Dear Faculty, Your voice matters in the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election, which could determine whether the United Auto Workers will be chosen as the exclusive bargaining representative for RTPC faculty. Find more information about the election on the Provost Office website. If you have not received your ballot at your home address,…
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Dear Colleagues, By now, you may have received a voter kit from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the mail. If you do not receive it by May 6, please call the NLRB immediately, either at the Region 31 NLRB Office: 310-235-7351 or the NLRB’s national toll-free line: 844-762-6572. As a reminder, the…
Dear Faculty Colleagues, This past Friday, April 24, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) mailed ballots to the homes of RTPC faculty who are eligible to vote in the upcoming NLRB election. This election will provide RTPC faculty the opportunity to vote on whether or not you want the United Auto Workers to become your…
Dear Faculty Colleagues, At the end of next week, the NRLB will mail an election ballot to your home. This is your one opportunity to make your voice heard. The outcome of this vote will determine whether the United Auto Workers is chosen as the exclusive bargaining representative for all RTPC faculty—full-time, part-time, and adjunct…
Dear School of Cinematic Arts Community, On behalf of President Kim, I am pleased to announce that Elizabeth Daley has been reappointed Dean of USC School of Cinematic Arts. We look forward to continuing to work with Dean Daley, who has capably led SCA since 1991, and supporting her visionary leadership both at SCA and across…
Dear Colleagues, We are excited to introduce the USC Student System Modernization initiative, an effort to understand and improve USC’s student-related systems and processes through updated technology and new ways of working. Over time, this work will modernize how we support core activities across the student lifecycle and strengthen the reliability, consistency, and usability of the tools that serve students,…
Dear Faculty Colleagues, Last week we shared news about the upcoming RTPC faculty unionization vote. Today we want to be clear about what is at stake. Make Your Voice Heard The outcome will be decided by the majority of votes cast, even if only a small fraction of the eligible 2,900-plus faculty participate. If just…
Dear Colleagues, We write to update you regarding a decision last week by the local office of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). After deliberating for over a year, the local office decided that a secret ballot election can proceed to determine whether the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (also known…
On behalf of President Kim and myself, I am thrilled to honor this year’s exceptional members of our faculty with University and Distinguished professorships, USC’s highest academic honors. These distinctions are awarded annually to select outstanding faculty who have brought great distinction and honor to our university through their work. Their research enlightens and enriches collective understandings outside of USC and contributes to the advancement of society.
Dear Colleagues, I write today to share news about the deanship at Viterbi. After extensive consultation with Dean Yortsos, we have mutually agreed that he will not seek the usual fifth-year dean review and will return to the faculty at Viterbi at the end of this academic year. The conclusion of his remarkable 21 years…