Carol Folt
Carol Folt | |
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Folt in 2022 | |
| 12th President of the University of Southern California | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | C. L. Max Nikias |
| Succeeded by | Beong-Soo Kim (interim) |
| 11th Chancellor of the 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 – June 9, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Yong Kim |
| Succeeded by | Philip J. Hanlon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carol Lynn Folt c. 1951 (age 73–74) Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Spouse | David Peart |
| 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 ecologist and academic administrator, currently serving as the 12th president of the University of Southern California since July 2019. She previously served as the 11th chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2013 to 2019 and as interim president of Dartmouth College from 2012 to 2013.