Joanne Li Selected As UNO’s New Chancellor
The University of Nebraska at Omaha’s next chancellor will be the first Asian American to hold an executive leadership position in the state’s university system.
The University of Nebraska’s Board of Regents unanimously endorsed Joanne Li as UNO’s new chancellor last Saturday.
University of Nebraska President Ted Carter said the 56-year-old Li is a proven leader with a record of significant accomplishments. For instance, the graduation rate at Florida International’s College of Business, where Li was dean, improved from 29% in 2017 to what is expected to be a 70% rate this year.
“She is absolutely focused on students,” Carter said. “I have heard her say countless times that the needs of our students should drive everything we do. That resonated with me. I think it has resonated with the UNO community as well.”
Li is set to earn $430,000 a year but other details of her contract are still being worked out. Carter said Li’s salary will be at the lower end of the national average for peers.
“The heart of any university are its people. As I’ve gotten to know the people who make UNO such a wonderfully vibrant and diverse place, I’ve only become more excited about our potential to become the nation’s leading metropolitan university,” Li said in a statement. “I’m humbled that so many individuals took time to share their thoughts with me on what it means to be a Maverick.”
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