111-631: Frank Porter Graham (October 14, 1886 – February 16, 1972) was an American educator and political activist. A professor of history, he was elected President of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1930, and he later became the first President of the consolidated University of North Carolina system. Graham was an active champion of many liberal causes including academic freedom, economic justice, civil rights, disarmament and world peace. He served on numerous advisory boards for Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman , and in 1949 he
222-553: A complaint against its board of governors, asking the system to default to online-only instruction for the fall. On August 17, UNC's management announced that the university would be moving all undergraduate classes online from August 19, becoming the first university to send students home after having reopened. Notable leaders of the university include the 26th Governor of North Carolina, David Lowry Swain (president 1835–1868); and Edwin Anderson Alderman (1896–1900), who
333-486: A land-grant university ( North Carolina State University ), five historically black institutions ( North Carolina A&T State University , North Carolina Central University , Winston-Salem State University , Fayetteville State University , and Elizabeth City State University ) and one to educate American Indians (the University of North Carolina at Pembroke ). Others were created to prepare teachers for public education and to instruct performing artists . During
444-549: A quadrangle that runs north to Chapel Hill. This is named McCorkle Place after Samuel Eusebius McCorkle , who campaigned for the foundation of the university and was the original author of the bill requesting the university's charter . A second quadrangle, Polk Place, was built in the 1920s to the south of the original campus, with the South Building on its north side, and named after North Carolina native and university alumnus President James K. Polk . The Wilson Library
555-405: A yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who choose to attend the university) of 45.3%. UNC-Chapel Hill's freshman retention rate is 96.5%, with 91.9% going on to graduate within six years. Of the 60% of enrolled freshmen in 2021 who submitted ACT scores; the middle 50 percent Composite score was between 29 and 33. Of the 15% of the incoming freshman class who submitted SAT scores;
666-515: A 15.6 percent increase in tuition , a historically large increase. The budget cuts in 2011 greatly affected the university and set this increased tuition plan in motion and UNC students protested. On February 10, 2012, the UNC Board of Governors approved tuition and fee increases of 8.8 percent for in-state undergraduates across all 16 campuses. In June 2018, the Department of Education found that
777-480: A GPA of 4.0 or higher on a weighted 4.0 scale. The most popular majors at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2009 were biology, business administration, psychology, media and journalism, and political science. UNC-Chapel Hill also offers 300 study abroad programs in 70 countries. At the undergraduate level, all students must fulfill a number of general education requirements as part of the Making Connections curriculum, which
888-551: A disadvantage to other schools and were forcing students to lie about financial aid they received. The University of Virginia left the Southern Conference due to the Graham Plan, indicating that its students could not comply with the regulations without violating its honor code. In 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Graham as chairman of his Advisory Council on Economic Security, which made proposals that led to
999-497: A failure to monitor and lack of institutional control". In October 2017, the NCAA issued its findings and concluded "that the only violations in this case are the department chair's and the secretary's failure to cooperate". The South's Oldest Rivalry between North Carolina and its first opponent, the University of Virginia , was prominent throughout the first third of the twentieth century. The 119th meeting in football between two of
1110-523: A large crowd that it had to be held in Kenan Stadium . Graham used the date of Armistice Day to underscore his message that schools and universities have the responsibility of guiding young people away from war. His first cousin Edward Kidder Graham had been President of UNC from 1913 to 1918. In July of the following year, he married Marian Drane of Baltimore, Maryland . Their wedding ceremony
1221-575: A member of the National War Labor Board from 1942 to 1945 . More than any other member, he pressed the Board to address the concerns of African Americans seeking fair wages and equal treatment in the workplace. After Roosevelt's death, new President Harry S. Truman continued to utilize Graham, and appointed him to the President's Committee on Civil Rights in 1946. But in the following year, Graham
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#17329096470371332-636: A path to a Navy commission. During the 1960s, the campus was the location of significant political protests. Prior to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , protests about local racial segregation which began quietly in Franklin Street restaurants led to mass demonstrations and disturbance. The climate of civil unrest prompted the 1963 Speaker Ban Law prohibiting speeches by communists on state campuses in North Carolina. This stand towards
1443-537: A report that accused many schools of using cash payments to recruit athletes, with no regard for academic performance. Partially in response to that report, in 1935 Graham worked with his colleagues at the National Association of State Universities to develop a plan—eventually known as the "Graham Plan"—that called for the elimination of preferential treatment for college athletes, and a general de-emphasis of football specifically. While not implemented nationally,
1554-500: A school for performing artists. The oldest university, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , first admitted students in 1795. The smallest and newest member is the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics , a residential two-year high school, founded in 1980 and a full member of the university since 2007. The largest university is North Carolina State University , with 37,323 students as of fall 2023. While
