USC Dornsife College of LAS

The USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of the university, advancing knowledge in traditional and emerging disciplines across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Faculty and students in the USC Dornsife College explore an extraordinarily broad set of questions in fundamental and applied fields of study, including the origins of the universe, the evolution of the planet, the development of human civilizations, philosophy and ethics, art and visual culture, literature and creative expression, world affairs and global relations, the dynamics of social and economic life, the nature of democracy, the mysteries of the mind, our relationship to our environment, and the cutting edge of scientific discovery. USC Dornsife anchors the university’s commitment to the importance of scholarly inquiry across the spectrum of knowledge so that we might cultivate and enrich the mind and spirit, advance human enlightenment and progress, and address the most important challenges facing our world.