The USC Faculty of Cinematic Arts has introduced that Miky Lee will ship the 20024 Graduation handle.
James Grey, director, author, and SCA alumnus, will obtain the Mary Pickford Alumni Award on the commencement ceremony on the Shrine Auditorium on Friday, Could 10, 2024.
“Miky Lee is a real pioneer and ambassador of collaborative world filmmaking, and we’re so completely happy to have her share her perception and experience with our graduating college students,” Elizabeth M. Daley, Dean of the USC Faculty of Cinematic Arts, mentioned in an announcement. “Miky works throughout borders, cultures, and genres, and champions the sorts of tasks our college students aspire to creating. We’re so happy she agreed to be this yr’s commencement speaker.”
SCA alumnus Jon M. Chu, who graduated in 2003 with a BFA in movie & tv manufacturing, will communicate at this yr’s major, university-wide graduation ceremony at 8:30 a.m. at Alumni Park.
As Graduation Speaker, Lee joins a current checklist of celebrated leisure figures together with Brian Grazier and Ron Howard, Matt Reeves, Ryan Coogler, Jon M. Chu, Paul Feig, Jim Gianopulos, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Donna Langley, Barry Meyer, Ron Meyer, Sumner Redstone, Jay Roach, Stacey Sher and Laura Ziskin.
The Mary Pickford Alumni Award pays tribute to USC alumni whose achievements convey particular distinction to the Faculty and to the business. Earlier recipients of the glory embrace Prentice Penny, Kevin Feige, William Fraker, Conrad L. Corridor, Ray Harryhausen, Alan Ladd Jr., Jon Laudau, Michelle Manning, Walter Murch, Shonda Rhimes, Jay Roach, Gary Rydstrom, Stacey Sher, John Singleton, Lee Unkrich, Matthew Weiner, David L. Wolper, Brian Grazer, Robert Zemeckis, Laura Ziskin, Melissa Rosenberg, Susan Downey, Jennifer and Suzanne Todd, Amanda Silver, Leslie Iwerks, and final yr’s recipient Tracy Oliver.
USC additionally confirmed that their 2024 valedictorian speech had been canceled after Muslim pupil Asna Tabassum was accused of being antisemitic.
The college cites security issues over banning Tabassum from delivering her commencement speech.
“Whereas that is disappointing, custom should give technique to security,” Provost Andrew Guzman mentioned in an announcement. “This resolution will not be solely essential to keep up the protection of our campus and college students, however is according to the elemental authorized obligation — together with the expectations of federal regulators — that universities act to guard college students and hold our campus neighborhood protected.”
Guzman continued, “It applies the identical values and standards that now we have used prior to now to information our actions. By no means does it diminish the exceptional tutorial achievements of any pupil thought of or chosen for valedictorian. To be clear: this resolution has nothing to do with freedom of speech. There isn’t a free-speech entitlement to talk at a graduation. The problem right here is how finest to keep up campus safety and security, interval.”