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Thank you,
Chancellor Guskiewicz

‘A servant leader’

Kevin M. Guskiewicz will step down as chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill on Jan. 12 after five years in the role and leave the University he's called home since 1995.

His time as a campus leader has been marked by growing institutional achievement, launching new initiatives, leading the University through a pandemic, ushering in new schools and departments, and enhancing Carolina's service to the state with the launch of Carolina Across 100 and the return of the Tar Heel Bus Tour.

Hear from members of the Carolina community as they thank Guskiewicz for his devotion to and care for the University.

Leadership initiatives

  • Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz posing with three students at a fundraiser celebration event. In the background on a projector screen is a slide reading

    Campaign for Carolina

    The majority of Carolina's most successful fundraising campaign, which raised over $5 billion, came during Guskiewicz's tenure as chancellor.

  • Exterior of South Building on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill with Carolina Blue and Navy Blue banners.

    Carolina Next: Innovations for Public Good

    The chancellor led the implementation of the University’s strategic plan, Carolina Next: Innovations for Public Good, which he called “an effective roadmap to help us fulfill our mission and live out our values.”

  • Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz speaking to an audience from a podium at an event in front of a white backdrop with the Carolina Across 100 logo on it.

    Carolina Across 100: Partnering for the Public Good

    Strengthening the University’s service to the state, Guskiewicz launched Carolina Across 100, a five-year pan-university initiative to address challenges by partnering with communities in each of the state’s 100 counties. Carolina Across 100 has so far tackled issues like youth unemployment and suicide prevention.

  • Kevin M. Guskiewicz walking down the aisle of a bus.

    Tar Heel Bus Tour

    The chancellor relaunched the annual trip taken by Carolina faculty and senior leaders across North Carolina to learn how the University can partner with communities across the state to help solve challenges they face.

  • Group photo of Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz and students at Carolina Kickoff.

    Expanding access and affordability at Carolina

    Expanding the University's long-standing commitment to access and affordability, the chancellor announced that Carolina will cover tuition and mandatory fees for in-state undergraduates whose family income is less than $80,000, starting fall 2024. The promise follows a tradition established by successful programs such as the Carolina Covenant and Blue Sky Scholars.

  • Students walking on brick pathways between classes on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill.

    IDEAs in Action curriculum

    The chancellor oversaw the creation of the IDEAs in Action curriculum, which prepares students for careers that don’t exist yet and offers more critical experience with internships, research opportunities and study abroad.

You have walked your talk of Carolina being proudly public and the University not only of North Carolina but forNorth Carolina.

Lynn Blanchard, director of the Carolina Center for Public Service

Kevin M. Guskiewicz and a woman, Lynn Blanchard, smiling and laughing while talking with two other people.

(Chancellor Guskiewicz) and I have become very close friends as well as partners as we lead the University. He’s also been a mentor to me. He’s taught me a lot about leadership and how to lead, even on the hard days.

Student Body President Christopher Everett

Student Body President Christopher Everett and Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz sitting in chairs and talking to each other in an office.

I hope you will join me in expressing our deepest gratitude to (Kevin) for his nearly three decades of outstanding service to our campus, and in wishing the best for him and his family.

Beth Moracco, chair of the faculty

Beth Moracco and Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz.
The chancellor's farewell

Thank you, Carolina

In a campus email, Kevin M. Guskiewicz expressed gratitude for his time as chancellor and encouraged Tar Heels to be hopeful as a new semester begins.

In pictures

Thank you, Chancellor Guskiewicz

Kevin M. Guskiewicz has served UNC-Chapel Hill through his research, teaching and leadership. As his five-year tenure as Carolina's 12th chancellor nears its end, we thank him for his work as a neuroscientist, academic leader and administrator.

(Photos by Johnny Andrews and Jon Gardiner, University Communications)

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