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The USC Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study recently concluded an extraordinary second year with a fivefold increase in student and faculty participation in over fifty events held throughout the Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 semesters. The…

The Academy for Polymathic Study Spring 2012 series is about to begin. The series offer several kinds of encounters for undergraduates, graduate students, post-docs, junior faculty, and senior faculty as well as open events that are available to the…

Dear Members and Friends of the USC Academy for Polymathic Study, I’m writing to share the sad news of Dr. Sidney Harman’s passing on the evening of April 12. Dr. Harman brought to USC a tremendous vision and a remarkable talent for…

The USC Academy for Polymathic Study held its inaugural event at Doheny Memorial Library on Wednesday, February 9. Nearly 200 members of the USC community and friends and supporters from across Los Angeles attended the academy’s first event…