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Carol L. Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

Folt with Class of 2022 Speakers

Carol L. Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

Smiling Graduates - Class of 2022

Carol L. Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

Folt and 2022 Presidential Awardees

Carol L. Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

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Carol L. Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

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Carol L. Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

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Carol L. Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

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Carol L. Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

USC COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

Carol L. Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

Carol Folt shows the victory sign to the crowd during commencement

Carol L. Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

Quincy Watts, Carl L. Folt and Anna Cockrell

Carol L. Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

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Carol L. Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

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Carol L. Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

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Carol L. Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

Carol Folt with the USC Helenes

Carol L. Folt

University of Southern California’s 12th president

“I hope you’ll smile with the biologist in me, when I say that I see you, as a stunning super bloom – matured in times both difficult and sweet, facing this day burnished with achievement and promise.”

– Carol L. Folt, from her 2023 commencement address

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Watch President Folt offer words of inspiration to USC’s graduating class of 2023 during the 140th USC commencement ceremony on May 12.

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After years of uncertainty, members of the Class of 2023 finally enjoy their moment in the sun

“As I marvel at the distance we’ve traveled together, I’m reminded of the power of the unexpected, of nature’s capricious turns and events outside our control, to alter our best-laid plans.” – President Folt

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USC announces $1 billion-plus initiative for computing including AI, ethics and quantum computing

“I want every student who comes through our programs, whether they are in science, business, the humanities or the arts, to have a solid grounding in technology and the ethics of the work that they do.” – President Folt

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USC president discusses the future of California’s workforce

University of Southern California President Carol Folt, discusses the workforce in California and how the future of education will help shape it. She speaks with Romaine Bostick on Bloomberg Television.

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Home of USC track and field team renamed Allyson Felix Field

“We are here to celebrate an incredible Trojan. We’re here to mark a new day for this incredible field and for the legendary USC track and field teams and the student-athletes and coaches who use this field each day.” – President Folt

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