President Folt and Class of 2022

Carol Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

Folt with Class of 2022 Speakers

Carol Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

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Carol Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

Folt and 2022 Presidential Awardees

Carol Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

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Carol Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

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Carol Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

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Carol Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

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Carol Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

USC COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

Carol Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

Carol Folt shows the victory sign to the crowd during commencement

Carol Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

Quincy Watts, Carol Folt and Anna Cockrell

Carol Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

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Carol Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

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Carol Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

Carol Folt with the USC Helenes

Carol Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

“USC is a fantastic learning sandbox — your ideas will evolve with the help of thought leaders, award-winning creators and performers, writers, economists, policymakers and game-changers in every field. It’s here for all of you.”

– President Carol Folt, from her Spring 2024 convocation address

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USC recognizes Holocaust survivors who entrusted testimonies to USC Shoah Foundation

USC Life Trustee Steven Spielberg created the foundation three decades ago to preserve the stories of genocide survivors.

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USC President Carol Folt delivers her State of the University address in Bovard Auditorium on Tuesday. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)

State of the University: President praises campus community’s strength, grace

In the first of two addresses, Carol Folt highlights the events of the past year with an eye toward big things ahead.

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USC veterans, service members and ROTC students celebrated at 15th annual gala

“Each one of them is a remarkable profile in bravery and service and dedication,” Folt said at the start of the presentations. “In their own special ways, they honor the university and our nation.”

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USC announces new Leonard D. Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service

The new institute “accelerates USC’s capacity to develop effective academic leaders and to forge critical high-impact partnerships,” said President Folt.

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USC launches School of Advanced Computing

The new school, a key feature of President Folt’s Frontiers of Computing “moonshot,” will act as a nexus for advanced computing research and education across the university.

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