After 18 years and 3 chancellors, UNCC’s provost says this is her last school year
Joan F. Lorden, UNC Charlotte’s provost and vice chancellor, will be stepping down at the end of the 2021-22 academic year, the school announced Monday.
Lorden has served as provost since 2003.
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“Even with all the ups and downs and challenges we have faced over these past several years, I still cannot imagine a job I would have enjoyed more,” Lorden said in a statement posted by the university.
Lorden served under three chancellors during her time at Charlotte, and she’s the longest-serving provost in the UNC System.
“Provost Lorden’s impact on UNC Charlotte over nearly two decades cannot be overstated or adequately captured,” Chancellor Sharon Gaber said.
Lorden led the development of the school’s College of Arts and Architecture, the Office of Undergraduate Education, the Institute for Social Capital, the Levine Scholars Program and the School of Data Science.
The first-generation college student received a bachelor’s degree from the City College of New York and a doctoral degree in psychology from Yale University.
“It is an unalloyed pleasure to witness the growth and success of a campus that has served so many first-generation students so well while developing as a research institution and serving this community in ways that few universities can claim,” Lorden said.
In 2016, Lorden was named the Charlotte Woman of the Year for her contributions to UNC Charlotte and her active community support and leadership with a number of organizations, including the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Discovery Place, the Echo Foundation, the Women’s Impact Fund, and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Foundation.
The announcement comes nearly a week after students resumed classes at the university.
This story was originally published August 31, 2021 at 12:57 PM.
