Carol Folt — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the 12th president of the University of Southern California (July 2019 - June 2025)
Served as the 11th chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2013-2019)
Served as interim president of Dartmouth College (2012-2013)
Received a Doctor of Philosophy in ecology from the University of California, Davis (1982)
Conducted extensive research in metal toxicity

Biography

Carol Lynn Folt is an American ecologist and academic administrator, currently serving as the 12th president of the University of Southern California from July 2019 to June 2025. Prior to this role, she was the 11th chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2013 to 2019 and interim president of Dartmouth College from 2012 to 2013.