Carol Folt
University of Southern California’s 12th president
“All your challenges and successes are a prelude to a life of purpose and meaning. Hard work, patience and perseverance have been your touchstones — while humility, humor, grace and gratitude have fortified your character. USC has been your sandbox, and now it’s time to build your life.”
– President Carol Folt, from her Spring 2025 commencement address
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“I’m honored to be graduating with you, too — and more than a bit nostalgic myself,” Folt said. “This is my last commencement ceremony as president at USC.”
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“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.