The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level,whose member institutions consist entirely of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
North Carolina Central University is a public historically black university in Durham,North Carolina. Founded by James E. Shepard in affiliation with the Chautauqua movement in 1909,it was supported by private funds from both Northern and Southern philanthropists. It was made part of the state system in 1923,when it first received state funding and was renamed as Durham State Normal School. It added graduate classes in arts and sciences and professional schools in law and library science in the late 1930s and 1940s.
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) is a historically black public university in Winston-Salem,North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system.
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) is a public art school in Winston-Salem,North Carolina. It grants a high school diploma,in addition to both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Founded in 1963 as the North Carolina School of the Arts by then-Governor Terry Sanford,it was the first public arts conservatory in the United States. The school owns and operates the Stevens Center in Downtown Winston-Salem and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Claude Mason Steele is a social psychologist and emeritus professor at Stanford University,where he is the I. James Quillen Endowed Dean,Emeritus at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education,and Lucie Stern Professor in the Social Sciences,Emeritus.
Jamshed Bharucha is an Indian-American cognitive neuroscientist who has served in leadership roles in higher education in the United States and in India. He is the Founding Vice Chancellor Emeritus of Sai University,Chennai,and was previously Inaugural Vice Chancellor of SRM University,Andhra Pradesh. He is a member of the board of advisors of India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.).
James H. Ammons is an American educator,who is the Chancellor of Southern University at New Orleans. He served as president of Florida A&M University (FAMU) from July 2,2007,until his resignation took effect on July 16,2012. He is a native Floridian who grew up in the heart of Florida's citrus belt. He graduated from Winter Haven High School in 1970 and entered Florida A&M University on the Thirteen College Curriculum Program during the fall semester of 1970. Ammons was appointed Chancellor at Southern University in New Orleans January 8,2021.
Richard Leslie Morrill is an American educator and former academic administrator who is the chancellor of the University of Richmond. He was president of Salem College,Centre College,and the University of Richmond between 1979 and 1998. He also currently holds the position of distinguished university professor of ethics and democratic values at Richmond.
Francis M. "Frank" Lazarus is an American retired educator and higher education administrator. He served as the president of the University of Dallas in Irving,Texas,from 2004 until 2009,when he was honored by the board of trustees with the title president emeritus.
Charlie Nelms is an educator and administrator who served as the tenth chancellor of North Carolina Central University in Durham,North Carolina. On July 26,2012,after completing a five-year commitment to serve at the institution,Dr. Nelms announced his retirement,effective August 6,2012. He currently is a contributing writer to The Huffington Post on educational issues and has founded Destination Graduation,a non-profit organization focused on increasing retention and graduation rates at the nation's historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
Bernadette Gray-Little is a retired academic administrator most recently serving as the 17th chancellor of the University of Kansas,where she was the first African-American and female to serve as the chancellor. She oversaw the university's main campus in Lawrence,its medical center campuses in Kansas City,Salina and Wichita,the Edwards Campus in Overland Park,and other facilities around Kansas. She replaced chancellor Robert Hemenway in August 2009,and retired in June 2017.
Alberta Banner Turner was an African American professor and psychologist,and a noted civil rights and women's rights activist in the field of psychology.
The North Carolina Central University School of Law is the law school associated with North Carolina Central University. The school is fully accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and the North Carolina State Bar Council,and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). According to NC Central's official 2018 ABA-required disclosures,37.9% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time,long-term,JD-required employment nine months after graduation.
Cleon Franklin Thompson Jr. was an American educator best known for holding office as the seventh chancellor of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and the eighth chancellor of Winston-Salem State University.
Harold L. Martin Sr. is an American engineer and educator who is Chancelor Emeritus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and former chancellor of Winston-Salem State University.
Deborah A. Prentice is an American scholar of psychology and university administrator. She serves as the vice-chancellor at the University of Cambridge. She previously served as provost at Princeton University and Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs.
Sheri Everts is an American academic and educator. She served as the chancellor of Appalachian State University in North Carolina until her resignation on April 15,2024.
Lily McNair is an American academic administrator who served as the president of Tuskegee University,a historically black university in Tuskegee,Alabama,from 2018 to 2021.
Johnson O. Akinleye was the twelfth chancellor of North Carolina Central University. He was installed as chancellor of the university on June 26,2017. He retired on June 30,2024.
Karrie Gibson Dixon is an American academic administrator serving as the thirteenth chancellor and chief executive officer of the North Carolina Central University since 2024. She was previously the Chancellor of Elizabeth City State University.
