USC Latino Alumni Association

Celebrating Our Graduating Scholars

Check out the photos from our USC LAA Graduating Scholars Ceremony, which was held at Town and Gown in April.

2023 Latino Alumni Association scholars
Latina PhD graduates

First in Their Families

Congrats to these four Class of 2023 grads, the first in their families to earn doctoral degrees.

Dolores Huerta and Nicolás Lell Benavides

A Big Day for the Huerta Family

Legendary activist Dolores Huerta and her cousin, Nicolás Lell Benavides, both received degrees at USC’s 2023 Commencement.

Samuel Garza in a research lab

A First-Generation College Graduate Makes His Mark

In addition to earning doctoral and master’s degrees, Samuel Garza served as president of USC’s Graduate Student Government.

students in a classroom

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