1665-530: A staff-run "hearing board". UNC-Chapel Hill's library system includes a number of individual libraries housed throughout the campus and holds more than 10 million combined print and electronic volumes. UNC-Chapel Hill's North Carolina Collection (NCC) is the largest and most comprehensive collection of holdings about any single state nationwide. The unparalleled assemblage of literary, visual, and artifactual materials documents four centuries of North Carolina history and culture. The North Carolina Collection
1776-508: A total enrollment of 244,507 students as of fall 2021. UNC campuses conferred 62,930 degrees in 2020–2021, the bulk of which were at the bachelor's level, with 44,309 degrees awarded. In 2008, the UNC System conferred over 75% of all baccalaureate degrees in North Carolina. Founded in 1789, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (at the time called the University of North Carolina)
1887-515: Is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU). The National Science Foundation ranked UNC–Chapel Hill ninth among American universities for research and development expenditures in 2023 with $ 1.5 billion. The campus covers 760 acres (310 ha), encompassing the Morehead Planetarium and
1998-583: Is a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina , United States. Chartered in 1789, the university first began enrolling students in 1795, making it one of the oldest public universities in the United States . The university offers degrees in over 70 courses of study and is administratively divided into 13 separate professional schools and a primary unit, the College of Arts & Sciences. It
2109-598: Is a large recipient of National Institute of Health grants and funds. For fiscal year 2020, the university received $ 509.9 million in NIH funds for research. This amount makes Chapel Hill the 10th overall recipient of research funds in the nation by the NIH. For decades, UNC-Chapel Hill has offered an undergraduate merit scholarship known as the Morehead-Cain Scholarship . Recipients receive full tuition, room and board, books, and funds for summer study for four years. Since
2220-553: Is at the south end of Polk Place. McCorkle Place and Polk Place are both in what is the northern part of the campus in the 21st century, along with the Frank Porter Graham Student Union, and the Davis, House, and Wilson libraries. Most university classrooms are located in this area, along with several undergraduate residence halls. The middle part of the campus includes Fetzer Field and Woollen Gymnasium along with
2331-636: Is contained in the State's first Constitution (1776), which provided in Article XLI That a school or schools shall be established by the Legislature, for the convenient instruction of youth, ... and all useful learning shall be duly encouraged, and promoted, in one or more universities, The state legislature granted a charter and funding for the university in 1789. Article IX of the 1971 North Carolina Constitution deals with all forms of public education in
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#17329096470372442-682: Is housed in Wilson Library , named after Louis Round Wilson , along with the Southern Historical Collection , the Rare Books Collection, and the Southern Folklife Collection . The university is home to ibiblio , one of the world's largest collections of freely available information including software, music, literature, art, history, science, politics, and cultural studies. The Davis Library, situated near
2553-451: Is named in Graham's honor. The spacious, multilevel building houses various student services as well as an art gallery, eatery, film auditorium, radio station WXYC , and recreational facilities including twelve bowling lanes in the basement. The UNC-Chapel Hill Graduate School established a Frank Porter Graham Honor Society in 1993 to honor students and faculty who provide "outstanding service" to
2664-473: Is one of three schools to claim the title of oldest public university in the United States . It closed from 1871 to 1875, faced with serious financial and enrollment problems during the Reconstruction era . In 1877, the state of North Carolina began sponsoring additional higher education institutions. Over time, the state added a women's college (now known as the University of North Carolina at Greensboro ),
2775-527: Is taken from its own website. The following universities became four-year institutions after their founding (date each became a four-year institution in parentheses): With the exception of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, the institutions that joined the University of North Carolina in 1972 did so under their current name. As of 1972, all public four-year institutions in North Carolina are members of
2886-616: The Association of American Universities . He was also the first president of the Southern Council on International Relations, an organization founded in 1938 to promote international studies throughout public schools in the South. Graham was an early advocate of reform in college athletics. In 1929, the Carnegie Foundation — a private organization that researches and recommends education policy — published "American College Athletics",
2997-629: The Great Depression , the North Carolina General Assembly searched for cost savings within state government. Towards this effort in 1931, it redefined the University of North Carolina, which at the time referred exclusively to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; the new Consolidated University of North Carolina was created to include the existing campuses of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State College (now North Carolina State University), and
3108-596: The New York Giants and later a physician (and the inspiration for a character in the 1989 film Field of Dreams ). Alexander Graham Middle School in Charlotte is named for his father. It opened in 1920 on Morehead Street near the Grahams' home and is now in a newer building on Runnymede Lane. Graham attended the original University of North Carolina (UNC, now called University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ), from which he
