USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work Dean Search
About USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Since its founding in 1880, USC has emphasized the teaching of moral responsibility to the broader community. Social work at USC was the first to combine elements of casework, group work and community organization into an integrated model of social work practice, which is widely reflected in curricula across the country to this day.
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Office of the Senior Vice President, Health Affairs
2250 Alcazar Street, CSC 201
Los Angeles, CA 90089
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Judy Garner
Associate Vice President for Health Sciences Schools, Academic and Faculty Affairs
Email: svpha@usc.edu
Phone: (323) 442-1985
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Message to the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work community
Date: March 7, 2025 To: USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work community From: Rickey Bluthenthal, PhDDistinguished Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences I am serving as the chair of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck Dean Search Committee. With this…
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Transition at the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dear Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work Community, We write today to share with you that Sarah Gehlert has informed us of her decision to end her tenure as Dean of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, effective…
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Introducing Sarah Gehlert as Dean of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dear USC Community, On behalf of President Folt, I am delighted to announce that Dr. Sarah Gehlert will be joining our community as the dean of the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, effective April 15. Dr. Gehlert is coming…
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Transitions at USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
I am pleased to announce that Marilyn L. Flynn, who has served USC for 21 years as dean of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, has accepted the role of Special Advisor in the Office of the Provost, effective July 1, 2018.
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New Interim Dean for the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
On behalf of President Wanda Austin and President-elect Carol Folt, I am pleased to announce that Suzanne Wenzel has agreed to serve as Interim Dean of the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, effective July 1, 2019.
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Dean Search for the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
On behalf of President Austin, I am writing to announce the appointment of a search committee to identify and recruit outstanding candidates for the next dean of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. Elizabeth Graddy, Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs, and Pinchas Cohen, Dean of the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, will co-chair the committee. Appointed after consultation with the school’s faculty council, the search committee roster accompanies this memorandum.
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