The campus of N.C. Central University (Photo: N.C. Central University)
UNC System President Peter Hans named the committee to find the next chancellor of North Carolina Central University Friday.
“We have a distinguished group that will be committed to finding the best leader for North Carolina Central,” Hans said in a statement announcing the committee. “And I’m excited about the future of this great university.”
James Johnson Jr. , a Central alumnus, will chair the search committee. Johnson is also a professor at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and director of the Urban Investment Strategies Center . He also sits on the governor’s Environmental Justice Advisory Council.
“We are fortunate to have a group of talented individuals ready to engage with the Eagle community to identify the qualities we want to see in our next chancellor ,” Johnson said in a Friday statement. “I’m looking forward to the process and I’m honored to be a part of it. The committee’s members care enormously about the mission of North Carolina Central University, and we expect to have a pool of excellent candidates.”