"This partnership will prepare our students with the tools and knowledge to lead the AI field while developing technologies that benefit society at large," said NCCU Chancellor Karrie G.

Durham Mayor Leo Williams, North Carolina Central University Chancellor Karrie Dixon and NCCU men's head basketball coach LeVelle Moton received the 2024 President's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Appalachian State's Heather Norris is the third interim leader of a UNC System school in the last two years to secure the top job.