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.
Category: President
Research is fundamental to USC’s mission. Our researchers are developing groundbreaking treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s, blindness, and cancer; generating innovative technologies that improve lives; and expanding the frontiers of human knowledge and understanding.
It is with great appreciation and trust that we extend a warm welcome to Beong-Soo Kim, who will serve as our president on an interim basis beginning today.
It’s a tremendous privilege to begin serving as your interim president today. I step into this role during a period of unprecedented uncertainty and change. From research and global engagement to athletics and the rise of AI, nearly every aspect of USC’s mission and work is being challenged and reshaped.
It is a privilege to begin serving as USC’s interim president today. The Trojan Family is unique in its power, reach, and distinction, and I step into this role eager to strengthen our common bonds and advance USC’s place in our world.
I have been thinking about you a lot as I complete my transition from president of USC to faculty member. It has been an honor to work with you over the last six years.
We write to provide an update on behalf of the Presidential Search Committee.
On behalf of the Presidential Search Committee, we are excited to announce the next phase of our presidential search process.
We are writing to update you on the steps that USC is taking to protect our financial sustainability and academic mission. We know that the last several weeks have been stressful for many of you. We have been working diligently to evaluate the evolving landscape and how to safeguard our mission of research, education, and clinical care.
Over the past month, I have heard from many of you regarding federal guidance on issues that could have significant ramifications for universities across the country. We appreciate there is uncertainty and I’m writing to update you on how USC is reviewing and responding to these recently issued executive orders and federal agency directives.