November 22, 2022 Dear Trojan Community, I write today to share that Charles Zukoski will be stepping down from his post as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, effective January 1, 2023, and returning to his roots in full-time teaching and research at USC. I want to thank Provost Zukoski for his dedication…
Author: Rod Yabut
November 17, 2022 Dear Trojan Community, Today, the Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Biomedical Engineering and the University of Southern California are announcing a major initiative to advance human understanding in pharmaceutical sciences and biomedical engineering, and to facilitate greater integration with USC’s academic research community. More than 20 years ago, USC received a generous…
October 19, 2022 Dear Trojans, With the USC Competes initiative, we are committed more than ever to investing in you: our world-class faculty and staff. Every day, you bring immense talent and dedication to support the university’s mission. You ensure that teaching, research, artistic creation, professional practice, and public service thrive here. You are critical…
September 11, 2022 This event included opening remarks from Craig Knoblock, executive director of the Information Sciences Institute, followed by USC President Carol L. Folt and Yannis Yortsos, dean of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Welcome Remarks – Craig Knoblock Good evening everyone. I welcome you all to the celebration of ISI’s 50th anniversary.…
September 20, 2022 President Folt was introduced by Willow Bay, dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Thank you, Dean Bay. It’s wonderful to be here in this inspiring venue, and it’s great to be together as we celebrate this half-century milestone – the 50th anniversary of the Annenberg School for Communication…
September 12, 2022 President Carol L. Folt University of Southern California Welcome, everyone! It is my honor to be with you today as we commemorate and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the partnership between USC and Hebrew Union College. In March of this year, we signed a new partnership agreement for our next 25 years. When…
August 23, 2022 Dear Trojan Community, Over the last several months, I have had the opportunity to speak with many of you regarding our response to the increasing prevalence of antisemitism on college campuses nationwide, including at USC. Thank you again for the deep commitment and care you have shown towards our Jewish students, faculty,…
August 18, 2022 Good morning, students, parents, faculty, staff, platform party and friends – Welcome to the 2022 Convocation at the University of Southern California. To our nearly 13,000 new undergraduate and graduate Trojans – Congratulations! You’re a glorious sight on a glorious Southern California morning. Take a breath – absorb all this, so you…
August 1, 2022 Dear Colleagues, I hope you have had a restful and rejuvenating summer. As we begin to prepare for the new school year, I wanted to address recent news articles you may have seen regarding a federal investigation into the university’s response to Rose Ritch’s resignation from Undergraduate Student Government in 2020. I…
There it is. One day after celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX’s protections against discrimination based on sex, the court has now taken away nearly 50 years of constitutional protection of a woman’s right to choose. Well over half of American women have never lived without these basic protections. In California, women will retain…