Kevin Howell Named NC State’s First Black Chancellor, 40 Years After Making History as First Black Student President - Because of Them We Can

Take an early look inside the $9.5M makeover of NC State’s Gregg Museum

Gregg Museum of Art & Design reopens Aug. 26 after a four-year expansion project, with an elegant new space at the Historic Chancellor’s Residence at NC State University.

Kevin Howell Named NC State’s First Black Chancellor, 40 Years After Making History as First Black Student President - Because of Them We Can

He’s breaking barriers again! Back in 1987, Kevin Howell made history as North Carolina State University’s first Black student body president. Nearly four decades later, his journey has come full circle with a unanimous vote by the UNC System Board of Governors to appoint him as the next chancellor of the university, The News & Observer reports  “It’s good to be home at NC State,” Howell said to a standing ovation at Talley Student Union after h…