The University of Southern California: 1880 to 2005 chronicles USC’s 125-year history through the lenses of the three “defining stories” set forth by President Steven B. Sample in his introduction: the university’s steadfast commitment to pluralism and open access for all students of merit; its profound commitment to and inextricable link with the city in which it grew up; and its foundational “we-can-do-more” spirit.

As USC marks the 125th anniversary of its founding in 2005-06, it is truly a world-class institution, prepared to lead the way in redefining the research university of the 21st century, to expand its active role on the global stage, to help solve societal probelsm, and to educate and inspire the hundreds of thousands of students who will come in the centuries ahead seeking truth, beauty, skill and understanding.

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