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Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz held more than 25 listening and learning sessions with constituents across campus as interim chancellor. He was instrumental in shaping Carolina’s new strategic plan, Carolina Next: Innovations for Public Good, which outlines a roadmap for the university’s priorities. And now, in his first week as chancellor, he shared details about a long-term investment that will “help us to study our past, learn from that past, build from that past, and move forward together as a community.”


Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz held more than 25 listening and learning sessions with constituents across campus as interim chancellor. He was instrumental in shaping Carolina’s new strategic plan, Carolina Next: Innovations for Public Good, which outlines a roadmap for the university’s priorities. And now, in his first week as chancellor, he shared details about a long-term investment that will “help us to study our past, learn from that past, build from that past, and move forward together as a community.”

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Kevin Guskiewicz, PhD

December 16, 2019

University of North Carolina System Interim President Dr. Bill Roper named Dr. Kevin M. Guskiewicz as the 12th chancellor and 30th chief executive officer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Guskiewicz, who has served as interim chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill since being appointed on February 6, 2019, will assume this new role effective immediately.

“Kevin Guskiewicz possesses the leadership qualities needed to take Carolina forward: strength, poise, humility, vision, the strong proficiency to listen, and the ability to bring people together,” said Roper, former dean of the UNC School of Medicine and CEO of UNC Health Care. “Throughout his distinguished career in higher education, Kevin has demonstrated a sustained track record of success. I have the utmost confidence that UNC-Chapel Hill will continue to flourish and prosper under his continued leadership.”

In his first act as Carolina’s 12th chancellor, Guskiewicz announced a $5 million investment to help the University reconcile its past and improve its future. Read more about this news here.

Read more about Guskiewicz being selected as chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill website.