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surrounding his appointment. His first day on the job is scheduled for March 15. "The accusations and attacks are hurtful when it comes to my family. I have to be honest, I've heard from so many more who say hang in there Darrell, we need you," Allison said. "Faculty, students and staff saying Darrell, we need you." Some continue to show frustration about the selection process. The faculty senate declared the chancellor search as failed and the National Alumni Association questioning Allison's qualifications. More than 2,000 people have signed a petition calling for his removal before he ev...

Fayetteville State University Chancellor-Elect Darrell Allison broke his silence at the height of the controversy surrounding his appointment, saying his leadership is what the university needs.

Darrell Allison The blowback was swift after the University of North Carolina Board of Governors chose one of its own to be the next chancellor of Fayetteville State University. The board's pick, Darrell Allison, resigned from the board in September to make a bid for the open chancellorship at the historically Black public university. But even before that move, Allison was a divisive figure in North Carolina higher education. He publicly supported a controversial plan to preserve Silent Sam -- a Confederate statue at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's campus -- after protesters...

Observer Forum: Is Allison the right person for Fayetteville State? Readers weigh in The Fayetteville Observer On Feb. 18, Fayetteville State University announced it had selected Darrell Allison as its 12th chancellor. The choice has been controversial among some alumni and FSU advocates, who question the selection process as well as Allison's non-traditional resume for a university leadership post. We asked readers what they thought about the choice.  Thank you to everyone who weighed in. If you’d still like to contribute to the discussion, send us a letter to the editor: eletters@fayobs...

Darrell Allison is qualified to lead FSU. Whatever his affiliations, they do not put him at odds with FSU's historical, educational and cultural traditions.