President Kim sits down with Assal Habibi, USC associate research professor of psychology and director of the USC Center for Music, Brain, and Society, to discuss how music — something deeply woven into society and the human experience — helps shape the brain. They explore how music affects brain function, childhood development, and well-being as well as interdisciplinary research emerging from the USC Brain and Creativity Institute.

President Kim sits down with Prem Natarajan, Executive Vice President, Head of Enterprise AI, and Chief Scientist at Capital One, and USC Research Professor of Computer Science with Distinction, to discuss how AI is reshaping organizations and what it means for universities and the future of talent. Recorded at USC's 2026 Corporate Engagement Symposium, their conversation covers enterprise AI, the evolving workforce, and how USC can strengthen partnerships with industry.

President Beong-Soo Kim sits down with Distinguished Professor Peter Mancall, one of the nation's leading scholars of early North America, to discuss his forthcoming book Contested Continent, the deeper forces that shaped the nation's founding, and the lasting value of studying history. With USC serving as the only university host of the National Archives' traveling exhibition of founding-era documents, they explore deep scholarship, public memory, and the role higher education plays in connecting the past to the present.