Carol Folt
University of Southern California’s 12th president
“Your education of course did not begin with your acceptance letter here, and it certainly won’t end with the diploma you are all going to achieve, but it will be about the skills and the experiences that you are gaining in your time here, and it’s going to be deeply about the people who you meet.”
– President Carol Folt, from her Spring 2025 convocation address
An Earth Month 2025 Message from President Carol Folt
From groundbreaking innovations to everyday action, President Carol Folt celebrates how the USC community is turning bold sustainability goals into a thriving future—for L.A. and the world.
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Gala brings together generations of USC veterans, service members and ROTC students
President Folt attends USC’s 16th annual gala for an evening of celebration, tributes and tradition.
Visionary leadership celebrated at USC Women’s Conference
At USC’s 18th annual Women’s Conference, USC President Carol Folt discusses leadership lessons — and the Olympics.
State of the University: USC President Carol Folt reflects on 6 years of Trojan progress
“We have to become very comfortable with uncertainty, because I have every certainty that the right solutions will be found,” Folt said during her address.
Carol Folt to retire as president of USC at end of academic year
Folt, the university’s 12th president, will remain on the USC faculty. Read the letters to the USC community from Folt and USC Board of Trustees Chair Suzanne Nora Johnson.