Amid the decision to cancel this year's valedictorian speech, the University of Southern California announced it would be eliminating all outside speakers and honorees from its main-stage commencement ...

A student commencement speaker, Meghan Anand, offered remarks after USC did away with the tradition of selecting a valedictorian to give an address. About 35,000 people attended the evening event at ...

As thousands of families poured into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for USC's main-stage commencement on Thursday night, the scene had the feel of the usual collegiate event held there: a football ...