The president of the University of Southern California will step down in July, ending a tenure marred by criticism over the school’s toleration of antisemitic pro-Hamas demonstrations on campus.
Carol Folt, 73, took over the reins of leadership in 2019 and is expected to return to being a tenured professor on the campus, the Los Angeles Times reported .
“After more than twenty years of leadership at three great universities,” Folt wrote in a letter announcing her departure.
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“I am excited to embrace the freedom that comes with a next big leap, and to pass the baton to the next president who will be able to build upon our accomplishments and create a new chapter for this extraordinary institution.”
Folt’s time at the top had been increasing in doubt after the school’s board of trustees offered her an extension of her five-year contract — but would not disclose the terms or length of the new agreement.