{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"157162","rtpr_id":"nPn8Rttypa-20260930","ticker":"UNSCA","exchange":"","all_tickers":["UNSCA"],"title":"USC Names David Madigan Provost and Megan Jordan Chief Communications Officer","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-30T17:30:00.141Z","article_body":"USC Names David Madigan Provost and Megan Jordan Chief Communications Officer\nPR Newswire\n\nLOS ANGELES, Sept. 30, 2026\n\nSenior leadership appointments strengthen USC's academic and communications\nleadership as the university looks toward its future\n\nLOS ANGELES, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Southern\nCalifornia today announced that David Madigan has been named provost and\nexecutive vice president for academic affairs. In addition, Megan Jordan has\nbeen named senior vice president and chief communications officer after having\nserved in an interim capacity since January.\n\nTogether, the appointments strengthen USC's leadership at an important time\nfor the university and position it to move forward with greater focus,\ncollaboration, and ambition.\n\n\"During this consequential moment for higher education, USC is well positioned\nto extend our academic excellence, accelerate research and innovation, and\nprepare our students to lead in a rapidly changing world,\" said USC President\nBeong-Soo Kim. \"David and Megan bring the experience and leadership we need to\nbuild on USC's extraordinary strengths, advance our academic mission, and help\nUSC shape the future.\"\n\nDavid Madigan\n\nAn accomplished academic leader and internationally respected scholar in the\nfield of statistics, Madigan brings extensive experience leading complex\ninstitutions, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and advancing\nresearch and education. He will begin his new role on October 13.\n\nMadigan will hold the Shelly and Ofer Nemirovsky Provost's Chair and will\nserve on the faculty as professor of data sciences and operations at the USC\nMarshall School of Business, with joint appointments in the Department of\nPopulation and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC\nand the Department of Mathematics at the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and\nSciences.\n\nMadigan joins USC after five years as provost and senior vice president for\nacademic affairs at Northeastern University, where he oversaw 10 schools and\ncolleges and the university's research enterprise. He helped recruit more than\n350 faculty members, expand Northeastern's global reach, and accelerate\ninterdisciplinary research in areas including cognitive health and artificial\nintelligence. Previously, he spent five years as executive vice president and\ndean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University, overseeing\nfive schools, 27 departments, and more than 50 research centers and\ninstitutes. Internationally recognized for his interdisciplinary work spanning\nBayesian statistics and drug safety, Madigan previously chaired the Department\nof Statistics at Columbia and served as dean of Physical and Mathematical\nSciences at Rutgers University.\n\n\"This is a moment of tremendous opportunity for higher education and America's\ngreat research universities. Few institutions combine USC's stature and\nbreadth with its instinct to look ahead, embrace new ideas and find better\nways to serve students and society. I'm excited to work with President Kim and\nthe Trojan community to help lead that effort,\" said Madigan.\n\nUSC's Provost Search Committee unanimously recommended Madigan's appointment\nfollowing a global search that attracted an exceptional group of candidates.\nHe succeeds Andrew Guzman, who will return to the faculty at the USC Gould\nSchool of Law.\n\nMegan Jordan\n\nJordan has served as USC's interim senior vice president and chief\ncommunications officer since January, bringing renewed strategic focus and\nalignment to how USC communicates within and beyond the university.\n\nJordan has brought together communications leaders from across USC to build a\nmore unified, collaborative approach to telling the university's story—one\nthat reflects the collective strength of its 23 schools and health system and\nadvances a key institutional priority: elevating USC's academic excellence and\nimpact.\n\n\"USC changed my life when I came here as a student decades ago, and I am\nhonored to shape how the world perceives this extraordinary university and the\ntransformative impact it has on its students and society,\" said Jordan. \"Under\nPresident Kim's visionary leadership, I look forward to amplifying the\nincredible work of our world-class faculty and groundbreaking research,\nadvancing USC's mission and future trajectory.\"\n\nA USC alumna, Jordan earned her bachelor's degree in public relations from the\nUSC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, where she teaches as an\nadjunct professor and has served on its Center for Public Relations Board of\nAdvisors since 2018. Before stepping into the interim role, she was USC's vice\npresident of executive communications and strategic initiatives. Her previous\nleadership experience includes roles at Claremont McKenna College, Southern\nCalifornia Edison, Herbalife, and Kaiser Permanente, as well as global\ncommunications agencies.\n\nAbout USC\n\nFounded in 1880, the University of Southern California is one of the world's\nleading academic research institutions with 23 schools, a multi-billion-dollar\nhealth enterprise, and a vast research and development engine. The university\nenrolls 46,000 highly accomplished undergraduate and graduate students and\nemploys 4,600 faculty who are members of major national academies, and\nMacArthur, Academy Award, and Pulitzer Prize winners, among many others. USC\nhas a nationally recognized athletic program and a passionate global network\nof 500,000 alumni - the Trojan Family. Located in the heart of Los Angeles,\nUSC is a powerhouse of innovation and impact with a global reach.\n\nMedia: uscnews@pressroom.usc.edu (mailto:uscnews@pressroom.usc.edu)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/usc-names-david-madigan-provost-and-megan-jordan-chief-communications-officer-302894769.