Karrie Dixon isn’t always popular at the beginning of her chancellorships.
That’s because at both of the public, historically Black universities she’s led — Elizabeth City State University and now, NC Central University — she’s been asked to steer a wayward ship back on course.
She brought Elizabeth City State back from the brink of closure with tough decision after tough decision. At NCCU, she again inherited significant financial instability. And again, the tough decisions came hard and fast…