Dear Faculty Colleagues, Fall Recess will take place on Thursday and Friday, October 8 and 9. During these designated days, regular undergraduate classes are suspended, and no classwork or assignments should be due or expected to be completed. The recess was instituted in 2019 following advocacy from the Undergraduate Student Government and the Academic Senate…
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MEMORANDUM To: USC FacultyFrom: Andrew T. Guzman, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic AffairsDate: September 14, 2026Subject: Call for Nominations: University and Distinguished Professors 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…
Dear Colleagues, As we begin the academic year, the Honorary Degrees Committee invites your participation in the nomination process for USC Honorary Degrees. All USC faculty, staff, students, alumni, and trustees are welcome to submit nominations for this most important university honor of outstanding individuals, whether within or outside your area of expertise. We encourage…
Dear Trojans, As we begin a new academic year, we recognize that a university education is about more than acquiring knowledge – it is also about developing the qualities of heart and mind that help us navigate an increasingly complex world with wisdom, clarity, creativity, and compassion. The Office of the Provost is pleased to…
Dear Trojans, One of the great privileges of serving this university is seeing the ambition and curiosity USC students bring to their education. They are not defined simply by what they are required to do, but by how much further they choose to go. Now, students can earn a new USC credential that reflects that…
Dear Faculty Colleagues, I am thrilled to welcome you back to the start of another academic year at USC. The first few weeks of classes are arguably the most exciting time as everyone is getting back into the swing of things and our community welcomes so many new members. It is such a joy to…
Dear Glorya Kaufman School of Dance community, With this announcement, I am initiating the fifth-year review of Dean Julia Ritter and requesting your participation in the process. Deans are typically appointed to five-year terms and undergo a review at the beginning of their fifth year. These reviews assess the dean’s leadership in supporting academic excellence,…
MEMORANDUM To: USC Faculty From: Sandeep Gupta, Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs Please join me in congratulating our newly appointed faculty fellows and graduate scholars in the USC Society of Fellows in the Humanities. The Society of Fellows in the Humanities was established by the Provost’s Office in 2016 as an interdisciplinary community…
Dear members of the USC Iovine and Young Academy community, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Anijo Mathew as the next dean of the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology, and the Business of Innovation, effective August 1, 2026. Following a national search that attracted an outstanding pool of…
Dear Marshall Faculty, Staff, and Students, I write to share two important leadership announcements concerning the USC Marshall School of Business and the university’s global engagement efforts. Dean Geoffrey Garrett has agreed to take on a new role as Special Advisor to the President for Global Strategy and Engagement and, in order to give this…