Why Marshall

To take advantage of innovation-driven opportunity, we must ensure that future business leaders have the cutting edge analytical, technical, and entrepreneurial skills needed to constantly reimagine business.

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The pace of technological change, globalization, and heightened stakeholder expectations have vastly expanded the business world’s definition of leadership. Through our innovative teaching practices and educational programs, we train 21st century business leaders to take full advantage of the endless opportunities made possible by technological progress while also managing its far-reaching social consequences.

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Over its 100-year history, Marshall has forged deep ties with dynamic companies and business leaders, not only in southern California, but across the country and all around the world, creating unlimited opportunities for its students across a broad range of industries.
USC Marshall integrates its core curriculum with a spectrum of hands-on learning opportunities so that our students can take what they learn in the classroom and apply it to the real world, in real time. In the process, they learn more about themselves, the dynamics of teams, and the broader societal context in which business operates. Learning by doing prepares Marshall graduates to be immediately ready to thrive and excel in the workplace.

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REAL-WORLD LEARNING

Over its 100-year history, Marshall has forged deep ties with dynamic companies and business leaders, not only in southern California, but across the country and all around the world, creating unlimited opportunities for its students across a broad range of industries.

USC Marshall integrates its core curriculum with a spectrum of hands-on learning opportunities so that our students can take what they learn in the classroom and apply it to the real world, in real time. In the process, they learn more about themselves, the dynamics of teams, and the broader societal context in which business operates.

Learning by doing prepares Marshall graduates to be immediately ready to thrive and excel in the workplace. We integrate a spectrum of hands-on learning opportunities with our core curriculum, so students can take what they learn in the classroom and apply it to the real world, in real time.

Real World — Right Now

Doing Business in the Heart of Los Angeles

Ignite your career opportunities with Marshall’s prestigious four-year undergraduate business program. Enjoy the many cultural and lifestyle advantages of living in beautiful, sunny L.A.

Student Advised Investment Funds

Marshall has been a leader in experiential learning for decades. Our student advised investment funds are a perfect example of Marshall's commitment to real-world learning. Students are afforded for-credit opportunities to manage in real time. SIF and USIF are year-long programs designed for students seeking careers in investment management, corporate finance, financial consulting, and other careers.
The Rise of Risk Management

As managing risk has become a core component of business strategy, USC Marshall’s Arkley Institute for Risk Management is introducing a new generation of future business leaders to the field through education, mentorship, and jobs.
Turning Ideas Into Outcomes

More than 94 percent of MBAs found employment  within  three months of graduation, with nearly half landing at tech, media and entertainment companies like Google, Amazon, Disney and NBCUniversal. Investments in new career resources at the undergraduate level  helped 97 percent of Marshall undergrads land jobs.

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HUMAN LEADERSHIP

The pace of technological change, globalization, and heightened stakeholder expectations have vastly expanded the business world’s definition of leadership. Through our innovative teaching practices and educational programs, we train 21st century business leaders to take full advantage of the endless opportunities made possible by technological progress while also managing its far-reaching social consequences.

To embrace the broader implications of innovation, we must imbue future business leaders with a deep appreciation of their ethical responsibilities, the great value of inclusion throughout society, and the ever-expanding societal responsibilities of business.

Diversity, Equity + Inclusion

"You have to be able to hear every voice."

Sarah Townsend, Interim Assistant Vice Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Associate Professor, Management and Organization shares that “Talk of diversity tends to focus on numbers. You don't lead numbers, you lead people.”
“There is good research to show that if you do this right, if you diversify at all levels across the organizations, if you establish a culture that is truly inclusive of everyone’s perspective, where everyone feels a psychological safety and sense of belonging, that you do get more collective intelligence. You do get more people coming together. Everyone puts their two cents in, and what you get out of it is more creativity, better critical thinking. All these things are true and can translate into positive impacts on the bottom line.”
— Sarah Townsend, Associate Professor of Management and Organization

A Growing Pathway

USC Marshall’s innovative Pathways Program (MPP) for transfer students has grown the number of Black business students by 40%. And it's just the start.

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Marshall Announces Faculty Hiring Initiative

The initiative seeks to increase full-time faculty to at least 250 by 2025 and address gender parity and faculty diversity.

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Emerging Leaders Program

This fall the Emerging Leaders Program convened 19 undergraduate students from USC and several HBCUs — Howard, North Carolina A&T State, Prairie View A&M, and the University of Texas at El Paso — to learn about risk management careers.

