Message about Provost and Chief Academic Officer Chris Clemens | UNC-Chapel Hill

Message about Provost and Chief Academic Officer Chris Clemens | UNC-Chapel Hill

Dear Carolina Community,   It is with mixed emotions that I announce Chris Clemens has decided to step down from his role as provost and chief academic officer to return to Carolina’s faculty as the Jaroslav Folda Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences, effective May 16.  Chris has been a member of Carolina’s faculty since 1998 and was appointed as provost in 2021. For more than three years, Chri…

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UNC-Chapel Hill provost Chris Clemens to step down, return to faculty role - Business North Carolina

UNC-Chapel Hill Provost Chris Clemens will step down May 16 after three years as the university’s top academic official. A longtime professor of physics and astronomy, Clemens will return to teaching. His tenure included controversy over his hiring process and his involvement in founding the university’s public discourse and civic life initiatives.

UNC Provost and Chief Academic Officer Chris Clemens Stepping Down in May

UNC provost and chief academic officer Chris Clemens will step down from his role on May 16, chancellor Lee Roberts announced Thursday afternoon. Clemens will return to his position as the Jaroslav Folda Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, a role he served before becoming provost in 2021. “For more than three years, Chris has dedicated himself to academic excellence,” Roberts said, “and I am grateful for his leadership and commitme…