3219-412: The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics , the nation's first public residential high school for gifted students, was declared an affiliated school of the university. In 2007, the high school became a full member of the university. An asterisk (*) denotes acting president. Two asterisks (**) denotes chairman of the faculty. The legal authority and mandate for the University of North Carolina
3330-556: The Sears Directors Cup "all-sports national championship" awarded for cumulative performance in NCAA competition. Consensus collegiate national athletes of the year from North Carolina include Rachel Dawson in field hockey; Phil Ford , Tyler Hansbrough , Antawn Jamison , Vince Carter , James Worthy and Michael Jordan in men's basketball; and Mia Hamm (twice), Shannon Higgins , Kristine Lilly , and Tisha Venturini in women's soccer. The university's teams are nicknamed
3441-675: The Social Security Act the following year. At the same time, Graham served as vice chairman of the consumers board of the National Recovery Administration . He headed the Advisory Committee on Economic Conditions in the South which in 1938 drafted a report detailing the dire position of the region. Roosevelt issued the 15-chapter report, drawing public attention to what it deemed "the nation's number one economic problem". Immediately afterward, Graham helped establish
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3552-588: The Southern Conference for Human Welfare (SCHW), an advocacy group that organized poverty relief efforts and promoted New Deal policies. Its first meeting was held in Birmingham, Alabama in November 1938, drawing together progressives from all across the South in "the most significant attempt by Southerners, up to that time, to introduce a far-reaching agenda of change". During World War II , Graham served as
3663-419: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte , the University of North Carolina at Asheville , and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington . In 1971, North Carolina passed legislation bringing into the University of North Carolina all 16 public institutions that confer bachelor's degrees. This latest round of consolidation gave each constituent school its own chancellor and board of trustees . In 1985,
3774-462: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro ), and State College (now North Carolina State University ). He served as President of the university system for the next 17 years. He was an approachable, friendly, and popular president, known to all as "Dr. Frank". Graham was a member of the executive committee of the National Association of State Universities , and served as vice president of
3885-521: The " Tar Heels ", in reference to the state's eighteenth-century prominence as a tar and pitch producer. The nickname's cultural relevance, however, has a complex history that includes anecdotal tales from both the American Civil War and the American Revolution . The mascot is a live Dorset ram named Rameses , a tradition that dates back to 1924, when the team manager brought a ram to
3996-567: The "Carolina First" fundraising campaign and an endowment that increased fourfold to more than $ 2 billion within ten years. Professor Oliver Smithies was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2007 for his work in genetics. Additionally, Professor Aziz Sancar was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2015 for his work in understanding the molecular repair mechanisms of DNA . In 2011,
4107-442: The "University of North Carolina" for athletics. As of Fall 2011, the university had won 40 NCAA team championships in six different sports, eighth all-time. These include twenty one NCAA championships in women's soccer , six in women's field hockey , four in men's lacrosse , six in men's basketball , one in women's basketball , and two in men's soccer . The Men's basketball team won its 6th NCAA basketball championship in 2017,
4218-537: The American South , a free public access website of "digitized primary materials that offer Southern perspectives on American history and culture." The project began in 1996. In 2009 the library launched the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center, a statewide digital library, in partnership with other organizations. For 2023, U.S. News & World Report ranked UNC-Chapel Hill 4th among
4329-633: The Carolina, Colonel Robinson, Johnston and Pogue Scholars programs. In 2003, Chancellor James Moeser announced the Carolina Covenant, wherein UNC offers a debt free education to low-income students who are accepted to the university. The program was the first of its kind at a public university and the second overall in the nation (following Princeton University ). About 80 other universities have since followed suit. North Carolina's athletic teams are known as
4440-510: The Chancellor of UNC from 1945 to 1957, and opened in 1968. In 2001, the R.B. House Undergraduate Library underwent a $ 9.9 million renovation that modernized the furnishings, equipment, and infrastructure of the building. Prior to the construction of Davis, Wilson Library was the university's main library, but now Wilson hosts special events and houses special collections, rare books, and temporary exhibits. The library oversees Documenting
4551-461: The Dean Smith era, challenged "The Carolina Way" image. The report alleged that at least 54 players during the Dean Smith era were enrolled in what came to be known as "paper classes". The report noted that the questionable classes began in the spring of 1993, the year of Smith's final championship, so those grades would not have been entered until after the championship game was played. In response to
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4662-647: The Graham Plan was passed by the Southern Conference (of which the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State were members) in February 1936. The plan was in direct contradiction to rules implemented by the Southeastern Conference at the same time that embraced athletic scholarships, making them transparent. The financial aid provisions of the Graham Plan were repealed by the Southern Conference in December 1937, after colleges complained that they were put at
