Provost Professors are outstanding interdisciplinary scholars appointed by the provost. They contribute to the university by attracting excellent faculty and graduate students while adding significantly to the culture of interdisciplinary research and education that is a hallmark of academic life at USC.
Current Provost Professors
Wändi Bruine de Bruin
Provost Professor of Public Policy, Psychology and Behavioral Science
Kate Flint
Provost Professor of English and Art History
Scott Fraser
Provost Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering
Shaun Harper
Provost Professor of Education and Business
John Hawthorne
Provost Professor of Philosophy
Henry Jenkins
Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism and Cinematic Arts
Jeffery Jenkins
Provost Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law; Maria B. Crutcher Professor of Citizenship and Democratic Values; and Director of the Political Institutions and Political Economy (PIPE) Collaborative
Steve Kay
Provost Professor of Neurology, Biology and Biomedical Engineering
Gianluca Lazzi
Provost Professor of Ophthalmology and Electrical Engineering
Pat Levitt
W.M. Keck Provost Professor of Neurogenetics, Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Pharmacy
Enrique Martínez Celaya
Provost Professor of Humanities and Arts
Norbert Schwarz
Provost Professor of Psychology and Marketing
Arthur Toga
Provost Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences, Radiology, and Biomedical Engineering
Wendy Wood
Provost Professor of Psychology and Business
Former Provost Professors
Andrew P. McMahon
University Professor, W.M. Keck Provost Professor, and Chair of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and Biological Sciences
Emeritus Provost Professors
Ray Stevens
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
William Vega
Provost Professor of Social Work, Preventative Medicine, Psychiatry, Family Medicine and Gerontology
Gary Watson
Provost Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Law