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There is nowhere else like it at the University of Southern California; there is nowhere else like it anywhere. There you’ll find poet-laureates and producers, high-ranking cabinet members domestic and international, AI researchers and...

“A polymath is one who not only mastered one or several disciplines, but one who uniquely synthesized them, integrated them.” — Sidney Harman
CALL FOR STUDENT PLANNING COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS
for the Sixth Annual Harman Academy for...

LOS ANGELES: A POLYMATHIC INQUIRY
GUIDED BY THE WRITINGS OF CAREY MCWILLIAMS
Fall 2019: 2 units/Spring 2020: 2 units | Thematic Option, CORE 450/63578D
As social, cultural, engineering, environmental, and demographic constructs,...

Spring 2019 Catalina Student Retreat: Entropy and Stability
Friday, March 22 – Sunday, March 24 on Catalina Island
Applications available at: https://polymathic.usc.edu/event/spring-2019-catalina-student-retreat-en...
Application due...

PHI KAPPA PHI
Phi Kappa Phi all-university honor society is pleased to announce the 36th-annual Phi Kappa Phi Student Recognition Awards Program for 2018-2019. To recognize outstanding artistic and academic works by undergraduate and...

“A polymath is one who not only mastered one or several disciplines, but one who uniquely synthesized them, integrated them.” — Sidney Harman
CALL FOR STUDENT PLANNING COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS
for the Fifth Annual Harman Academy for...

Alice asked, “What is the matter? Have you pricked your finger?” “I haven’t pricked it yet,” the Queen said, “but I soon shall—oh, oh, oh!” —Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
The late Stephen Hawking said, “nothing cannot...

They Hacked the Election! Russian Subversion of Western Democracies
Russia's meddling in the 2016 US Presidential election has led to the most serious American political crisis in...

Spring 2018 Student Retreat: Perception
Friday, March 2 – Sunday, March 4 on Catalina Island
Application due Sunday, January 28, 2018
The Harman Academy for Polymathic Study announces an exciting opportunity for intellectually...

Opportunity for Polymaths: Phi Kappa Phi Student Recognition Awards
The Phi Kappa Phi all-university honor society is pleased to announce the 35th-annual Phi Kappa Phi Student Recognition Awards Program for 2017-2018. To recognize...

Polymathic Lab: Battle of the Maps USC vs. UCLA
When: Wednesday November 15th, 2017
Where: Polymathic Innovation Lab, 3rd Floor of Leavey Library
Learn more and RSVP here!

UNDER LA: Subterranean Stories | November 11, 2017
Saturday, November 11, 2017
9:00am to 4:30pm
USC Doheny Memorial Library, Room 240
Event on Facebook
What lies beneath our Los Angeles feet? What is the connection between our terra...

Map-a-Thon for Puerto Rico
Following the recent hurricane, people around the world are using the OpenStreetMap platform to donate
their time to hurricane relief efforts.
The Red Cross in Puerto Rico has requested help with...

LOS ANGELES: A POLYMATHIC INQUIRY
Guided by the writings of Carey McWilliams
**Students do not need to be in the Thematic Option Program to register for this course. D-clearance is given following interview with Prof. Huebner

Spring 2017 Student Retreat: Generating the Future
Friday, March 31 - Sunday, April 2 on Catalina Island
Application due Tuesday, February 21, 2017
A three-day student initiated and designed workshop held at the USC Wrigley Institute...