Sharon Gaber

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Sharon Gaber
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Gaber in 2015
5th Chancellor of UNC Charlotte
Assumed office
July 20, 2020

Sharon Gaber (born 1964) is the chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. [1] Prior to that, she served as the first female president of the University of Toledo, selected to the post on March 12, 2015. Before serving as president of The University of Toledo, she was the provost and the Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs at the University of Arkansas from May 1, 2009, to 2015. [2]

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On April 28, 2020, Gaber was announced as the fifth chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. [3] She entered office as the 5th chancellor of UNC Charlotte on July 20, 2020, and became the first woman to serve in that position. The founder, Bonnie Cone, was in a similar position before the Chancellor position was established. [4]

Biography

Gaber was born in Pasadena, California in 1964, and she graduated from the Occidental College with Bachelor of Art (BA) degrees in Economics and Urban Studies; from the University of Southern California with a Master's in Planning, and from Cornell University, with a Ph.D. in City & Regional Planning. Her research interests are in planning methods and community needs assessment of marginalized populations.

She was a faculty member at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She served as Department Chair, and held the A. Leicester Hyde endowed professorship.

Gaber served as a professor of sociology at Auburn University, and as Associate Dean of the Auburn University College of Architecture, Design, and Construction. She was senior associate provost and associate provost for academic administration. She was also the interim provost. [5]

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  1. Ma, Annie (April 28, 2021). "New UNC Charlotte chancellor named to replace Phil Dubois". The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. "University of Arkansas Appoints Sharon Gaber as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs". Cornell University. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  3. "Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber". University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. Dobrzenski, Madison (July 20, 2020). "Dr. Sharon Gaber begins tenure as UNC Charlotte's fifth chancellor". The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  5. "Sharon Gaber | Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs | University of Arkansas". Archived from the original on 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2011-09-14.