Lee Roberts Installed as UNC Chancellor During University Day Ceremony Amid Protests
Posted Oct 14, 2024
Lee Roberts formally became the 13th permanent chancellor of UNC on Friday, being sworn into the role as part of University Day events in Memorial Hall as the university celebrated its 231st birthday. Roberts’ background is different from some of his predecessors. He is not an academic, like Guskiewicz, Carol Folt, or Holden Thorp before him.
(Chapelboro.com)
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