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.

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.

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.