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 of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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 of North Carolina at Asheville is a public liberal arts university in Asheville,North Carolina,United States. UNC Asheville is the designated liberal arts institution in the University of North Carolina system. It is a member and the headquarters of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public research university in Charlotte,North Carolina. UNC Charlotte offers 24 doctoral,66 master's,and 79 bachelor's degree programs through nine colleges. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
Larry King Monteith was an American electrical engineer and academic leader in North Carolina. He retired from North Carolina State University following a distinguished career of leadership positions,culminating with service as the university's eleventh chancellor from 1989 to 1998.
James Charles Moeser 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.
The Confederate Monument,University of North Carolina,commonly known as Silent Sam,is a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier by Canadian sculptor John A. Wilson,which once stood on McCorkle Place of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) from 1913 until it was pulled down by protestors on August 20,2018. Its former location has been described as "the front door" of the university and "a position of honor".
The University of North Carolina School of Law is the law school of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Established in 1845,it is one of the oldest law schools in the United States and is the oldest law school in the state of North Carolina.
Joseph Carlyle "Lyle" Sitterson was an American educator who served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from February 16,1966,to January 31,1972.
Herbert Holden Thorp is an American chemist,professor and entrepreneur. He is a professor of chemistry at George Washington University. He was the tenth chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,assuming the position on July 1,2008,succeeding James Moeser,and,at age 43,was noted as being among the youngest leaders of a university in the United States. At the time of his selection as chancellor,Thorp was the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and a Kenan Professor of chemistry at the university.
Emil J. Kang serves as program director for arts and culture at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation,where he leads the foundation’s grant-making program. Kang assumed the role in 2019.
The UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media is a nationally accredited professional undergraduate and graduate level journalism school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school,founded in 1950,is ranked competitively among the best journalism schools in the United States. The school offers undergraduate degrees in media &journalism as well as advertising &public relations. It offers master's degrees in journalism,strategic communication,and visual communication and doctoral degrees in media &communication.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a coeducational public research university located in Chapel Hill,North Carolina,United States. It is one of three schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States. The first public institution of higher education in North Carolina,the school opened on February 12,1795.
Tony Waldrop was an American academic administrator,researcher,and athlete. In 2014,he became the third president of the University of South Alabama.
The UNC School of Information and Library Science(SILS) ( University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) offers a bachelor's degree in information science,a master's degrees in library science and information science,a master's degree in digital curation,and a doctoral degree in information and library science as well as an undergraduate minor,graduate certificate programs,and a post-masters certificate.
The Unsung Founders Memorial at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a memorial located in McCorkle Place,one of the University's quads. It consists of a black granite tabletop supported by 300 bronze figurines and surrounded by 5 black stone seats. The inscription around the edge of the table reads:
The Class Of 2002 Honors The University's Unsung Founders –The People Of Color,Bond And Free –Who Helped Build The Carolina That We Cherish Today.
Carol Lynn Folt is an American academic administrator who is the 12th president of the University of Southern California. She is also the first female president in the university’s 142-year history. She assumed her duties on July 1,2019. She was previously the 11th chancellor,and the 29th chief executive,of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,being the first woman to hold the post. Prior to that,she was provost and interim president of Dartmouth College. On January 14,2019,she announced her resignation as UNC chancellor.
The Yacovelli v. Moeser case,also known as the UNC-Qur'an Controversy,was a result of a summer reading program for new students implemented by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2002 that was objected to by several groups.
Nelson Ferebee Taylor was an American lawyer and educational administrator who served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1972 to 1980.
Lee Harriss Roberts is an American finance executive who serves as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
