NCCU names new chancellor, Dr. Karrie Dixon

THAT HAPPENS, YOU WILL ONLY

HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 2 WEEKS FOR

YOUR PHYSICAL ID'S.

>> IN A UNANIMOUS VOTE, THE UNC

BOARD OF GOVERNORS CHOSE THE

NEW CHANCELLOR FOR NC CENTRAL

UNIVERSITY. DOCTOR CARRIE DIXON

WILL TAKE OVER ON JULY FIRST,

MOVING FROM HER CURRENT ROLE AS

CHANCELLOR ELIZABETH CITY STATE

UNIVERSITY. THE BUREAU'S

MONITOR CASEY SAT DOWN WITH THE

FOR A ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW

COVERING HER PRIORITIES.

THE CHALLENGES HE FACES AND THE

FUTURE OF DEI.

>> A NEW LEADER WILL TAKE HER

SPOT INSIDE THIS BUILDING ON

NC CENTRAL'S CAMPUS. SWITCHING

FROM THE CHANCELLOR OF ONE UNC

INSTITUTION TO ANOTHER. IT BE

THE DAY.

>> LARRY DIXON TELLS ME HER

TOP PRIORITIES ARE FOCUSED ON

STUDENT SUCCESS ENROLLMENT AND

COMMUNITY THE FOUNDATION HAS

BEEN BUILT.

>> NOW IT'S TIME TO ELEVATE

AND I'M READY FOR THAT. SHE

COMES TO NC CENTRAL AT A TIME

OF TRANSITION AFTER THE UNC

SYSTEM BOARD OF GOVERNORS VOTE

TO DISMANTLE DEI. WHAT DOES THE

FUTURE OF DEI AT AND T CENTRAL

LOOK LIKE UNDER YOUR TENURE?

WELL, I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK

AT PRACTICE AND PUTTING

PRACTICE IN PLACE FROM THE

STANDPOINT OF TALENT

MANAGEMENT, FROM THE STANDPOINT

OF SECESSION, PLANNING FOR AND

MAINTAIN A AND RETAINING TALENT

THAT WE ALREADY HAVE ON CAMPUS.

DIXON COMES FROM ELIZABETH CITY

STATE WHERE SHE INCREASED

ENROLLMENT BY 70% AND IMPROVED

FACULTY MORALE SIGNIFICANTLY.

SHE HAS DEGREES FROM MULTIPLE

INSTITUTIONS AND A COLLEGE

INTERNSHIP WITH WRAL'S UNDER

HER BELT. DIXON TELLS ME

ENROLLMENT WILL BE ONE OF THE

BIGGEST CHALLENGES FACING NC

CENTRAL AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN

THE COMING YEARS. POST COVID,

YOU KNOW, THE LANDSCAPE HAS

CHANGED AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR

US TO TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH

AND REALLY TRY TO MEET OUR

STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE IN

OFFER COURSES THAT WILL ALLOW