Carol Folt | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Folt in 2022 | |
| 12th President of University of Southern California | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | C. L. Max Nikias |
| 11th Chancellor of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| In office July 1, 2013 – January 31, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Holden Thorp |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Guskiewicz |
| Acting President of Dartmouth College | |
| In office July 1, 2012[1] – June 9, 2013[2] | |
| Preceded by | Jim Yong Kim |
| Succeeded by | Philip J. Hanlon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carol Lynn Folt c. 1951 (age 72–73)[3] Akron, Ohio, U.S.[4] |
| Spouse | David Peart[5] |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of California, Santa Barbara (BA, MA) University of California, Davis (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biological sciences |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | The effects of species interactions on the feeding and mortality of zooplankton (Tahoe) (1982) |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles R. Goldman |
Carol Lynn Folt (born 1951) is an American academic administrator who is the 12th president of the University of Southern California. She is also the first female president in the university’s 142-year history.[6] She assumed her duties on July 1, 2019.[7] She was previously the 11th chancellor, and the 29th chief executive, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, being the first woman to hold the post.[8] Prior to that, she was provost (chief academic officer) and interim president of Dartmouth College. On January 14, 2019, she announced her resignation as UNC chancellor.[9]
- ^ "Dartmouth Board Appoints Provost Carol L. Folt as Interim President". Dartmouth College. April 17, 2012.
- ^ "Carol L. Folt Named Chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill". Dartmouth College. April 12, 2013.
- ^ Kingkade, Tyler (April 11, 2013). "Carol Folt Named UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor". The Huffington Post. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ Stancill, Jane (April 22, 2013). "In research and administration, new UNC chancellor accustomed to problems". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ Dudash, April (October 12, 2013). "Tar Heel Welcome". The Herald-Sun. Durham, North Carolina. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "USC selects Carol Folt as new president as university tries to move past scandals". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ "Administration". USC. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Stancil, Jane; Blythe, Anne. UNC-CH names Carol Folt first female chancellor Archived April 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine The News & Observer, April 13, 2013.
- ^ "Chancellor Folt announces resignation, orders Confederate Monument pedestal to be removed intact | UNC-Chapel Hill". The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
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