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USC Launches The Expanded Animation (XA) MFA Program: A Bold New Frontier For Artists And Innovators

USC’s Expanded Animation program is a game-changer for anyone passionate about pushing the boundaries of animation and digital storytelling. For more details about the program, including admissions ...
Cartoon Brew

‘Pure, Unadulterated Rage And Grief,’ USC Students, Staff In Shock As University Shuts Down Its Expanded Animation Program

On Wednesday, February 18, Sheila Sofian was called into a 2:00 p.m. meeting with Associate Dean Michael Renov. When she arrived, she says, the tone shifted almost immediately. “When I arrived, he ...
LAist

USC Animation Graduation Showcase

Check out the incredible work of the next generation of animators and innovators as the graduates of USC’s Expanded Animation Research + Practice share their thesis projects. The 90-minute screening ...
Los Angeles Times

Adjunct film professors at USC move to unionize: ‘Enough is enough’

Adjunct professors at the University of Southern California’s prestigious film school are moving to unionize in pursuit of higher pay, benefits, better working conditions, expanded career ...
Daily Trojan

‘Devastating’ end to SCA program stuns students, faculty

Students currently enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts program will be sorted into other departments at SCA, which has left some feeling unsure about the future of their studies at USC. (Fin Liu / ...