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  1. Carol Folt
    Carol FoltAmerican ecologist
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  2. Carol Lynn Folt 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.
    BornCarol Lynn Folt · c. 1951 (age 73–74) · Akron, Ohio, U.S.
    SpouseDavid Peart
    Children2
    Early life and education

    A native of Akron, Ohio, Folt is the granddaughter of immigrants from Albania, from her mother's side.
    Folt attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, receiving a Bachelor of Arts with a majo… See more

    Career

    Folt joined Dartmouth College in 1983 as a research instructor in biological sciences and has conducted extensive research in metal toxicity. Since 2007, she has held an endowed professorship in biological sciences. … See more

    Personal life

    Folt is married to Dartmouth professor David Peart; they have two children. See more