Office of the Chancellor

Brian Cole is the ninth chancellor of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA). He was appointed by UNC System Interim President Bill Roper on May 20, 2020, and installed on October 1, 2021.

Cole joined UNCSA in 2016 to become the dean of the School of Music, and served as interim chancellor from August 2019 to May 2020. The Chancellor serves as the chief executive officer of UNCSA, with responsibility for providing leadership and fulfilling the mission and vision of UNCSA in every aspect of its operations.

To contact the Office of the Chancellor, please email Linda Shaytar, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor, at shaytarl@uncsa.edu or call 336-770-3202.