Dear Colleagues, As announced in November 2025, USC will provide faculty, staff, and students with access to ChatGPT Edu, an institutionally supported platform for using and exploring generative AI. Access will be available later this week, with a HIPAA-compliant workspace for Keck Medicine of USC launching shortly after. The campus-wide launch gives our community access…
Author: Amy Cheung
Dear Trojan Family, At USC’s recent AI Summit, we shared an exciting announcement: As part of our commitment to expanding equitable and responsible AI, ChatGPT Edu will be available for our university use in 2026. All active USC students, faculty, and staff (including Keck Medicine of USC) will gain unlimited access to ChatGPT Edu, which…

Victoria Stodden is Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Southern California. Stodden is an internationally recognized leader in improving the reliability of scientific results in the face of increasingly sophisticated computational approaches to research: understanding when and how inferences from data are valid and reproducible, what it…
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Dear Trojans, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Carol Kim as Vice President, Enrollment Management, effective February 25, 2026. Carol is a visionary, global-enrollment strategist known for building transformative programs from the ground up, creating international partnerships, and expanding access through innovative recruitment and financial aid models. In her new role, she…
Dear Colleagues, The highest academic honors our university bestows are the University and Distinguished professorships, and we reserve these distinctions for our colleagues who have brought special renown to USC through the excellence of their academic, research, and/or artistic accomplishments. We would like to invite you to submit nominations for these positions. As you consider…
June 3, 2025 Dear Marshall School Community, On behalf of President Folt and myself, I am pleased to announce that Geoffrey Garrett has been reappointed Dean of USC Marshall School of Business. We look forward to continuing to work with Dean Garrett and support his leadership at Marshall and at USC. This decision followed a comprehensive…
March 11, 2025 Dear Trojans, We are excited to announce that beginning Fall 2025, the University is launching a Digital Course Materials Program for undergraduate students. This program has been developed with the support of the Undergraduate Student Government, the Office of the Provost, and the USC Libraries, among others. This new program allows all undergraduate students…
Dear Fellow Trojans, USC is a vibrant academic learning community that thrives on the pursuit of excellence in an environment in which all feel a sense of belonging. For several years, the Office of Inclusion and Diversity and the Culture Team have supported this sense of community, each developing programming and initiatives that embrace mutual…