As the 2021-2022 academic year wraps up, the president shares a video message highlighting an incredible year. Watch her roundup of the year’s events and hear her words of thanks to students, faculty and staff.
COMMENCEMENT 2022: USC’s president shares a message of hope and encouragement with the university’s newest graduates.
The president — a biologist — notes that diverse perspectives are key to creating a more sustainable future, whether students come from backgrounds in business, engineering or the arts.
The crowds are big as the largest literary and cultural event in the nation returns to the USC University Park Campus after a two-year virtual break.
In her second 2022 State of the University speech, the president reiterated her priorities of expanding the scope and scale of Keck Medicine of USC, while highlighting the accomplishments of the university’s health sciences community.
EARTH WEEK: The president — an environmental scientist — shares her love of the national treasures that sparked her love of science and discovery during the runup to USC’s Earth Week observance.
EARTH WEEK: Progress in Earth-friendly practices under USC President Carol L. Folt is evident on university’s campuses.
In her first in-person State of the University speech, she lays out her blueprint for the university’s future while addressing key issues from the past.
The president honors the Native American author, historian and war hero, whose legacy of fostering connections among cultures aligns with the purpose of the Center for International and Public Affairs.
The president will speak to faculty and staff members in addresses April 14 on the University Park Campus and April 20 on the Health Sciences Campus; RSVP by April 7.
It’s a historic act of atonement, as the university presents families from around the world diplomas in the names of Japanese American USC students who were forced into detention in 1942.
Featured speaker retired Air Force Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski headlined a lively evening of tradition and celebration of USC’s long partnership with the military.
President Carol L. Folt encourages USC’s newest undergraduate and graduate students to become part of the search for innovative answers to the problems of our time.
In a move taken by only a handful of universities, USC aims for carbon neutrality. By 2025, USC will have improved its energy efficiency and expanded the use of solar power. USC also has made sustainability a core part of its curriculum, fostering global citizens who will fight climate change.
The Trojan tradition takes on special meaning for first- and second-year students who are experiencing USC in person for the first time.
President Carol L. Folt greets more than 44,000 students and nearly 12,000 faculty and staff, and provides an update of measures in place to curb the spread of COVID-19.
At the Los Angeles Business Council’s annual Sustainability Summit, President Carol L. Folt emphasized the role of universities in helping to combat a global warming emergency.
As California emerged from the pandemic, the university staged seven days of ceremonies for the classes of 2020 and 2021 — and President Carol L. Folt was determined to make it happen.
USC’s president addresses the classes of 2020 and 2021 at the university’s commencement ceremonies.
“We must stand up to bigotry and discrimination, in all their forms,” she writes. “We must stand against misogyny and xenophobia, wherever and whenever they appear.”
President Carol L. Folt joins USC students and the Trojan Marching Band to send a warm “season’s greetings” to the entire Trojan Family.
As the fall semester comes to a close and the holidays approach, the president offers words of appreciation and gratitude to students, faculty, staff and the community.
The president encourages everyone to get out and vote, while reminding people to maintain social distancing, wear face coverings and avoid gathering in groups.
In two high-profile public appearances, the president also detailed USC’s efforts to combat the local — and global — effects of climate change and COVID-19.