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USC Gould Celebrates Commencement

220 will receive juris doctorate degrees; 166 foreign graduate students will receive master of laws degrees

May 13, 2013 By USC Gould School of Law

Contact: Gilien Silsby, (213) 740-9690 (office) (213) 500-8673 (cell) 

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The Honorable Tani Cantil-Sakauye, California Supreme Court, to Deliver Commencement Address at USC Gould School of Law, Friday

WHAT: USC Gould School of Law Class of 2013 graduation ceremony.

WHEN: Friday, May 17, 2013. The processional march begins at 3 p.m. Guests should be seated by 2:30 p.m.

WHO: Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye of the Supreme Court of California will present the keynote commencement address.

USC Law Dean Robert K. Rasmussen will take the stage to recognize the 220 students receiving juris doctorate degrees during commencement proceedings.
 
Additionally, 173 foreign graduate students from 27 different countries will receive master of laws degrees.

Two students will receive master of comparative law degrees. The foreign law graduates are associates at leading law firms, employed as corporate legal counsel and as business professionals in top companies worldwide and work for the governments and ministries of their home countries.

WHERE: USC's Founders Park. This venue is located on the University Park Campus near Bovard Auditorium and Taper Hall.
 
PARKING: Enter Gate 3 from South Figueroa Street (between Jefferson and Exposition boulevards) at USC McCarthy Way. Parking is free.
 
MORE INFORMATION: Please go to: http://lawweb.usc.edu/events/commencement/

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