Andrew T. Guzman, noted scholar of international law and economics and current dean of the USC Gould School of Law, has been named USC’s next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, USC President Carol L. Folt announced Tuesday.

As provost, Guzman will become USC’s second highest-ranking official and the chief academic officer, responsible for ensuring the university’s excellence in teaching, research and scholarship. He will hold the Shelly and Ofer Nemirovsky Provost’s Chair.

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Guzman has also served as interim dean of USC Libraries since July 2022; in Folt’s announcement of Guzman’s appointment as provost, the president also noted that Marje Schuetze-Coburn, an associate dean at USC Libraries, will be taking on the duties of interim dean there. Professor Franita Tolson will become interim dean of USC Gould.

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