They are Ray J. Thomlinson, dean of the School of Social Work and dean of the School of Policy and Management at Florida International University, and Dennis L. Poole, a professor of nonprofit management and community building in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas-Austin.

Harris Pastides, USC vice president for research and health sciences, said he expects the search committee to make a decision by the end of April.

A national search has been under way this year to select a successor to Leon Ginsberg, who will retire as dean of the College of Social Work in December.

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