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/usc-names-david-madigan-provost-and-megan-jordan-chief-communications-officer-302894769.html)\n\nSOURCE University of Southern California\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1999341/DM-MJ_Headshots_NewsRelease_02.jpg?id=OA2978629\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1999337/Long_PrimShield_Word_RegUse_Card-Blk_RGB.jpg?id=OA2978624\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn8Rttypa-20260930","title":"USC Names David Madigan Provost and Megan Jordan Chief Communications Officer","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"UNSCA","created":"2026-09-30T17:30:00.141Z","tickers":["UNSCA"],"exchange":"","article_body":"USC Names David Madigan Provost and Megan Jordan Chief Communications Officer\nPR Newswire\n\nLOS ANGELES, Sept. 30, 2026\n\nSenior leadership appointments strengthen USC's academic and communications\nleadership as the university looks toward its future\n\nLOS ANGELES, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Southern\nCalifornia today announced that David Madigan has been named provost and\nexecutive vice president for academic affairs. In addition, Megan Jordan has\nbeen named senior vice president and chief communications officer after having\nserved in an interim capacity since January.\n\nTogether, the appointments strengthen USC's leadership at an important time\nfor the university and position it to move forward with greater focus,\ncollaboration, and ambition.\n\n\"During this consequential moment for higher education, USC is well positioned\nto extend our academic excellence, accelerate research and innovation, and\nprepare our students to lead in a rapidly changing world,\" said USC President\nBeong-Soo Kim. \"David and Megan bring the experience and leadership we need to\nbuild on USC's extraordinary strengths, advance our academic mission, and help\nUSC shape the future.\"\n\nDavid Madigan\n\nAn accomplished academic leader and internationally respected scholar in the\nfield of statistics, Madigan brings extensive experience leading complex\ninstitutions, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and advancing\nresearch and education. He will begin his new role on October 13.\n\nMadigan will hold the Shelly and Ofer Nemirovsky Provost's Chair and will\nserve on the faculty as professor of data sciences and operations at the USC\nMarshall School of Business, with joint appointments in the Department of\nPopulation and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC\nand the Department of Mathematics at the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and\nSciences.\n\nMadigan joins USC after five years as provost and senior vice president for\nacademic affairs at Northeastern University, where he oversaw 10 schools and\ncolleges and the university's research enterprise. He helped recruit more than\n350 faculty members, expand Northeastern's global reach, and accelerate\ninterdisciplinary research in areas including cognitive health and artificial\nintelligence. Previously, he spent five years as executive vice president and\ndean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University, overseeing\nfive schools, 27 departments, and more than 50 research centers and\ninstitutes. Internationally recognized for his interdisciplinary work spanning\nBayesian statistics and drug safety, Madigan previously chaired the Department\nof Statistics at Columbia and served as dean of Physical and Mathematical\nSciences at Rutgers University.\n\n\"This is a moment of tremendous opportunity for higher education and America's\ngreat research universities. Few institutions combine USC's stature and\nbreadth with its instinct to look ahead, embrace new ideas and find better\nways to serve students and society. I'm excited to work with President Kim and\nthe Trojan community to help lead that effort,\" said Madigan.\n\nUSC's Provost Search Committee unanimously recommended Madigan's appointment\nfollowing a global search that attracted an exceptional group of candidates.\nHe succeeds Andrew Guzman, who will return to the faculty at the USC Gould\nSchool of Law.\n\nMegan Jordan\n\nJordan has served as USC's interim senior vice president and chief\ncommunications officer since January, bringing renewed strategic focus and\nalignment to how USC communicates within and beyond the university.\n\nJordan has brought together communications leaders from across USC to build a\nmore unified, collaborative approach to telling the university's story—one\nthat reflects the collective strength of its 23 schools and health system and\nadvances a key institutional priority: elevating USC's academic excellence and\nimpact.\n\n\"USC changed my life when I came here as a student decades ago, and I am\nhonored to shape how the world perceives this extraordinary university and the\ntransformative impact it has on its students and society,\" said Jordan. \"Under\nPresident Kim's visionary leadership, I look forward to amplifying the\nincredible work of our world-class faculty and groundbreaking research,\nadvancing USC's mission and future trajectory.\"\n\nA USC alumna, Jordan earned her bachelor's degree in public relations from the\nUSC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, where she teaches as an\nadjunct professor and has served on its Center for Public Relations Board of\nAdvisors since 2018. Before stepping into the interim role, she was USC's vice\npresident of executive communications and strategic initiatives. Her previous\nleadership experience includes roles at Claremont McKenna College, Southern\nCalifornia Edison, Herbalife, and Kaiser Permanente, as well as global\ncommunications agencies.\n\nAbout USC\n\nFounded in 1880, the University of Southern California is one of the world's\nleading academic research institutions with 23 schools, a multi-billion-dollar\nhealth enterprise, and a vast research and development engine. The university\nenrolls 46,000 highly accomplished undergraduate and graduate students and\nemploys 4,600 faculty who are members of major national academies, and\nMacArthur, Academy Award, and Pulitzer Prize winners, among many others. USC\nhas a nationally recognized athletic program and a passionate global network\nof 500,000 alumni - the Trojan Family. Located in the heart of Los Angeles,\nUSC is a powerhouse of innovation and impact with a global reach.\n\nMedia: uscnews@pressroom.usc.edu (mailto:uscnews@pressroom.usc.edu)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/usc-names-david-madigan-provost-and-megan-jordan-chief-communications-officer-302894769.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/usc-names-david-madigan-provost-and-megan-jordan-chief-communications-officer-302894769.html)\n\nSOURCE University of Southern California\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1999341/DM-MJ_Headshots_NewsRelease_02.jpg?id=OA2978629\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1999337/Long_PrimShield_Word_RegUse_Card-Blk_RGB.jpg?id=OA2978624\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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