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FILE - In this April 14, 2016, file photo, University of Southern California's new athletic director Lynn Swann pauses during his appointment news conference at the USC campus in Los Angeles. Southern California athletic director Swann has resigned.USC President Carol L. Folt announced the decision in a letter Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

USC athletic director Lynn Swann abruptly resigns

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

Carol Folt speaks after being named as University of Southern California's 12th president at Town &amp; Gown of USC building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The announcement comes a week after news broke of a massive college bribery scam involving USC and other universities across the country. Folt most recently was formerly the chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). She will take office as USC's new president on July 1. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

USC’s new president ready to ‘fix’ school after scandals

By AMANDA LEE MYERS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2014 file photo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt listens during a special joint meeting of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors and the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees in Chapel Hill, N.C. The University of Southern California has announced a new president to usher in &quot;a new era.&quot; The university said Wednesday, March 20, 2019 that Folt will become the university's 12th president. The announcement comes a week after news broke of a massive college bribery scandal involving USC and other universities across the country. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Latest: USC students want transparency from new president

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FILE - This May 11, 2015 file photo shows Carol L. Folt, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt, at the announcement of a partnership with pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline to accelerate the search for an HIV cure. The University of Southern California has announced a new president to usher in &quot;a new era.&quot; The university said Wednesday, March 20, 2019 that Carol Folt will become the university's 12th president. The announcement comes a week after news broke of a massive college bribery scandal involving USC and other universities across the country. (Christine T. Nguyen/The Herald-Sun via AP, File)

On heels of scandals, USC announces new president

By AMANDA LEE MYERS - Associated Press

The first and largest piece of the remnants of a Confederate statue known as &quot;Silent Sam&quot; is lifted before being transported to the bed of a truck early Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019 on the campus of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. The last remnants of the statue were removed at the request of UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt, who also announced her resignation in a move that increases pressure on the system's board of governors to give up on plans to restore the monument. (Julia Wall/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

N Carolina university head leaves after Confederacy tiff

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FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2018, file photo, police stand guard after the Confederate statue known as Silent Sam was toppled by protesters on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. The chancellor of North Carolina's flagship public university said Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, the school will remove the pedestal where the Confederate statue stood until protesters tore it down. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Probe: Miscommunication over barriers preceded statue’s fall

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The first and largest piece of the remnants of a Confederate statue known as &quot;Silent Sam&quot; is lifted before being transported to the bed of a truck early Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019 on the campus of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. The last remnants of the statue were removed at the request of UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt, who also announced her resignation in a move that increases pressure on the system's board of governors to give up on plans to restore the monument. (Julia Wall/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

North Carolina university leaders depart amid culture war

By EMERY P. DALESIO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2018, file photo, police stand guard after the Confederate statue known as Silent Sam was toppled by protesters on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. The chancellor of North Carolina's flagship public university said Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, the school will remove the pedestal where the Confederate statue stood until protesters tore it down. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

The Latest: Activists celebrate Confederate marker’s removal

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FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2018, file photo, police stand guard after the Confederate statue known as Silent Sam was toppled by protesters on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. The chancellor of North Carolina's flagship public university said Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, the school will remove the pedestal where the Confederate statue stood until protesters tore it down. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

University head yanks Confederate marker, is forced out

By EMERY P. DALESIO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2018, file photo, police stand guard after the Confederate statue known as Silent Sam was toppled by protesters on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. The chancellor of North Carolina's flagship public university said Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, the school will remove the pedestal where the Confederate statue stood until protesters tore it down. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

UNC leader announces plan to remove Confederate pedestal

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

The Latest: Confederate base removal order surprises board

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In this Aug. 20, 2018, file photo, police stand guard after the confederate statue known as Silent Sam was toppled by protesters on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Uproar over UNC proposal for building for Confederate statue

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

The Latest: UNC faculty oppose returning Confederate statue

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FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, file photo, police stand guard after the Confederate statue known as Silent Sam was toppled by protesters on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. A broadcast outlet reports a North Carolina police chief told his officers to stand aside as protesters tore down the Confederate monument. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

UNC head: Confederate doesn’t belong at campus ‘front door’

By Jonathan Drew - Associated Press

Protesters scuffle with police during a rally in front of Graham Memorial Building on the campus of UNC in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Aug.25, 2018. The rally featured those for and against the removal of the controversial &quot;Silent Sam&quot; statue which was toppled earlier this week. (Chuck Liddy/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

7 arrested in protest over torn-down Confederate statue

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Police stand guard after the confederate statue known as Silent Sam was toppled by protesters on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

University head: Confederate statue toppling was a surprise

By EMERY P. DALESIO - Associated Press

FILE - In a Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 file photo, police surround a Confederate monument during a protest to remove the statue at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. Fearing violence or vandalism at a campus rally against a Confederate statue, two top University of North Carolina leaders, Margaret Spellings, the president of the UNC system and Carol Folt, chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill, privately lamented their dilemma and appeared envious of another university that abruptly took down similar monuments, newly released emails show. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Emails: UNC leaders lamented options for Confederate statue

By JONATHAN DREW and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press

Chancellor writes in support of UNC Center for Civil Rights

By MARTHA WAGGONER - Associated Press

University of North Carolina President Tom Ross, left, and Chancellor Carol Folt talk during a special joint meeting of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors and the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. The board gathered to discuss the results of an independent investigation of past academic irregularities. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

UNC academic fraud probe blasts school’s ‘shadow curriculum’

By Aaron Beard and Emery P. Dalesio - Associated Press

UNC reading specialist says she is resigning

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