Chancellor

Fourteen chancellors have led NC State since its founding in 1887. Under the leadership of Dr. Randy Woodson, North Carolina’s largest university has bolstered its reputation as a preeminent research enterprise.

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The Class of 2024, by the Numbers

More than 6,600 students will turn their tassels at our university’s spring commencement ceremony on May 4.

Craig Yencho speaks with an African researcher in a plot of crops.

Craig Yencho Earns 2024 O. Max Gardner Award

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor and internationally acclaimed plant breeder has received the University of North Carolina System’s highest faculty honor.

Food scientist Chloe Brubaker with the North Carolina Food Innovation Lab hydrates a protein for use in a food formulation.

Bezos Earth Fund Grant Creates Sustainable Protein Research Hub at NC State

The Bezos Earth Fund awarded NC State $30 million over five years to lead a center of excellence to create a biomanufacturing hub for dietary proteins that are environmentally friendly, healthy, tasty and affordable.

Chancellor Search Process

Chancellor Randy Woodson has announced his intention to retire on June 30, 2025. A search for NC State’s 15th chancellor is underway, led by the Chancellor Search Advisory Committee.

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Holladay Hall in the spring on a warm May afternoon. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

June 17, 2024

Celebrating community this Juneteenth

NC State community: This Wednesday, our university and communities across the United States will celebrate Juneteenth. This holiday recognizes the day when more than 250,000 African Americans received word of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation — the executive decree protecting the freedoms and affirming the citizenship of formerly enslaved people. Juneteenth is an acknowledgment of a pivotal historic…

April 04, 2024

Let’s finish strong, Wolfpack

NC State community: Please take a moment to watch the video message below celebrating school spirit and highlighting the importance of community as we near the end of the spring semester. If you’d like to connect and celebrate with the Wolfpack this weekend during the men’s and women’s NCAA Final Four basketball games, click here to see when and…

January 08, 2024

Welcome to spring 2024, Wolfpack

NC State community: Please take a moment to the video below as we kick off the spring 2024 semester. I hope you take advantage of the many resources NC State offers to help you succeed as you start the new year. For more information, please visit wellness.ncsu.edu. Thank you, Randy WoodsonChancellor

Red Chair Chats With Chancellor Woodson

What sounded like science fiction just 10 years ago has become reality, thanks to CRISPR. Professor Rodolphe Barrangou joins Chancellor Woodson to discuss this game-changing technology.

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