USC Viterbi School to Cut 65 IT and Engineering Staff

The University of Southern California announced it will lay off 65 workers in the Viterbi School of Engineering as part of a restructuring of its information technology operations due to necessary budget reductions. A WARN-style notification filed by USC’s HR associate vice president said notifications began the week of Aug. 31 and layoffs are scheduled between Nov. 4 and Dec. 3, and listed affected roles such as programmer analysts, software engineers, program directors, web developers and network engineers. USC framed the cuts as aligning teams and resources with long-term strategic priorities amid broader fiscal challenges; the filing was made under the state’s Employment Development Department as part of WARN requirements. The article also provides context about prior university-wide reductions, including 259 jobs cut in fall 2025 and nearly 1,000 jobs the previous year, but the 65-job action is the current planned reduction at Viterbi.

University of Southern California cut 65 jobs in CA affecting its Viterbi School of Engineering information technology operations team.

That is roughly 0.2% of the 40,000 people University of Southern California employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 45 layoff events at University of Southern California since July 2023, including 1,130 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 31 additional events known from news reporting.