Dr. William T. Moore
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Dr. Moore is responsible for the development and approval process for academic programs and courses. He is also responsible for the accreditation of the University by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and compliance with rules and regulations established by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. The Vice Provost is responsible for all academic affairs policies including the Faculty Manual. Dr. Moore oversees the financial planning and management of operating budgets of the academic units reporting to the Provost, as well as the strategic planning process for all academic units. Other responsibilities include oversight of institutional planning and assessment, as well as the University of South Carolina Press.

Dr. Moore is the Berlinberg Distinguished Professor and serves as Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. He received his Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1982, with a major emphasis in Finance and a minor in Statistics. Since arriving at USC he has taught in the Moore School's Ph.D. program and the International Master of Business Administration (IMBA) program, formerly knows as MIBS. During 2000 - 2005, Dr. Moore served as the Editor of the Journal of Financial Research, and he now serves on the editorial boards of the Review of Financial Economics, the International Journal of Banking and Finance, and Research in International Business and Finance. Dr. Moore has authored numerous articles in refereed journals in finance and economics, and is the author of the book Real Options and Option-Embedded Securities (John Wiley & Sons, 2001), and the monograph Options in Corporate Finance (McGraw-Hill, 1996, 1999). He has been honored with numerous awards for teaching excellence, including the Michael J. Mungo Graduate Teaching Award, and has been recognized for research excellence with the USC Educational Foundation Award.