Bernadette Gray-Little brings a background of instruction, research and administration to her new position as Chancellor of the University of Kansas. She joined KU in August of last year, becoming only the 17th chancellor in the university’s history. Her responsibilities include overseeing campuses in Lawrence, Kansas City, Overland Park and Wichita. She also administers research educational centers in Topeka, Hutchinson, Parsons and elsewhere in the state.
Gray-Little has identified three initial goals for the university: enhance undergraduate education, raise KU’s already high scholarly profile, and secure the resources needed for students and the university to succeed.
Prior to coming to KU, Gray-Little served as executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. She began her tenure at UNC as a professor of psychology and rose through the administrative ranks.
Gray-Little earned a Ph.D. and M.S. in psychology from St. Louis University and an A.B. from Marywood College in Pennsylvania. She has received numerous honors and awards including the Distinguished Service Award from the UNC General Alumni Association, the National Research Council – Ford Foundation Senior Fellow, and a Fulbright Fellowship to the University of Copenhagen.
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