Sharon Gaber (born 1964) is the chancellor of the

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. Prior to that, she served as the first female president of the

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, selected to the post on March 12, 2015. Before serving as president of The University of Toledo, she was the provost and the Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs at the University of Arkansas from May 1, 2009, to 2015. On April 28, 2020, Gaber was announced as the fifth chancellor of the

. She entered office as the 5th chancellor of UNC Charlotte on July 20, 2020, and became the first woman to serve in that position. The founder, Bonnie Cone, was in a similar position before the Chancellor position was established.

Biography

Gaber was born in

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in 1964, and she graduated from the

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with Bachelor of Art (BA) degrees in Economics and Urban Studies; from the

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with a Master's in Planning, and from

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, with a Ph.D. in City & Regional Planning. Her research interests are in planning methods and community needs assessment of marginalized populations. She was a faculty member at the

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. She served as Department Chair, and held the A. Leicester Hyde endowed professorship. Gaber served as a professor of sociology at

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, and as Associate Dean of the Auburn University College of Architecture, Design, and Construction. She was senior associate provost and associate provost for academic administration. She was also the interim provost.

Works

"Qualitative Assessment of Transit Needs: The Nebraska Case"
''J. Urban Plann. Dev.'' 125, 59 (1999)

References

External links

"SL Gaber"
''google scholar'' Living people University of Arkansas faculty 1964 births Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning alumni USC Sol Price School of Public Policy alumni Occidental College alumni Presidents of the University of Toledo {{US-academic-administrator-1960s-stub