UNC Law School Alumnus Kevin Howell Elected N.C. State Chancellor

Posted Mar 22, 2025
A UNC law school graduate will be the next chancellor of N.C. State University, the UNC Board of Governors announced Tuesday. Kevin Howell ’92 (JD), the current chief external affairs officer at UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine, earned his bachelor’s degree in political science at NCSU before attending law school at Carolina. (Carolina Alumni Review)

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