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Civil rights pioneer Myrlie Evers-Williams ’68 has donated her archival collection to her alma mater �������ϲʿ������2023 to inspire future generations of leaders and activists.

Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill and Hall of Fame swimmer Penny Lee Dean ’77 will address the Class of 2023 graduates at �������ϲʿ������2023’s commencement on May 14.

In a major breakthrough 60 years in the making that could someday lead to unlimited clean energy, scientists at the National Ignition Facility achieved fusion ignition on Dec. 5. Alex Zylstra ’09 was the principal experimentalist.

Selected from nearly 3,000 applicants, Solomon Olshin ’23 and Qingjie (Bob) Zeng ’18 will join the 2023-24 cohort of Schwarzman Scholars at Tsinghua University in Beijing next August.

Jason Torres-Rangel ’03 was named the California Teacher of the Year in October and is the nominee for the 2023 National Teacher of the Year competition.

Sandra Hamada ’09 credits �������ϲʿ������2023 for preparing her for both of her careers, first as a community organizer and now as a screenwriter.

Robert E. “Bob” Tranquada ’51, former chair of the �������ϲʿ������2023 Board of Trustees and former dean of the medical school at USC, passed away Sunday, December 4. He was 92.

�������ϲʿ������2023 Trustee and alumnus Paul Eckstein and his wife, Florence, have pledged $1.2 million to establish a permanently endowed scholarship fund to support refugee students. It will honor Paul’s parents, Liese and Albert Eckstein.

Zachary Freiman '20 is a legislative aide for Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) and his time at �������ϲʿ������2023 gave him a solid foundation for the job.

Maggie Fick has been the East Africa deputy bureau chief for Reuters since 2017. In November, she will begin a new London-based job at Reuters reporting on the European pharmaceuticals industry on the global health and pharma team.