4773-577: The North Carolina chapter of the ACLU has acknowledged people who work towards the promotion of civil liberties in the state with the Frank Porter Graham Award. Graham's life story was the subject of a 1994 documentary, Dr. Frank: The Life and Times of Frank Porter Graham , narrated by Charles Kuralt . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC , UNC-Chapel Hill , or simply Carolina )
4884-456: The Pit, is the main library and the largest academic facility and state-owned building in North Carolina. It was named after North Carolina philanthropist Walter Royal Davis and opened on February 6, 1984. The first book checked out of Davis Library was George Orwell 's 1984 . The R.B. House Undergraduate Library is located between the Pit area and Wilson Library. It is named after Robert B. House,
4995-538: The Student Recreation Center, Kenan Memorial Stadium , Irwin Belk outdoor track, Eddie Smith Field House , Boshamer Stadium , Carmichael Auditorium , Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History , School of Government, School of Law , George Watts Hill Alumni Center, Ram's Head complex (with a dining hall, parking garage, grocery store, and gymnasium), and various residence halls. The southern part of
5106-880: The Tar Heels. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) sub-level for football), primarily competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for all sports since the 1953–54 season. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and wrestling ; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball. The NCAA refers to UNC-Chapel Hill as
5217-520: The Temple of Love in the Gardens of Versailles , in the same location as the original well that provided water for the school. The well stands at the south end of McCorkle Place, the northern quad, between two of the campus's oldest buildings, Old East , and Old West. The historic Playmakers Theatre is located on Cameron Avenue between McCorkle Place and Polk Place. It was designed by Alexander Jackson Davis ,
5328-782: The UN commission arbitrating peace in the Indonesian National Revolution , a thorny affair that seemed to hold little chance for mediation. Still, the appointment of Graham, together with foreign counterparts of equal gravitas, displayed a clear determination for the peace talks to succeed, a situation recognized in The New York Times which praised "the high character of the Committee". Graham helped open direct negotiations between Indonesian and Dutch representatives at Batavia aboard USS Renville in December 1947. After his return, he
5439-458: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill had violated Title IX in handling reports of sexual assault , five years after four students and an administrator filed complaints. The university was also featured in The Hunting Ground , a 2015 documentary about sexual assault on college campuses . Annie E. Clark and Andrea Pino , two students featured in the film, helped to establish
5550-607: The University's Carr Hall, which was named after Julian Carr, was renamed the "Student Affairs Building". Carr had supported white supremacy and also the Ku Klux Klan. After reopening its campus in August 2020, UNC-Chapel Hill reported 135 new COVID-19 cases and four infection clusters within a week of having started in-person classes for the Fall 2020 semester. On August 10, faculty and staff from several of UNC's constituent institutions filed
5661-462: The Wilson Library, was commissioned by John Motley Morehead III , the benefactor of the Morehead-Cain Scholarship . The hedge and surrounding landscape was designed by William C. Coker , botany professor and creator of the campus arboretum . Traditionally, seniors have the opportunity to climb the tower a few days prior to May commencement. The university has a goal that all new buildings meet
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#17329096470375772-547: The Woman's College (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro). The three campuses came under the leadership of a single board of trustees and a single president, with "Deans of Administration" serving as day-to-day leaders of the three campuses. In 1945, the title "Dean of Administration" was changed to " Chancellor ." By 1969, three additional campuses had joined the Consolidated University through legislative action:
5883-578: The allegations of the Wainstein report, the NCAA launched their own investigation and on June 5, 2015 the NCAA accused the institution of five major violations including: "two instances of unethical conduct and failure to cooperate" as well as "unethical conduct and extra benefits related to student-athletes' access to and assistance in the paper courses; unethical conduct by the instructor/counselor for providing impermissible academic assistance to student-athletes; and
5994-418: The annual game against Virginia Military Institute , inspired by the play of former football player Jack " The Battering Ram " Merrit. The kicker rubbed his head for good luck before a game-winning field goal, and the ram stayed. There is also an anthropomorphic ram mascot who appears at games. The modern Rameses is depicted in a sailor's hat, a reference to a United States Navy flight training program that
6105-613: The campus houses the Dean Smith Center for men's basketball, Koury Natatorium, School of Medicine , Adams School of Dentistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Hospitals , Kenan–Flagler Business School , and the newest student residence halls. Located in McCorkle Place is the Davie Poplar tree under which a popular legend says the university's founder, William Richardson Davie , selected
6216-501: The center of campus. In April 2024, UNC students joined other campuses across the United States in protests and establishing encampments against the Israel–Hamas war and the alleged genocide of Palestinians in Gaza . Student demands were transparency in investments and that UNC divest from Israel . With the administration coming down hard on the protesters, the students called for