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Marshall Pathways Program (MPP)

Janaiya Hodges transferred to Marshall as a sophomore through the Pathways Program and is looking forward to her internship this summer at PwC in its ESG practice. The Pathways Program assists underrepresented Black undergraduate students to successfully transfer to USC Marshall.

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The Role of the Profession: Accounting for Good by William Holder

"Accounting may not have the most obvious path toward bringing justice to the world, saving the planet, housing the homeless or feeding the hungry, but as one exceptionally gifted accounting thinker has observed, accountants can contribute meaningfully to the diminution of the world’s maladies."
— William Holder, Dean of the Leventhal School of Accounting

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Curriculum: Business, Society, and Sustainability

“Students get it. They understand they’ll be the ones making decisions and know the impact they can have if they are aware of the issues.”
— Greys Sošić, Data Sciences and Operations Department Chair and E. Morgan Stanley Chair in Business Administration

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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

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Teaching + Innovation

Undergraduate Innovation

"Our faculty are constantly innovating and building curriculum to enable students to succeed in the dynamic and fluid world of today and tomorrow."
— Vice Dean Ramandeep Randhawa

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TECH FLUENCY

Marshall has made extraordinary investments to be at the forefront of educating future business leaders to take full advantage of the unprecedented opportunities made possible by technological change, while also responding to the far-reaching societal change innovation often generates.

From blockchain and digital finance to self-driving vehicles and personalized medicine, Marshall has created cutting edge courses to equip both undergraduate and graduate students with the advanced technical skills needed to harness the power of this innovation to improve the quality of life of people all around the globe.

Technical Fluency

Business Leaders Must Understand That Along With Great Technical Innovation Comes Profound Responsibility

“Marshall is a business school that’s very hungry. There’s a drive to do big things. And this is both interdisciplinary across the university or trying to make a big impact in the world. For someone working in data science, this is a place where we really appreciate the role of data and AI in business and in society.” — Vishal Gupta, Associate Professor of Data Sciences and Operations

USC Frontiers of Computing

"The business opportunities and societal impact of the ever-more-rapid computing revolution are immense, and USC is at the forefront of both”
- Geoff Garrett, Dean
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VanEck Digital Assets Initiative

The VanEck Digital Assets Initiative at USC’s Marshall School of Business is a hub for education, research, industry partnerships, academia-meets-industry events, and promoting the ecosystem of digital assets, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens, and the metaverse.
USC Marshall AI Policy

The age of AI has many important implications for learning in the classroom. While use of AI can be a powerful device, it can also hinder learning. Our goal at Marshall is to always create an environment to ensure students have the most valuable learning experience possible.

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DIVERSITY, EQUITY, + INCLUSION

The Marshall Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strives to ensure a vibrant and welcoming educational and professional environment, where each member of the Marshall community is authentically and holistically seen, valued, affirmed, and empowered to achieve to their fullest potential.

Diversity, Equity + Inclusion

Reaching Gender Parity

For the first time, the USC Marshall School of Business undergraduate business administration degree program has reached gender parity in its first-year class. This incoming Class of 2025 is comprised of 52% women as of the first day of classes.

New Scholarship Offers Financial Boost for Emerging Leaders Participants

USC supporters Steve and Sue Wilder endowed a scholarship to advance professional development for diverse talent seeking risk management careers.

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New Leventhal DEI Committee Brings Fun to Accounting School

The School of Accounting’s first ever DEI committee strives to bring joy to a sensitive subject.

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Rapper and Singer Saweetie Visits USC Marshall, Receives Distinguished Speaker Award

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‘Real World Ready’ Provides LAPD Cadets with Financial Literacy Training

A new GEMS-partnered program aims to provide opportunity and financial knowledge to young LAPD cadets from at-risk neighborhoods.

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USC Marshall Launches The Torch Initiative for Women’s Philanthropy

Initiative invites Marshall-affiliated women to close the philanthropic gender gap, participate as major contributors to the school’s top priorities, and shape Marshall’s future.

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GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES

Located in one of the world’s leading business centers and the gateway to the Pacific Rim,USC is among the very best, most global universities in the U.S.—and no part of USC is more global than Marshall.Our diverse and international community creates an exciting atmosphere of learning and discourse. Marshall has made considerable investments in programs, centers, research, experiences, and intellectual capital to broaden student perspectives and career pathways.

Global Insight

Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute

The USC Marshall Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute (Kendrick GSCI) exists to help predict, mitigate, and alleviate supply chain disruptions and risks. We are capitalizing upon our global network, industry experience, and renowned faculty, through Network, Education, and Advanced Research (NEAR).