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Renowned music scholar and musician Jason King named dean of the USC Thornton School of Music.
Renowned music scholar and musician Jason King has been named dean of the USC Thornton School of Music, effective July 1.
King currently serves as chair of the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.
“Dr. Jason King’s talents — coupled with USC Thornton’s incredible students, faculty and staff — will be a dynamic formula to expand musical education at this exceptional 139-year-old school known for enriching the arts and humanity,” USC President Carol L. Folt says.