Chaudron Gille has been appointed interim president of the University of North Georgia. She will assume her new responsibilities on November 1.
Located in Dahlonega, the University of North Georgia enrolls more than 18,300 undergraduates and nearly 1,000 graduate students, according to the most recent federal data. Women represent 56 percent of the university’s undergraduate student body.
With more than three decades of faculty and administrative experience, Dr. Gille has served as the University of North Georgia’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs since 2019. A professor of French, she previously served as the associate vice president for university affairs and academic services. In that role, she helped lead the consolidation of North Georgia College & State University and Gainesville State College into the University of North Georgia in 2013. At the former Gainesville State College, Dr. Gille served as associate vice president for academic affairs and director of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership.
“UNG’s mission has always been personal to me,” said Dr. Gille. “I’m proud to lead the university through this next phase, working alongside our outstanding faculty and staff to ensure our students continue to thrive and develop into leaders for our state and nation.”
Dr. Gille earned her bachelor’s degree in economics and French from the University of North Carolina. She earned a master’s degree in applied linguistics and teaching English as a second language from Georgia State University and a Ph.D. in French literature from Emory University in Atlanta.