Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr. is the eleventh Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG).
Gilliam is the first African American chancellor to lead a non-HBCU in the UNC System.
During his tenure, UNCG has grown its endowment, research enterprise, and overall facilities and campus infrastructure; significantly increased its fundraising; and elevated the presence, reputation, and real-world impact of the largest university in the North Carolina Triad region.
Gilliam has not only led the campus to record growth, but has also helped build a solid foundation for a very bright future at the university – from the development of a new $105M Nursing and Instructional Building.
Gilliam’s career spans more than 35 years in higher education, including leadership as Dean of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs as well as Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at UCLA.
