James Moeser

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = James Moeser

| image = Dr. James Moeser.jpg

| caption = James Moeser (Jim Wallace, 2002)

| order = 9th

| title = Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

| term_start = 2000

| term_end = 2008

| predecessor = Michael Hooker

| successor = Holden Thorp

| order2 = 18th

| title2 = Chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln

| term_start2 = February 1, 1996

| term_end2 = January 1, 2000

| predecessor2= Graham Spanier

| successor2 = Harvey Perlman

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|4|3}}

| birth_place = Colorado City, Texas

| death_date =

| alma_mater = University of Texas at Austin
University of Michigan

| profession = Educator

| spouse = Susan Dickerson Moeser

}}

James Charles Moeser (born April 3, 1939){{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EXImAQAAIAAJ&q=MOESER|title=International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory|date=January 8, 1975|publisher=Melrose Press|access-date=January 8, 2018|via=Google Books}} is a musician and university administrator who served as the ninth chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a trained concert organist. A native of Colorado City, Texas, Moeser earned bachelor's and master's degrees in music from the University of Texas at Austin and a doctorate from the University of Michigan.

Moeser, formerly chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, began his work as chancellor at UNC on August 15, 2000. While at UNC he oversaw and introduced many historic changes and improvements for the university, including the Carolina Covenant, Carolina First campaign, Carolina Connects initiative, expansions of genome research at the university, and the passing of a referendum for the nation's largest higher education bond package. Moeser announced on September 26, 2007 that he would relinquish his position as Chancellor on June 30, 2008.{{cite web |url=http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/moeser_to_step_down |title=Moeser to step down | newsobserver.com projects |access-date=September 27, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624083819/http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/moeser_to_step_down |archive-date=June 24, 2008 }} He was succeeded by Holden Thorp on June 30, 2008. Following a year-long sabbatical, Moeser returned to UNC as Chancellor Emeritus and professor in the music department.