6327-524: The draft, so the university was one of the few in the Confederacy that managed to stay open. However, Chapel Hill suffered the loss of more of its population during the war than any village in the South, and when student numbers did not recover, the university was forced to close during Reconstruction from December 1, 1870, until September 6, 1875. Following the reopening, enrollment was slow to increase and university administrators offered free tuition for
6438-433: The edge of campus, christened "Dan Moore's Wall" by The Daily Tar Heel for Governor Dan K. Moore . A group of UNC-Chapel Hill students, led by Student Body President Paul Dickson, filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court , and on February 20, 1968, the Speaker Ban Law was struck down. In 1969, campus food workers of Lenoir Hall went on strike protesting perceived racial injustices that impacted their employment, garnering
6549-414: The election of B. Everett Jordan in 1958, no fewer than eight men served in the seat in a dozen years. Graham faced two opponents in the 1950 Democratic primary, including former Senator Robert R. Reynolds and former Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives Willis Smith . Reynolds was eliminated with only 10% of the vote, while Smith and Graham received 41% and 49% respectively. Graham
6660-415: The explicitly racist views espoused in the dedication speech that local industrialist and UNC Trustee Julian Carr gave at the statue's unveiling on June 2, 1913, and the approval with which they had been met by the crowd at the dedication. Shortly before the beginning of the 2018–2019 school year, the Silent Sam was toppled by protestors and damaged, and has been absent from campus ever since. In July 2020,
6771-420: The field of global diplomacy . He returned to the United Nations as a mediator for India and Pakistan in the Kashmir dispute , serving in this capacity from 1951 through 1967. He retired from U.N. service in 1967 at the age of 81 and returned to Chapel Hill, after his wife died. Graham died in Chapel Hill at the age of 85. He is interred at the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery . UNC-Chapel Hill's student union
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#17329096470376882-411: The first of several investigations found fraud and academic dishonesty at the university related to its athletic program. Following a lesser scandal that began in 2010 involving academic fraud and improper benefits with the university's football program , two hundred questionable classes offered by the university's African and Afro-American Studies department came to light. As a result, the university
6993-423: The first town-gown partnership in the country to make such an agreement. Through these efforts, the university achieved a "A−" grade on the Sustainable Endowment Institute's College Sustainability Report Card 2010. The university was criticized in 2019 for abandoning a promise to shutter its coal-fired power plant by 2020. Initially, the university has announced plans to become carbon neutral by 2050, but in 2021,
7104-436: The governor himself. Scott appointed Graham, which surprised many political observers. At the time of his appointment, Graham had never sought nor served in any political office, an unusual phenomenon at the time for North Carolina senators. Also atypical was that the particular Senate seat Graham occupied was in a period of considerable turnover. Beginning with the death of Senator Josiah W. Bailey in 1946, and concluding with
7215-443: The inception of the Morehead, 29 alumni of the program have been named Rhodes Scholars . Since 2001, North Carolina has also co-hosted the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program , a merit scholarship and leadership development program granting recipients full student privileges at both UNC-Chapel Hill and neighboring Duke University . Additionally, the university provides scholarships based on merit and leadership qualities, including
7326-417: The library moved to Hill Hall in 1907, the building was transferred between the school of law and the agricultural chemistry department until it was taken over by the university theater group, the Carolina Playmakers, in 1924. It was remodeled as a theater, opening in 1925 as Playmakers Theater. Playmakers Theatre was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973. The Morehead–Patterson bell tower, south of
7437-426: The location for the university. The legend of the Davie Poplar says that as long as the tree stands, so will the university. However, the name was not associated with the tree until almost a century after the university's foundation. A graft from the tree, named Davie Poplar Jr., was planted nearby in 1918 after the original tree was struck by lightning. A second graft, Davie Poplar III, was planted in conjunction with
7548-445: The many stores and shops located on Franklin Street . Students can participate in over 550 officially recognized student organizations. UNC-Chapel Hill is one of the charter members of the Atlantic Coast Conference , which was founded on June 14, 1953. The university's athletic teams compete as the Tar Heels . The University of North Carolina was chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly on December 11, 1789; its cornerstone
7659-436: The middle 50 percent Composite scores were 1330-1500. In the 2020–2021 academic year, 20 freshman students were National Merit Scholars . The university is need-blind for domestic applicants. The university has a longstanding honor code known as the "Instrument of Student Judicial Governance", supplemented by a mostly student-run honor system to resolve issues with students accused of academic and conduct offenses against
7770-412: The official names of each campus are determined by the North Carolina General Assembly, abbreviations are determined by the individual school. The enrollment numbers are the official headcounts (including all full-time and part-time, undergrad and postgrad students) from University of North Carolina website. This does not include the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, the figure for NCSSM
