Lee Harriss Roberts | |
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13th Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
Assumed office January 12, 2024 Interim: January 12, 2024 – August 9, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Kevin Guskiewicz |
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Born | Lee Harriss Roberts 1968 (age 55–56) |
Education | Duke University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Lee Harriss Roberts[1] (born 1968) is currently the 13th chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill since January 2024. Before the chancellorship, he spent 30 years working in finance and real estate investment.
Roberts is the first chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in modern history to serve without a PhD or any prior career in higher education. His appointment faced criticism and opposition from the student body and faculty.