Assocation Of American Universities

USC's second-in-command, Provost Cornelius J. Pings, is leaving the Los Angeles school to become president of the Assn. of American Universities, an organization of the 58 most prestigious research-oriented campuses in the United States and Canada. USC's provost and senior vice president for academic affairs since 1991, Pings will begin his new duties in February in Washington.

USC's second-in-command, Provost Cornelius J. Pings, is leaving the Los Angeles school to become president of the Assn. of American Universities, an organization of the 58 most prestigious research-oriented campuses in the United States and Canada. USC's provost and senior vice president for academic affairs since 1991, Pings will begin his new duties in February in Washington.