The Dartmouth Board of Trustees appointed Provost Carol L. Folt, PhD, as the interim president of Dartmouth, effective July 1, following the election of President Jim Yong Kim to lead the World Bank. President Kim will remain Dartmouth’s president until June 30 and continue to lead Dartmouth through the conclusion of the academic year and Commencement.

Before serving as Provost, Carol Folt was as Dartmouth’s Dean of Graduate Studies and The Dartmouth Faculty Member of Biological Sciences. To read more about Carol Folt’s appointent, visit  the Dartmouth Now.