The ONE USC Safety Vision is a powerful reminder that our community members come from diverse backgrounds and experiences and that USC must be proactive in ensuring that all students, faculty, staff, neighbors, and campus visitors feel safe.
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It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Andrew Guzman as USC’s next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, starting July 1, 2023. Dr. Guzman is a renowned legal scholar and economist, and an innovative academic leader with decades of experience building programs across multiple disciplines. In his new role, he will also hold the Shelly and Ofer Nemirovsky Provost’s Chair.
We are writing to share wonderful news that USC is establishing a new research collaboration with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) to improve biomedical research and innovation. It will be funded by the annual proceeds from a $40 million legacy gift from USC’s endowment dedicated to this purpose.
It is our great pleasure to announce the appointment of Monique S. Allard, Ed.D. as vice president for student life, effective April 1, 2023.
Dr. Allard steps into her permanent role with more than 25 years of experience in student affairs, social work, counseling, and advising. Her background extends across all aspects of student life administration.
I hope you’ll take the opportunity to participate in Earth Month, and learn more about Assignment: Earth and the efforts your fellow Trojans are taking to address the climate crisis, restore our planet, and create more sustainable communities.
Professor Josh Kun, Chair in Cross-Cultural Communication at USC Annenberg, has agreed to assume this role [Vice Provost of the Arts] on September 1, 2023.
Over the past week-and-a-half, USC and the world have watched as the devastation in Turkey and Syria unfolded following a series of deadly earthquakes on February 6. We invite our Trojan community to participate in a vigil for the lives lost and for the families impacted. We will gather at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 16, at the University Religious Center (URC) courtyard.
It is my pleasure to announce that this year we have appointed Thomas Buchanan, Akira Mizuta Lippit, and Mark E. Thompson as University Professors, and Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Pinchas Cohen, Genevieve Giuliano, Peter C. Mancall, and Jong-Shi Pang as Distinguished Professors.
On behalf of President Folt, I am pleased to announce that we will welcome Dr. Jason King as Dean of the USC Thornton School of Music, effective July 1, 2023.
Dr. King will join us from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he is Chair of the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music and a James Weldon Johnson Associate Professor.