The USC community will gather online Friday, June 19th for an intercampus commemoration of Juneteenth, a day of reflection and celebration of Black heritage. It will include student tributes, artistic performances and more.

The event begins at 11 a.m. and can be accessed via Zoom (meeting ID 950 9028 8480, or join by telephone 669-900-6833 or 253-215-8782).

Highlights will include student tributes, an artistic presentation by Associate Professor d. Sabela grimes of the USC Kaufman School of Dance and a dramatic reading by Anita Dashiell-Sparks, associate dean of equity, diversity and inclusion at the USC School of Dramatic Arts.

Hosted By
USC President Carol L. Folt, Senior Vice President for Human Resources Felicia Washington and Camille Rich, associate provost for faculty and student initiatives, will host the event. Among the scheduled speakers:

Featured Speakers

Milton Curry, dean of the USC School of Architecture
Sarah Gehlert, dean of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Laura Mosqueda, dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Joyce Richey, associate dean for diversity and inclusion at the Keck School of Medicine
Jody David Armour, professor at the USC Gould School of Law
LaVonna Lewis, associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion at the USC Price School of Public Policy

 

Event Calendar Link

Published on June 18th, 2020

Last updated on June 18th, 2020


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