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August 16, 2012
Mancall, McKenna and Wood Named USC Dornsife Academic Domain Vice Deans
Peter C. Mancall, Charles McKenna and Wendy Wood were appointed academic domain vice deans by incoming dean of USC Dornsife Steve Kay on August 16. Mancall, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities and professor of… more>
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Kay Named New Dean of USC Dornsife
May 1, 2012Steve A. Kay has been appointed the 21st dean of USC Dornsife, the university announced today. He will lead USC Dornsife starting this Fall. Kay, who is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), currently serves as… more>
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In Memoriam: Carol Nagy, 72
August 18, 2011Carol Nagy, the first female dean of the Division of Social Sciences and Communication in USC Dornsife and a major force in the creation of the university’s Gender Studies Program, has died. She was 72. Nagy, formerly… more>
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In Memoriam: John Marburger, 70
August 8, 2011John H. Marburger III, former dean of USC Dornsife and science adviser to President George W. Bush, has died. He was 70. Marburger died at his home in Port Jefferson, N.Y., on July 28, after a four-year bout with… more>
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In Memoriam: Donald J. Lewis, 88
January 6, 2011USC College Professor Emeritus Donald J. Lewis, experimental psychologist with expertise in learning and memory, former dean of social sciences and chair of the Department of Psychology, has died. He was 88. Lewis died after… more>
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Dean Howard Gillman Appoints First Vice Dean of Students for USC College
November 15, 2010Dean Howard Gillman announced today that he has appointed Donal Manahan, professor of biological sciences, as the first vice dean of students in USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences. In his new role, Manahan will… more>
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In Memoriam: William G. Spitzer, 82
April 19, 2010William G. Spitzer, 82, former dean of USC College and professor emeritus of electrical engineering, materials science and physics at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, died April 14 in Oceanside, Calif., after suffering a… more>
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In Memoriam: C. Sylvester Whitaker
December 1, 2008C. Sylvester Whitaker Jr., professor emeritus of political science and former dean of social sciences in USC College, has passed away. He was 73. He died in Waterville, Maine, on Nov. 29 following a struggle with… more>
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Rolling Out the Red Carpet for the Newbies
September 1, 2007At a red-carpet reception saluting the most recent newcomers to USC College’s faculty, Dean Howard Gillman dabbled in the informal as he welcomed an “extremely talented and exciting group of… more>
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USC College Welcomes New Students
August 1, 2007During a welcome picnic Friday for entering freshman, USC College Dean Howard Gillman urged the newcomers to begin their academic careers with an “open mind, grateful heart and fierce determination to… more>
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