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The University Committee of Academic Review (UCAR) oversees the academic review process. UCAR is a permanent, standing university committee appointed by the President. Recommendations for membership are solicited from a variety of sources, including Academic Deans and the Executive Board of the Academic Senate. Each year, the Provost appoints one member of the committee to serve as chair.

UCAR consists roughly of 18 members, including faculty and ex-officio members, and will:

1. Provide oversight for each academic unit by reading and discussing the review documents and assessing the report of the Review Committee. Any critiques arising from the review are incorporated in the UCAR chair’s memorandum that accompanies the transmittal of the report to the Provost.
   
2. Advise the Provost on any modifications to the Academic Review process that may prove necessary.
   
3. Receive reports of other forms of program evaluation at USC, including professional accreditation visits, internal school reviews, and advising the Provost of the outcomes.

Committee Members

	Kenneth Ahern Marshall School of Business		Hector Amaya Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
	Burcin Becerik-Gerber Viterbi School of Engineering		Thomas Buchanan Keck School of Medicine
	Sean Curran Davis School of Gerontology		JoAnn Farver Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
	Christian Grose Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences		Heather James Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
	Oneka LaBennett Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences		Darius Lakdawalla Mann School of Pharmacy
	Amy Murphy School of Architecture		Chris Sampson Thornton School of Music
	Yong (Tiger) Zhang Mann School of Pharmacy		Kelvin J. A. Davies (Ex-Officio) Executive Vice Provost
	Chi Mak (Ex-Officio) Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences		Andrew Stott (Ex-Officio) Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Dean of the Graduate School

Last updated August 2023