Hubbard, John R. (John Randolph), 1918-2011
Person
biographical statement
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John R. Hubbard papers
Collection
Identifier: 5009
Abstract
John R. Hubbard served as the eighth president of the University of Southern California from 1970 to 1980, during which time the university rose from 33rd to 19th in National Science Foundation rankings for federally sponsored research. During that decade, applications for admission to USC rose from 4,100 in 1970 to more than 11,000 in 1979, and the mean grade point average for admitted freshmen vaulted to 3.4 on a 4.0 scale. Prior to joining USC, Hubbard served as President of Newcomb...
Dates:
1935 - 1988
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
University of Southern California Office of the Provost records
Collection
Identifier: 0384
Abstract
The records, audiotapes and video tapes, photographs, ephemera, and artifacts of the University of Southern California Office of the Provost. As the second ranking official and the chief academic officer, the Office of the Provost provides academic leadership to the University of Southern California (USC). In addition, materials document the administration of the international Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, which is considered the premier award for environmental science,...
Dates:
1923 - 2022; Majority of material found within 1973 - 2007
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Accreditation (Education) -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
- Aeronautics, Military -- Archival resources 1
- Awards -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
- Education, Higher -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
- Environmental sciences -- Awards -- Archival resources 1
- Printed ephemera 1
- Reports 1
- Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
- Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement -- Archival resources 1
- Universities and colleges -- Accreditation -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
- Universities and colleges -- California -- Los Angeles -- Administration -- Archival resources 1
- Universities and colleges -- History -- Archival resources 1 + ∧ less
∨ more