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Kevin M. Guskiewicz

Kevin M. Guskiewicz led the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as chancellor from 2019 until January 12, 2024, when he left to become president of Michigan State University. Campus leaders credited his years with budget reform, expanded career services and the founding of the School of Civic Life and Leadership.

Source: UNC-Chapel Hill: Campus leaders reflect on chancellor's departure

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Installation of Carolina's 12th chancellor : Sunday, October 11, 2020, 3 p.m., Memorial Hall : Kevin Guskiewicz, twelfth chancellor

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · 2020 · The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Program for the installation of Kevin Guskiewicz as the twelfth chancellor of UNC Chapel Hill, held in Memorial Hall on Sunday, October 11, 2020, at three in the afternoon. Eight unnumbered pages with color portraits, published by the university.

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League of denial : the NFL, concussions, and the battle for truth

Fainaru-Wada, Mark · 2013 · Crown Archetype

Reporting on the National Football League and head injury by Mark Fainaru-Wada, published by Crown Archetype in 2013. Topics include concussion, brain injury, football injuries and sports medicine in the United States. The Chapel Hill link is Kevin Guskiewicz of the university faculty, a concussion researcher the book discusses. 399 pages with illustrations, arranged in sections on discovery, denial and reckoning.

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  1. Kevin M. Guskiewicz is named UNC-Chapel Hill's twelfth chancellor The UNC System Board of Governors voted to make Guskiewicz chancellor, effective that day. He had been interim chancellor since February 6, 2019, was dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from January 2016 and had taught at Chapel Hill since 1995. He marked the start with a $5 million investment for the university to study its past.Search the index · UNC-Chapel Hill: Dr. Kevin Guskiewicz Named 12th Chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill
  2. Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz formally charges the Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward The commission, formed in 2019 and co-chaired by Jim Leloudis and Patricia Parker, was charged with researching the university's history with race and recommending how to reckon with it. People: Kevin M. GuskiewiczUNC Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward: About the Commission
  3. UNC reopening produces a COVID-19 outbreak UNC-Chapel Hill began in-person classes on August 10, 2020, reported four COVID-19 clusters in residence halls, private student housing and a fraternity within days, and on August 17 announced that undergraduate classes would move online from August 19. Campus test positivity rose from 2.8 percent to 13.6 percent in one week. People: Kevin M. GuskiewiczWUNC: UNC Chapel Hill To Move All Undergraduate Classes Online
  4. UNC renames Aycock Residence Hall for Hortense McClinton On the chancellor's recommendation the trustees voted to put McClinton's name on the residence hall that had carried Governor Charles B. Aycock's name until it was removed in July 2020. The Carr Building became the Henry Owl Building the same day. People: Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Charles B. Aycock, Henry OwlSearch the index · ABC11 WTVD: UNC names buildings after two trailblazers
  5. UNC announces a permanent memorial to James Cates in the Pit Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz announced that a permanent memorial to Cates would be installed in the Pit later in 2022, developed with students, faculty, staff and the Cates family, approved by the Board of Trustees and supported by the Town of Chapel Hill. People: Kevin M. Guskiewicz, James L. Cates Jr.UNC-Chapel Hill: A message from the chancellor: James Cates Memorial
  6. UNC dedicates the James L. Cates Jr. Memorial in the Pit On the 52nd anniversary of his death, UNC dedicated a black lectern-style marker near the spot where Cates was stabbed, with an inscription from the University and the Town of Chapel Hill. Speakers included Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Congresswoman-elect Valerie Foushee for the family, student body president Taliajah Vann and BSM president Julia Clark. People: Valerie Foushee, Kevin M. Guskiewicz, James L. Cates Jr.UNC-Chapel Hill: Carolina dedicates James L. Cates Jr. Memorial
  7. UNC raises housekeepers' pay by 90 cents an hour Guskiewicz told the campus by email that housekeeping salaries would rise, with the amount set by position and experience and back pay to November 21, 2022. Housekeepers, who had asked for $20 an hour and an end to parking fees, called the raise a slap in the face and rallied outside South Building in February 2023.Search the index · WRAL: UNC housekeepers: Raise is 'a slap in the face'
  8. Guskiewicz leaves the Chapel Hill chancellorship He announced on December 8, 2023 that he would step down after nearly five years leading the campus, and January 12, 2024 was his last day. He became president of Michigan State University on March 4, 2024.Search the index · UNC-Chapel Hill: Campus leaders reflect on chancellor's departure

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