Earlier this month, music luminary Michael Tilson Thomas was appointed a Judge Widney Professor, a title that carries significant prestige at our university. (Judge Robert Maclay Widney was USC’s chief founder.) In this role, Professor Thomas—who is a two-time alumnus of our Thornton School of Music—will mentor our students, and provide guidance as they develop their professional careers. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Professor Thomas is the longtime music director of the San Francisco Symphony, as well as the principal guest conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the founder of the New World Symphony. Last month, a number of media outlets covered the appointment of the new director of our Annenberg School of Journalism: Willow Bay. Ms. Bay is a veteran television news anchor and a Huffington Post editor. About her appointment, Ernest Wilson, dean of our Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, said: “Her leadership will help our innovative school aggressively continue our path of creating—and defining—the digital future.”…Continue Reading Michael Tilson Thomas, Willow Bay, to lead programs at USC
Michael Tilson Thomas, Willow Bay, to lead programs at USC
