Over the last several months, our university has undertaken an extraordinary effort to strengthen its financial foundation and prepare for uncertainties facing all of higher education.
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Earlier today, I sent this letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. I appreciate the various points of view shared with me by many members of our community. Although USC has declined to join the proposed Compact, we look forward to contributing our perspectives, insights, and Trojan values to an important national conversation about the future of higher education.
Today, I’m excited to introduce the USC Open Dialogue Project, a university-wide effort that will help us strengthen these essential values. This project will offer a range of programs and events, creating meaningful opportunities for Trojans to listen, engage, and grow — even when we disagree.
Every day, artificial intelligence becomes a more visible part of our lives — from how we learn and work to how we connect with each other. One of my top priorities as president is to harness USC’s opportunity to lead in the age of AI, and I’m pleased to announce two major initiatives that will guide how we integrate this technology across our academic mission in an ethical and responsible manner.
On Wednesday evening, USC received a letter from the U.S. Department of Education inviting us to provide feedback on a draft Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.
As we celebrate this International Day of Democracy at USC, I call on our community to reflect on the values that sustain both our democracy and our university — open dialogue, mutual respect, and freedom of expression. In the video above, our deans (plus one guest) share some thoughts on what democracy means to them.
Welcome to a new academic year, Trojans! I hope you’ll take a moment to watch this message as we start the fall semester with excitement and purpose.
I’m writing to update you about new security protocols that will permit more convenient entry to our University Park Campus by students, faculty, staff, and community members, effective today.
On behalf of the Presidential Search Committee, we are thrilled to share the presidential search brochure and position summary that resulted from your feedback over the spring and early summer.
One of my highest priorities is ensuring that USC has the strong financial foundation needed to continue delivering on our mission of academic excellence into the future. Today I’m writing to explain some difficult actions that need to be taken to address USC’s structural deficit in our volatile external environment. Although these actions will be painful, I am confident they will position USC for further success as a great research university, and a magnet for many of the best students and faculty in the world.