Information on the White House Executive Order
The White House Executive Order on immigration and travel, first issued on January 27, 2017, suspended entry into the U.S. for immigrants and non-immigrants from seven countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The order, revised and signed on March 6, 2017, exempts some travel limits and removes Iraq from the list. USC already has myriad ways to support our community, and we have taken additional steps — and will continue — to protect all students, faculty and staff, regardless of their national origin or religious affiliation.
Recent News and Announcements
Welcome
The USC Office of the Provost provides oversight, coordination, budgeting, and review of USC’s academic units and initiatives. This includes the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, sixteen professional schools and two hospitals, educational policies, deans and faculty, research and grants, and strategic planning. In keeping with the university mission, Provost Michael Quick maintains an academic community of broad disciplines that fosters intellectual inquiry, reflection, and innovation.
The Campaign for USC
The most ambitious and important fundraising campaign in USC’s history will touch and transform every aspect of the university.
University Launches Strategic Planning Committee
On November 6, 2015 Provost Michael Quick announced a new strategic planning process. The new strategic plan will build on the USC Strategic Vision: Matching Deeds to Ambitions.
A Vision for USC
USC is initiating a university-wide conversation to redefine our strengths, goals and refocused purpose as a leading private research university dedicated to the greater public good.
Diversity at USC
USC should be a model for how to foster an open and inclusive campus climate that ensures broad access and opportunity for all members of our academic community.
Visions and Voices
With over 100 events each year - all free to students - the provost's university-wide arts and humanities initiative is unparalleled in higher education.
Conacyt
In collaboration with Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), USC provides up to 30 postdoctoral scholars from Mexico with 1-2 year residencies in fields related to science, technology, and innovation.
Transformative Hiring in Neuroscience
Raising USC’s neuroscience programs to a level of undisputed academic excellence through the hiring of transformative faculty.
McNair Scholars Program
As McNair Scholars, first-generation college students and students of underrepresented ethnicities engage in original research under the mentorship of USC faculty advisors.
Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship
A partnership between Dornsife College, Student Affairs, and the Office of the Provost, this Fellowship is the centerpiece of Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's initiative to increase the commitment to diversity in the faculty ranks of universities.
Annenberg Fellowships
USC Annenberg Fellows conduct cutting-edge communication and digital media research.
USC International Artist Fellowship
The USC International Artist Fellowship Program fosters a creative community that celebrates global perspectives, artistic exchange and academic values.
Provost PhD Fellowship
USC’s Provost Ph.D. Fellowships are awarded to individuals who show outstanding promise for careers in academic research and teaching.
Faculty Mentoring
Awards and support for individual faculty who help to build a supportive academic environment at USC.
USC International Academy
The USC International Academy equips students with the tools to express their ideas powerfully, pursue knowledge across boundaries and successfully navigate life in the U.S. - all while experiencing the transformative power of USC.
Continuing Education
USC and the New York Times Knowledge Network collaborate in continuing education.
Honorary Degrees
USC may award Honorary Degrees to individuals who have distinguished themselves through extraordinary achievements in scholarship, the professions, philanthropies, or other creative activities.
USC US-China Institute
Enhancing understanding of the 21st century’s definitive and multidimensional relationship through cutting-edge research, innovative student training, and influential public events.
Strategic Vision
The Strategic Vision is a collaborative guide for setting priorities and identifying opportunities in USC's continued ascension as a premier global research university.
USC Online
USC Online students can earn a USC Professional Master’s Degree in more than 75 different programs by taking courses online.
Women in Science & Engineering (WiSE)
The WiSE program is a groundbreaking effort to increase the representation and success of women in science and engineering at USC through a series of creative programs that enable women to thrive at every stage of their careers.