“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

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

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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