Jodie Gates named vice dean and director of USC Kaufman School
Jodie Gates, an internationally renowned dancer, choreographer and educator, has been named vice dean and director of the new USC Kaufman School of Dance. Gates, who will hold the academic title of professor, will begin her position in August.
Glorya Kaufman, a visionary Los Angeles philanthropist whose commitment to dance is celebrated nationwide, has made a transformational gift to establish the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance.
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“Glorya Kaufman’s generosity will have a profound impact on the art of dance — not only at USC, but throughout the world. The university’s ambition is to make the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance the most elite on the West Coast and in the Pacific Rim.”
— USC President C. L. Max Nikias
“We are creating a new and visionary school that will be at the forefront of developing dancers and dance leaders for the future.”
— Dean Robert Cutietta
