As chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carol L. Folt removed the Confederate statue that had been at the heart of a brewing scandal. For some, it was a brave act. For others, like Jerry Wilson, a black graduate student at the university, it was the right move — but one Folt also made when it was politically safe: on her last day on the job. As Folt becomes USC’s new president, it remains to be seen how bold a crusader for change the normally cautious leader will be at a university that desperately needs change. Los Angeles Times

Source: Los Angeles Times March 22, 2019 10:30 UTC