It’s Friday, June 7.
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Welcome to the weekend, readers.
North Carolina Central University, Durham’s other, more prestigious university (this alum would argue) turned a page on its storied history yesterday after the UNC Board of Governors voted to elect Karrie G. Dixon as the school’s 13th chancellor.
Yesterday’s ceremony felt like a family reunion as much as it did a formal affair. A who’s who of local representatives and other notable figures came out for the occasion, including outgoing Durham county commissioner Nimasheena Burns who yelled, “You look good in maroon!” as Dixon took the stage for her speech. The crowd couldn’t contain its excitement in welcoming NCCU’s new leader, a person with an impressive list of academic and professional credentials.
Dixon has held a multitude of positions in her 20-year career in higher education, many of them within the UNC system. Most recently, she served as the chancellor at Elizabeth City State University where she ushered in transformative change to a school that was in “dire straits” when Dixon took over in 2018, according to UNC System President Peter Hans. She is well-respected throughout the state as a pragmatic leader, a skill that will be valuable as she aims to take Durham’s nationally-recognized historically Black university into the future.
You can read more about the ceremony and what lies ahead for Dixon at NCCU here.
Enjoy the weekend.
—Justin
Durham
Durham residents made their last requests at an unusually calm final budget hearing this week. The council is scheduled to vote on the budget at its June 17 meeting.
Wake
Despite Raleigh officials holding a groundbreaking ceremony for the city’s Bus Rapid Transit line seven months ago, no company has yet submitted a bid to build out the 5.4-mile line along the New Bern Avenue corridor. [Paywalled]
Raleigh may allow vehicles again in its Christmas Parade and others after prohibiting vehicles from participating in parades last year.
Orange
Jed Atkins, dean of UNC’s new School of Civic Life and Leadership, says “origins are not destiny” of the school’s controversial beginnings.
North Carolina
North Carolina Republicans have compromised on a bill to ban mask wearing in public places that has an exemption for health considerations.
Today’s weather
Sunny with a high of 89 degrees.
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