7881-442: The people of the State free of expense. Statutory provisions stipulate the current function and cost to students of the University of North Carolina. Within its seventeen campuses, UNC houses two medical schools and one teaching hospital, ten nursing programs, two schools of dentistry, one veterinary school and hospital, and a school of pharmacy, as well as a two law schools, 15 schools of education, three schools of engineering, and
7992-1036: The plan was changed to 2040. In December 2019, the university was sued by the Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity for violations of the Clean Air Act . As of 2007, UNC-Chapel Hill offered 71 bachelor's, 107 master's and 74 doctoral degree programs. The university enrolls students from all 100 North Carolina counties and state law requires that the percentage of students from North Carolina in each freshman class meet or exceed 82%. The student body consists of 17,981 undergraduate students and 10,935 graduate and professional students (as of Fall 2009). Racial and ethnic minorities comprise 30.8% of UNC-Chapel Hill's undergraduate population as of 2010 and applications from international students more than doubled in five years from 702 in 2004 to 1,629 in 2009. Eighty-nine percent of enrolling first year students in 2009 reported
8103-472: The present Judiciary Courts." Until 2024, most academic and conduct violations were handled by a single, student-run honor system. Prior to the student-run honor system, the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies , along with other campus organizations such as the men's council, women's council, and student council supported student concerns. In 2024, the university transitioned from the student-run honor system to
8214-491: The privileges, rights, franchises, and endowments heretofore granted to or conferred upon the trustees of these institutions. The General Assembly may enact laws necessary and expedient for the maintenance and management of The University of North Carolina and the other public institutions of higher education. The General Assembly shall provide that the benefits of The University of North Carolina and other public institutions of higher education, as far as practicable, be extended to
8325-518: The progressive Graham, conservatives turned the Smith campaign into an openly racist crusade. At the time of the election, few African-Americans were voting in North Carolina because of Jim Crow laws designed to disenfranchise them. Those blacks who were registered were mostly Republicans who cast ballots only in routine general elections . Graham was hence unable to appeal to many black voters, and he did not call for immediate integration, either. Graham
8436-578: The protection of their first amendment rights . 36 arrests were made with police clearing out the encampment that was set up in Polk Place. Palestine Legal filed the federal civil rights complaint alleging that there was preferential treatment of Israeli students by UNC, and targeting of pro-Palestine students. UNC-Chapel Hill's campus covers around 760 acres (310 ha), including about 125 acres (51 ha) of lawns and over 30 acres (12 ha) of shrub beds and other ground cover. In 1999, UNC-Chapel Hill
8547-441: The public universities and 22nd among national universities in the United States. The Wall Street Journal ranked UNC-Chapel Hill 3rd best public university behind University of Michigan and UCLA . The university was named a Public Ivy by Richard Moll in his 1985 book The Public Ivies: A Guide to America's Best Public Undergraduate Colleges and Universities , and in later guides by Howard and Matthew Greene. The university
8658-604: The racial segregation on campus led up to the Sit-in movement . The Sit-in movement started a new era in North Carolina, which challenged colleges across the south against racial segregation of public facilities. The law was immediately criticized by university Chancellor William Brantley Aycock and university President William Friday , but was not reviewed by the North Carolina General Assembly until 1965. Small amendments to allow "infrequent" visits failed to placate
8769-582: The requirements for LEED silver certification, and the Allen Education Center at the university's North Carolina Botanic Garden was the first building in North Carolina to receive LEED Platinum certification. UNC-Chapel Hill's cogeneration facility produced one-fourth of the electricity and all of the steam used on campus as of 2008. In 2006, the university and the Town of Chapel Hill jointly agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 60% by 2050, becoming
8880-417: The responsibility of choosing a replacement. After three weeks of intense speculation throughout March as to whom the governor might choose, attention focused on individuals ranging from the senator's widow, who expressed no interest; Scott's former campaign manager, Capus Miller Waynick ; another Scott supporter, Major Lennox Polk McLendon, a lawyer from Greensboro, North Carolina ; former Senator Umstead; and
8991-474: The same architect who renovated the northern façade of Old East in 1844. The east-facing building was completed in 1851 and initially served as a library and as a ballroom. It was originally named Smith Hall after North Carolina Governor General Benjamin Smith , who was a special aide to George Washington during the American Revolutionary War and was an early benefactor to the university. When
9102-508: The schools of medicine, nursing, business, education, pharmacy, information and library science, public health, or media and journalism. Undergraduates are held to an eight-semester limit of study. UNC-Chapel Hill's admissions process is "most selective" according to U.S. News & World Report . For the Class of 2025 (enrolled fall 2021), UNC-Chapel Hill received 53,776 applications and accepted 10,347 (19.2%). Of those accepted, 4,689 enrolled,
9213-661: The sons of teachers and ministers, as well as loans for those who could not afford attendance. Following the Civil War, the university began to modernize its programs and onboard faculty with prestigious degrees. The creation of a new gymnasium, funding for a new Chemistry laboratory, and organization of the Graduate Department were accomplishments touted by UNC president Francis Venable at the 1905 "University Day" celebration. Despite initial skepticism from university President Frank Porter Graham , on March 27, 1931, legislation
