CHARLOTTE – UNC Charlotte Chancellor Philip L. Dubois has officially given notice: he plans to retire next June 2020 after more than 20 years at the university — the last 15 of those years as Chancellor.
Dubois, who also serves as the senior Chancellor in the UNC System, said that early announcement will now give UNC Charlotte’s Board of Trustees, Interim President Roper and the UNC System Board of Governors ample time to conduct a national search for the next Chancellor.
“Building on the foundation that was laid by my predecessors, and working alongside incredibly dedicated and talented Boards of Trustees, my leadership team, faculty, staff, and students, I am extremely proud of the phenomenal things that we have accomplished together,” Dubois said in the release.
In 1991, Dubois was recruited to UNC Charlotte and spent the next five-and-a-half years as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Dubois was credited with drafting a strategic academic plan, leading the development of the university’s first comprehensive campus-wide plan for information technology, and initiating programs to better serve nontraditional adult students.
Dubois became UNC Charlotte’s fourth chancellor in July 2005. During his 14-year tenure, he has managed the UNC system’s third-largest institution by headcount. It has grown an estimated 43 percent in enrollment under his watch.
