“We are experiencing our own Galileo moment. We’re seeing problems as opportunities, exercising muscles we didn’t know we had, tapping into wells of expertise and knowledge–and compassion–we didn’t know were so deep.”
– Carol L. Folt, from her State of the University address
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USC joins U.S. Space Force’s University Partnership Program
President Folt has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Space Force, bringing the university into a select group of academic Space Force partners.

Driven to lead, USC sets the pace on carbon neutrality
In a move taken by only a handful of universities, USC aims for net zero carbon emissions. By 2025, the university 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.

Statement from USC President Carol L. Folt regarding antisemitic behavior
“I understand the hurtful impact of recent anti-Jewish social media statements to those who are Jewish and to those of us who know how harmful antisemitism is when left unchecked.”

Historic campus building to be renamed in honor of alumnus Joseph Medicine Crow
The Center for International and Public Affairs will now bear the name of the late Native American historian and renowned chief of the Apsáalooke (Crow) Nation, who earned his master’s degree at USC.