9324-515: The state. Sections 8 and 9 of that article address higher education. The General Assembly shall maintain a public system of higher education, comprising The University of North Carolina and such other institutions of higher education as the General Assembly may deem wise. The General Assembly shall provide for the selection of trustees of The University of North Carolina and of the other institutions of higher education, in whom shall be vested all
9435-409: The student body, especially when the university's board of trustees overruled new Chancellor Paul Frederick Sharp's decision to allow speaking invitations to Marxist speaker Herbert Aptheker and civil liberties activist Frank Wilkinson ; however, the two speakers came to Chapel Hill anyway. Wilkinson spoke off campus, while more than 1,500 students viewed Aptheker's speech across a low campus wall at
9546-486: The support of student groups and members of the university and Chapel Hill community and leading to state troopers in riot gear being deployed on campus and the state national guard being held on standby in Durham. From the late 1990s and onward, UNC-Chapel Hill expanded rapidly with a 15% increase in total student population to more than 28,000 by 2007. This is accompanied by the construction of new facilities, funded in part by
9657-552: The survivor advocacy organization End Rape on Campus. In August 2018, the university came to national attention after the toppling of Silent Sam , a Confederate monument which had been erected on campus in 1913 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy . The statue had been dogged by controversy at various points since the 1960s, with critics claiming that the monument invokes memories of racism and slavery. Many critics cited
9768-431: The third for Coach Roy Williams since he took the job as head coach. UNC was also retroactively given the title of National Champion for the 1924 championship, but is typically not included in the official tally. Other recent successes include the 2011 College Cup in men's soccer, and four consecutive College World Series appearances by the baseball team from 2006 to 2009. In 1994, the university's athletic programs won
9879-598: The top public universities in the east occurred in October 2014. University of North Carolina The University of North Carolina is the public university system for the state of North Carolina . Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the NC School of Science and Mathematics , it is commonly referred to as the UNC System to differentiate it from its first campus, UNC-Chapel Hill . The university system has
9990-710: The university community. In 1974, the Judicial Reform Committee created the Instrument of Student Judicial Governance , which outlined the current honor code and its means for enforcement. The creation of the instrument and the judicial reform committee was preceded by a list of "Demands by the Black Student Movement" ( BSM ) which stated that "[e]ither Black students have full jurisdiction over all offenses committed by Black students or duly elected Black Students from BSM who would represent our interests be on
10101-463: The university's bicentennial celebration in 1993. The student members of the university's Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies are not allowed to walk on the grass of McCorkle Place out of respect for the unknown resting place of Joseph Caldwell , the university's first president. A symbol of the university is the Old Well , a small neoclassical rotunda at the south end of McCorkle Place based on
10212-525: The university. The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, founded in 1966, is among the nation's oldest and largest centers of public policy research regarding children and families. The Frank Porter Graham Elementary School in Chapel Hill and the Frank Porter Graham Building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro also honor the former senator. Since 1968,
10323-568: Was also president of Tulane University and the University of Virginia . On December 13, 2019, the UNC System Board of Governors unanimously voted to name Kevin Guskiewicz the university's 12th chancellor. In the early afternoon on August 28, 2023, the second week of the fall semester, a PhD student shot and killed associate professor Zijie Yan in Caudill Labs, a laboratory building near
10434-666: Was appointed by the North Carolina governor to fill a vacant seat in the United States Senate . His effort to win election in the following year turned into a bitter and ultimately unsuccessful struggle with conservative Democrat Willis Smith . In 1951 he was appointed as a United Nations mediator for the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan . He pursued that elusive goal for 16 years, and he continued his advocacy work on many other issues, until failing health forced him to retire from public life in 1967. Frank Porter Graham
10545-414: Was attached to the university during World War II. Basketball coach Dean Smith was widely known for his idea of "The Carolina Way", in which he challenged his players to, "Play hard, play smart, play together." "The Carolina Way" was an idea of excellence in the classroom, as well as on the court. In Coach Smith's book, The Carolina Way , former player Scott Williams said, regarding Dean Smith, "Winning
10656-462: Was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1886, the sixth of nine children born to Alexander and Katherine Bryan Sloan Graham. His father was superintendent of the Charlotte school system for 25 years, and many of his siblings and other family relations were teachers. His older brother, Archibald Wright "Moonlight" Graham (December 28, 1879 – August 25, 1965), was a professional baseball player with
10767-419: Was graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors in 1909. He was an active and popular student, serving as the editor of the college newspaper and the yearbook, president of the debating society, president of the campus YMCA , Senior class president, and the university's head cheerleader. He thereafter studied law and received his license in 1913. He received a graduate degree in 1916 from Columbia University . While he
