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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

Provost Zukoski

A New Member of the Trojan Family

This future will be different and require us to change what we do and how we do it.
WSP Class of 2019

USC Takes the Lead Becoming the First University to Launch an Extended Week to the WSP Program

An academic boot camp designed to help service members and veterans transition from active duty to higher education.
Students of HSF at USC

We are Proud to be Educational Partners with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund

The program is focused on increasing the number of Hispanic high school students who attend college.
Scholarship students

Preparing Students of Military Families for Higher Education 

The teenagers come from the United States and Italy, Germany, and South Korea.
Elizabeth Graddy

Setting out together

As a new academic year gets underway, I am both honored and excited to serve the USC community as Interim Provost.
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2019 Faculty Handbook

The official Faculty Handbook of the University of Southern California.

The 2018 USC Strategic Plan – Answering the Call

We have created a vision for the university that builds on our past to lead us forward. It calls on all of us to action, to lead our fine university with deep values, excellent teachers and researchers and mentors, strong impact in our community and in the world, and a commitment to transformation.

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Honorary Degree Nominations

September 27th, 2019

I encourage each member of the USC community to nominate distinguished individuals worthy to receive an honorary degree, our university’s highest external honor, awarded to recognize extraordinary accomplishments in any field.
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Call for Nominations – Distinguished and University Professors

September 24th, 2019

I request your nominations for the following two distinctions: Distinguished Professor and University Professor, which we reserve for the small number of USC faculty who have brought special renown to the University through the excellence of their academic accomplishments.
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Search Committee for Vice President of Research

September 13th, 2019

We are moving quickly to find our new vice president of research who will continue to grow USC’s global leadership in ethical, groundbreaking, interdisciplinary research.
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Weekday Football Games at the Coliseum

September 11th, 2019

Due to agreements with the Pac-12 and the Los Angeles Rams, USC will host two weekday football games at the Coliseum this year.
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Los Angeles CA 90089-4019
(213) 740-2101
uscprovost@usc.edu

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