Announcing USC’s interim senior vice president of human resources

I’m pleased to announce Stacy Giwa – our vice president of culture, ethics, and compliance, and chief compliance officer – has graciously agreed to serve as interim senior vice president of human resources beginning on October 1, 2024.

Announcing USC’s new associate senior vice president of alumni relations

We are excited to share today that USC alumna Erika Jordan will join us as our new associate senior vice president of alumni relations. She will lead the USC Alumni Association (USCAA) with enthusiasm and passion for the Trojan Family.

USC Human Resources, Equity, and Compliance Announcement

June 14, 2024 Dear Colleagues, I write today to share the bittersweet news that Felicia Washington, USC’s first senior vice president of human resources, will be leaving USC to lead Human Resources at the University of Pennsylvania at the end of August. She is an incredible national leader, a valued colleague, and a highly respected…

Early Findings from USC Culture Survey

The spring 2024 semester was a challenging time for us and universities across the country. USC’s six Unifying Values are the roadmap that guides our behaviors and charts our path forward.

State of the University address 2024: Health Sciences Campus
State of the University address 2024: University Park Campus
A Message to the Trojan Community

April 26, 2024 Dear Trojan Community, These past few weeks have been incredibly difficult for all of us. As your president, my responsibility is to uphold our Trojan values so that everyone who lives, learns, and works here can have safe places to live, learn, and speak. This week, Alumni Park became unsafe. No one…

University Medallion presentation: Survivors of the Holocaust

Celebration of the 30th anniversary of the USC Shoah Foundation March 25, 2024 Antisemitism is one of the oldest forms of hate. There is no greater mission for a university than to educate and open the hearts and minds of future generations to truth. It is because of the brave testimonies of the very people…

President Folt kicks off Earth Month 2024

April 2, 2024 President Folt kicks off Earth Month 2024. Find out what USC is doing toward sustainability.

Announcing USC’s Vice President for Presidential Initiatives

February 22, 2024 I am writing today to let you know that I have appointed Shrikanth (Shri) Narayanan as vice president for presidential initiatives. This is a new role in my office, designed specifically to help the provost, senior vice president for health affairs, senior vice president for research and innovation, and me to implement…