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UNC Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts spoke with the media on Thursday for the first time since being named to the role in December.

They want to honor the memory of a beloved English professor whose lessons changed their lives.

Lee Roberts, a Duke graduate, has spent most of his career in the private sector. He does not have experience as a university administrator.

The UNC System announced Lee H. Roberts, a sitting member of the system's Board of Governors, as the interim UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor.

A search for a new chancellor at UNC is expected to begin after UNC System President Peter Hans selects someone to serve in the role on an interim basis.

The move comes three weeks after Kevin Guskiewicz confirmed he was “weighing” an offer from Michigan State.

The chair of the faculty at UNC sent a letter to the chancellor last week expressing support for him as he weighs a decision to potentially leave the university.

The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees was honored by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni last week at a ceremony in Washington D.C. The board was presented the Jerry

The UNC-CH Board of Trustees was recognized for its "unwavering commitment to academic excellence, academic integrity, and freedom of thought and inquiry."

The new leader of the University’s Board of Trustees calls his service to Carolina “a labor of love.”