The University of Southern California has been rocked by a series of scandals and controversies in recent years. 

Last September, Carol L. Folt became the University's 12th president — formally assuming one of the most daunting assignments in American higher education — fixing USC.

Lisa McRee sat down with her to talk about the challenge and her vision for the future of the University.

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