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'USC is not afraid to change.' New provost vows to rebuild lost trust in higher education
USC has named David Madigan, a statistician and former Northeastern University provost, to succeed Andrew Guzman as its chief academic officer, the most senior academic hire under President Beong-Soo Kim.
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USC has named David Madigan, a statistician and former Northeastern University provost, to succeed Andrew Guzman as its chief academic officer, the most senior academic hire under President Beong-Soo Kim.
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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, ‘USC is not afraid to change.’ New provost vows to rebuild lost trust in higher education, USC has named David Madigan, a statistician and former Northeastern University provost, to succeed Andrew Guzman as its chief academic officer, the most senior academic hire under President Beong-Soo Kim.
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