"BUCO courses prepare students to communicate strategically and effectively in a highly competitive, interconnected, and communication-rich global marketplace."
— Kirk Snyder
Department Chair and Professor of Clinical Business Communication
Departments
Dean Garrett’s flagship teaching chair program ensures the school will attract and retain the most innovative, inspiring educators and mentors for Marshall and Leventhal students.
Causal inference can rigorously inform executive decision-making about the actual impacts of difficult decisions on real outcomes.
Faculty recognized for exceptional teaching are honored with excellence awards and endowed teaching chair positions.
Departments
USC Marshall houses seven academic departments that span the breadth and depth of a comprehensive business education. Business disciplines include finance, data sciences & operations, marketing, management, and business communication, as well as a school of accounting and a dedicated entrepreneurship center. Students at all levels benefit from a faculty of globally known scholars and working practitioners, who offer cutting-edge insights into the most pressing business issues of the day, as well as robust hands-on learning opportunities and professional networks.
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
"BUCO courses prepare students to communicate strategically and effectively in a highly competitive, interconnected, and communication-rich global marketplace."
— Kirk Snyder
Department Chair and Professor of Clinical Business Communication
LATEST FROM BUCO
USC Marshall in the Media: December 2024
USC Marshall School of Business faculty are featured in national and regional publications as thought leaders and experts in their fields.
Year in Review: New academic programs, marquee collaborations, and start-up culture define 2024 for Marshall and Leventhal
Marshall News looks back on the school’s major moments and milestones.
Eight Can’t-Miss Marshall Classes for Spring 2025
With registration deadlines right around the corner, Marshall is offering fascinating classes on topics from sports to entertainment to AI in accounting.
Interview: Stephen Lind on CKNW-AM (Vancouver, B.C.)
LIND, associate professor of clinical business communication, chats with Canada's Mornings with Simi about the beloved "A Charlie Brown Christmas" special.
DATA SCIENCES + OPERATIONS
“Faculty are applying research to current problems and sharing their expertise with businesses, government, and media.”
— Greys Sošić
Department Chair and Professor of Data Sciences and Operations
LATEST FROM DSO
Marshall Minds Ep. 5: “Distance Profiles: A Model-Free Approach to Complex Data Analysis.”
Assistant Professor Paromita Dubey expands the arsenal of methodology for analyzing complex object data by developing an easy-to-compute, theory-backed practical toolkit that goes beyond traditional data analysis techniques.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: December 2024 and January 2025
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
For a list of recent faculty promotions, please visit here.
USC Marshall in the Media: December 2024
USC Marshall School of Business faculty are featured in national and regional publications as thought leaders and experts in their fields.
Eleven Marshall Professors Earn Promotions for New Term
Promoted faculty were recognized for their contributions to the school and their field.
Year in Review: New academic programs, marquee collaborations, and start-up culture define 2024 for Marshall and Leventhal
Marshall News looks back on the school’s major moments and milestones.
FINANCE + BUSINESS ECONOMICS
“Faculty and students in the Finance and Business Economics Department examine economic decision-making and the role of markets in the allocation of real and financial resources.”
— Kevin Murphy
Department Chair, Kenneth L. Trefftzs Chair in Finance, and Professor of Finance and Business Economics
LATEST FROM FBE
OpEd: Arthur Korteweg in Harvard Law School Forum
KORTEWEG writes for Harvard Law School Forum about his research finding public pension plans tend to perform better in their private equity investments than other private equity investors.
Quoted: Rodney Ramcharan in American Banker
RAMCHARAN, professor of finance and business economics, tells American Banker it's possible that Trumps pick for the Fed vice chair of supervision could be a traditional pick or an outsider.
Quoted: Richard Green in Finance-Commerce
GREEN, professor of finance business and economics, tells Clever Real Estate that mortgage rates in 2025 could rise as they generally move in the same direction as the Fed rates.
Interview: Kevin Murphy on BBC 4 Radio
MURPHY, Kenneth L. Trefftzs Chair in Finance, sits down with the BBC's "The Prophets of Profit" to discuss his pathbreaking research on supplementing CEO's salaries in stocks and shares and the connection to maximizing shareholder value. (at 3:37)
Quoted: Rodney Ramcharan in American Banker
RAMCHARAN, professor of finance and business economics, predicts to American Banker how the Fed will hold interest rates steady.
