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Providing academic leadership to USC

Provost Charles F. Zukoski

Dr. Charles F. Zukoski was appointed Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs on October 1, 2019. He holds the Shelly and Ofer Nemirovsky Provost’s Chair.

As the university’s second-ranking administrator, he oversees the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, the Keck School of Medicine and 21 other professional schools and academic units, in addition to USC’s museums, and the divisions of student affairs, libraries, research, student religious life, and enrollment services.

Dr. Zukoski received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Princeton University and his bachelor’s degree from Reed College. Zukoski served as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University at Buffalo from 2012-2019.

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Provost's Blog

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Unprecedented Transformation

This week we will attempt to teach more than 48,000 students online – lectures, discussion sessions, labs, studios, creative arts. Never in human history has this been attempted.
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A Clear Affirmation

Understanding differences has never been so consequential to the future of USC and our society.
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All Together Excellence

Our responsibility is to uphold the dignity of everyone in order to create a community that functions intelligently, effectively, and compassionately.

The Tremendous Faculty of USC

From the day our university opened its doors in 1880 to now, the achievements of our esteemed faculty are many.
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An Exciting Time Full of New Beginnings and New Opportunities

Nothing embodies the New Year and a time for new beginnings better than the Spring New Student Convocation.
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2019 Faculty Handbook

The official Faculty Handbook of the University of Southern California.

2019 Faculty Symposium

Faculty presentations celebrating the inauguration of Carol L. Folt as USC's 12th President highlighted innovative work from across both campuses.

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COVID-19 New Actions

March 24th, 2020

Every day brings new information, challenges and surprises, with the spread of the virus, government decisions, and economic and social impacts. So every day we have to update our planning for near and longer term needs. Our new actions are based on this evolving situation and the issues we know are top of mind for you.
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COVID-19 Update

March 22nd, 2020

It has been one week since we wrote to the community to notify you of the first cases of COVID-19 related to the USC community. In this brief time period, the Los Angeles region, and the state of California, reached significant milestones in the measures to mitigate the ongoing spread of this disease.
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Options for Course Grades and Withdrawals

March 20th, 2020

The unprecedented challenges posed by COVID-19 require us to consider different ways to continue academic progress at USC. This is a time of anxiety and uncertainty, and we seek to help ease the pressure when we continue spring semester remotely beginning Monday.
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COVID-19 Latest Updates and Actions

March 20th, 2020

We are writing to help clarify the impact of these new directives on our campuses, and to keep you abreast of several new actions we are taking.
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Los Angeles CA 90089-4019
(213) 740-2101
uscprovost@usc.edu

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