Awarded very selectively by the President based on multi-disciplinary interests and significant accomplishments in several disciplines.
Current University Professors
Estela Mara Bensimon
University Professor, Dean’s Professor in Educational Equity
Leo B. Braudy
University Professor, Professor of English and History, and holder of the Leo S. Bing Chair in English and American Literature
Alexander M. Capron
University Professor, Professor of Law and Medicine, and holder of the Scott H. Bice Chair in Healthcare Law, Policy and Ethics
Manuel Castells
University Professor, Professor of Communication, Sociology, Public Policy, and International Relations, and holder of the Wallis Annenberg Chair in Communication Technology and Society
Yang Chai
University Professor, George and MaryLou Boone Professor of Craniofacial Molecular Biology
Geoffrey Cowan
University Professor, Professor of Communication, and holder of the Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership
Eileen Crimmins
University Professor, Professor of Gerontology, and holder of the AARP Chair in Gerontology
Antonio Damasio
University Professor, Professor of Psychology and Neurology, and holder of the David Dornsife Chair
Hanna Damasio
University Professor, Professor of Psychology and Neurology, and holder of the Dana Dornsife Chair
Caleb Finch
University Professor, Professor of Gerontology, Biological Sciences, Anthropology, and Psychology, and holder of the ARCO/William F. Kieschnick Chair in the Neurobiology of Aging
Mark S. Humayun
University Professor, Professor of Ophthalmology, Biomedical Engineering, and Cell and Neurobiology, and holder of the Cornelius J. Pings Chair in Biomedical Sciences
Steve Kay
University Professor, Provost Professor of Neurology, Biomedical Engineering and Biological Sciences, Director of Convergent Bioscience
Thomas H. Jordan
University Professor, Professor of Earth Sciences, and holder of the W. M. Keck Foundation Chair in Geological Sciences
Andrew P. McMahon
University Professor, W.M. Keck Provost Professor, and Chair of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and Biological Sciences
Shrikanth Narayanan
University Professor, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Computer Science; Professor of Linguistics, Psychology and Neuroscience; Professor of Pediatrics, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; and Niki and C. L. Max Nikias Chair in Engineering
Viet Thanh Nguyen
University Professor, Professor of English and American Studies and Ethnicity and holder of the Aerol Arnold Chair Chair in English
Jean C. Shih
University Professor, Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and holder of the Boyd P. and Elsie D. Welin Chair in Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology
Jacob Soll
University Professor, Professor of History and Accounting
David St. John
University Professor, Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Larry W. Swanson
University Professor, Professor of Biological Sciences, Psychology, and Neurology, and holder of the Milo Don and Lucille Appleman Chair in Biological Sciences
Shanghua Teng
University Professor, Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics, and holder of the Seeley G. Mudd Professorship of Engineering
William G. Tierney
University Professor, Professor of Education, and holder of the Leslie Wilbur and Norma Lash Wilbur-Evelyn Kieffer Chair in Higher Education
Michael S. Waterman
University Professor, Professor of Biological Sciences, Mathematics, and Computer Science, and holder of the USC Associates Chair in Natural Sciences
Emeritus University Professors
Michael A. Arbib
University Professor Emeritus, Fletcher Jones Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Neuroscience and Psychology
Lloyd Armstrong, Jr.
University Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Education
George A. Bekey
University Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
Marshall Cohen
University Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Law
Richard A. Easterlin
University Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of Economics
Robert W. Hellwarth
University Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Physics and Astronomy
Marsha Kinder
University Professor Emerita, Professor Emerita of Critical Studies
Malcolm C. Pike
University Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of Preventive Medicine
Former University Professors
Warren Bennis
University Professor, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, and Professor of Management and Organization and Finance and Business Economics
Solomon Golomb
University Professor, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Mathematics, and holder of the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Chair in Communications
Daniel Lewis
University Professor, Professor of Music
John Orr
University Professor, Professor Emeritus of Religion, and Dean Emeritus, USC Rossier School of Education
Charles Ritcheson
Colin Rhys Lovell University Professor Emeritus of History
Steven Sample
University Professor, Professor of Electrical Engineering, and President Emeritus
Kevin Starr
University Professor, Professor of History and Public Policy
James Strnad
University Professor, Professor of Law
Richard Thompson
University Professor Emeritus and William M. Keck Chair Emeritus in Psychology and Biological Sciences
Stephen Toulmin
University Professor and Adjunct Professor of Anthropology, International Relations and Religion
C.S. Whitaker
University Professor, Professor Emeritus of International Relations and Political Science