LEVENTHAL SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING
"A student with accounting training can track not only dollars and cents related to financial initiatives, but also value humanitarian aid, environmental impacts of business decisions and initiatives related to equity and inclusion."
— William Holder
Dean of the Leventhal School of Accounting.
LATEST FROM LEVENTHAL
Recap: 40th Annual SEC and Financial Reporting Conference
DEAN WILLIAM HOLDER [Leventhal] and RICHARD SLOAN, professor of accounting, are mentioned in a recap of this year's conference by ACCOUNTING TODAY.
Setting the Sustainability Reporting Standards Investors Demand
“There is a whole ecosystem evolving to support preparers and users of sustainability reports…These roles are in high demand and require new skills and so should present valuable career opportunities for our students.”
— Richard Sloan, Deloitte and Touche LLP Chair in Accounting and Professor of Accounting, Finance, and Business Economics
Guiding Exceptional Minds (GEMS)
Guiding Exceptional Minds (GEMS) brings the best students to the best employers, thanks to the efforts of Professor Mike Paranal and the Trojan Family Network.
Next Generation Auditors
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) awards competitive scholarships to two USC Leventhal students.
LLOYD GREIF CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES
“Our students learn a mindset that sets them apart. It is about adaptable, flexible thinking; assessing and managing risk in dynamic, uncertain environments; and finding and pursuing new opportunities.”
— Elissa Grossman
Department Chair, Orfalea Director's Chair in Entrepreneurship, and Professor of Clinical Entrepreneurship
LATEST FROM GREIF
Quoted: Steven Mednick in Los Angeles Business Journal
MEDNICK, professor of clinical entrepreneurship, tells LA Business Journal that it would be wise for Cherub, a matching platform for angel investors, to narrow in on a focus area.
USC Marshall Alumnus Named in Forbes 30 Under 30 List
Dylan Tang MSEI ’22 earns a spot on the prestigious list for his innovative work in the grape and agricultural industries.
Trojan Basketball Star Kiki Iriafen Pursues Entrepreneurship at Marshall
Before Trojan forward Kiki Iriafen heads to the WNBA, she is back in her hometown of Los Angeles to get her Master’s Degree in Entrepreneurship at USC Marshall.
USC Marshall in the Media: December 2024
USC Marshall School of Business faculty are featured in national and regional publications as thought leaders and experts in their fields.
Year in Review: New academic programs, marquee collaborations, and start-up culture define 2024 for Marshall and Leventhal
Marshall News looks back on the school’s major moments and milestones.
MANAGEMENT + ORGANIZATION
“As society faces unprecedented change in multiple areas, it is more important than ever that we have strong leaders that understand how to think strategically. We teach students key aspects of strategy and leadership to thrive in dynamic environments.”
— Kyle Mayer
Department Chair and Professor of Management and Organization
LATEST FROM MOR
Interviewed: Daphné Baldassari on Radio Canada (French)
Baldassari, assistant professor of management and operations, discusses with Radio Canada's Marjorie April the suspension of diversity initiatives in many large U.S. companies and the freezing of diversity roles during the Trump administration.
Podcast: Shon Hiatt on Meikles and Dimes
HIATT, director of Business of Energy Transition Initiative, was a guest on the Meikles and Dimes podcast discussing the future of energy and the importance of creating an energy product that has value.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: December 2024 and January 2025
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
For a list of recent faculty promotions, please visit here.
MARKETING
"Our marketing faculty operate on the cutting-edge of the discipline. Many of our professors are scholars who conduct research that expands the understanding of the practice, while others come with a wealth of practical marketing experience."
— Anthony Dukes
Department Chair, Robert E. Brooker Chair in Marketing, and Professor of Marketing
LATEST FROM MKT
OpEd: Nikhil Malik in Boston Globe (Paywall).
Based on his research, MALIK, assistant professor of marketing, writes in the Boston Globe on the need for transparency as Zillow's AI housing price algorithms might be distorting the market.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: December 2024 and January 2025
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
For a list of recent faculty promotions, please visit here.
USC Marshall in the Media: December 2024
USC Marshall School of Business faculty are featured in national and regional publications as thought leaders and experts in their fields.
OpEd: Stephanie Tully in The Conversation
TULLY, associate professor of marketing, writes for The Conversation about her new research finding those with lower average AI literacy are receptive open to using AI.