across the USC campus
Three young women, two in sashes and one holding flowers, celebrating on the USC campus during commencement.
Two graduates in regalia posing for a photo on the USC campus.
A group of young women in white dresses and sashes walking on the USC campus during commencement.
Two people jumping in celebration, one in graduation regalia, in front of a building on the USC campus.
Two USC students from the Class of 2025 in sashes posing for a photo on campus.
A group of graduates in red academic regalia standing near a building on the USC campus.
A person in graduation regalia with a USC Alumni shirt being photographed in front of the Tommy Trojan statue on the USC campus.
Two graduates in regalia posing for a photo on the USC campus.
Group of USC students wearing white shirts and red and gold sashes posing with the Traveler statue on campus during commencement celebrations.
Group of USC Trojans taking photos next to Traveler statue on Campus
Family taking pictures with their graduate
Workers handling boxes of academic hoods on or near the USC campus for commencement.
Workers using a forklift to set up equipment in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, likely for the USC commencement ceremony.
Worker cleaning seats at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Crew members setting up an information tent with "COMMENCEMENT" banners on the USC campus.
Tommy Trojan statue being polished ahead of USC's upcoming commencement celebrations.
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum field set up ahead of USC 142nd Commencement

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