10878-437: Was introduced in 2006. English, social science, history, foreign language, mathematics, and natural science courses are required of all students, ensuring that they receive a broad liberal arts education. The university also offers a wide range of first year seminars for incoming freshmen. After their second year, students move on to the College of Arts and Sciences, or choose an undergraduate professional school program within
10989-513: Was laid on October 12, 1793, at Chapel Hill, chosen because of its central location within the state. It is one of three universities that claims to be the oldest public university in the United States , and the only such institution to confer degrees in the eighteenth century as a public institution. During the Civil War , North Carolina Governor David Lowry Swain persuaded Confederate President Jefferson Davis to exempt some students from
11100-568: Was mentioned in hearings held by the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities for his involvement with the SCHW, which was alleged to be a Communist front organization. Graham denied any Communist affiliation, but was tarnished by accusations of "pinkish" sympathies for years. During this time, Graham became involved with United Nations diplomatic work. In October 1947, President Truman appointed him to
11211-559: Was named adviser to the Secretary of State on Indonesian affairs. North Carolina's state agriculture commissioner W. Kerr Scott was elected Governor in November 1948. Like Graham, Scott was a pro-Truman Democrat who had supported the New Deal . Two months after Scott's inauguration in January 1949, incumbent U.S. Senator J. Melville Broughton died in office. Broughton's death left Scott with
11322-423: Was not a natural campaigner and hesitated even to ask voters for their vote. His political views were different from most North Carolinians'. In the virtually all-white Democratic primaries, the tactics of Smith's campaign supporters (among whom was future Republican Senator Jesse Helms ) worked along with these other factors, and Smith prevailed by a narrow 52%-48%. After his short Senate stint, Graham re-entered
11433-595: Was one of sixteen recipients of the American Society of Landscape Architects Medallion Awards and was identified (in the second tier) as one of 50 college or university "works of art" by T.A. Gaines in his book The Campus as a Work of Art . The oldest buildings on the campus, including the Old East building (built 1793–1795), the South Building (built 1798–1814), and the Old West building (built 1822–1823), stand around
11544-521: Was one percentage point below the threshold of receiving the nomination outright, and Smith could have chosen to engage Graham in a runoff. Smith initially declined, but when activists rallied outside his house in a show of support, Smith changed his mind. In the runoff, Smith ran as an anti-Truman Democrat. According to his staffers, Smith never said anything outright racist , but some of his supporters released unofficial pamphlets stirring up fears of an integrated society. Fueled by their intense dislike for
11655-531: Was only one women's residence hall. As a result, Woman's College was renamed the " University of North Carolina at Greensboro ", and the University of North Carolina became the "University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill". In 1955, UNC officially desegregated its undergraduate divisions. During World War II, UNC was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program which offered students
11766-521: Was passed to group the University of North Carolina with the State College of Agriculture and Engineering and Woman's College of the University of North Carolina to form the Consolidated University of North Carolina. In 1963, the consolidated university was made fully coeducational , although most women still attended Woman's College for their first two years, transferring to Chapel Hill as juniors, since freshmen were required to live on campus and there
11877-485: Was performed by the bride's father, who was the rector of Baltimore's historic St. Paul's Episcopal Church for more than 50 years. Just months after his marriage, in November 1932, Graham was chosen to lead the consolidation of the University of North Carolina system , which brought together the three public colleges for whites in the state: Graham's UNC at Chapel Hill, the North Carolina College for Women (now
11988-544: Was placed on probation by its accrediting agency in 2015. It was removed from probation in 2016. That same year, the public universities in North Carolina had to share a budget cut of $ 414 million, of which the Chapel Hill campus lost more than $ 100 million in 2011. This followed state budget cuts that trimmed university spending by $ 231 million since 2007; Provost Bruce Carney said more than 130 faculty members have left UNC since 2009., with poor staff retention. The Board of Trustees for UNC-CH recommended
12099-429: Was promoted to a professorship in 1927, despite not having earned a Ph.D. He also served briefly as dean of students. In June 1930, Graham was elected President of UNC, succeeding Harry Woodburn Chase . As The New York Times put it: "He was literally 'drafted' for the presidency, for he desired to teach, and yielded only to the unanimous vote of the trustees." His formal induction ceremony on November 11, 1931 drew such
12210-628: Was studying law, Graham worked as a high school teacher in Raleigh, North Carolina . He went on to serve as a history instructor at UNC beginning in 1915. He interrupted his teaching career to enlist in 1917 in the United States Marine Corps for service in World War I . Enlisted as a private, he was discharged as a first lieutenant in 1919. Graham returned to the History department at UNC and
12321-475: Was very important at Carolina, and there was much pressure to win, but Coach cared more about our getting a sound education and turning into good citizens than he did about winning." The October 22, 2014, release of the Wainstein Report alleged institutionalized academic fraud that involved over 3,100 students and student athletes, over an 18-year period from 1993 to 2011 that began during the final years of
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