University of North Carolina System

The University of North Carolina, often called the University of North Carolina System to avoid confusion, is a federation of all sixteen public universities in North Carolina. The flagship school is the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

History

The system was established in 1932 as the Consolidated University of North Carolina with three campuses; three more were added in the 1960s. It assumed its present name July 1, 1972, with the incorporation of the remaining ten state-supported four-year institutions. Its current members and the years in which they became part of the system are:

Appalachian State University (Boone) - 1972
East Carolina University (Greenville) - 1972
Elizabeth City State University (Elizabeth City) - 1972
Fayetteville State University (Fayetteville) - 1972
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (Greensboro) - 1972
North Carolina Central University (Durham) - 1972
North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem) - 1972
North Carolina State University (Raleigh) - 1932
University of North Carolina at Asheville - 1969
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - 1932
University of North Carolina at Charlotte - 1965
University of North Carolina at Greensboro - 1932
University of North Carolina at Pembroke - 1972
University of North Carolina at Wilmington - 1969
Western Carolina University (Cullowhee) - 1972
Winston-Salem State University (Winston-Salem) - 1972
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (Durham) - 1980 (residential high school, an affiliated institution)

Presidents

Consolidated University of North Carolina

Frank Porter Graham (1932-1949)
William D. Carmichael (acting president, 1949-1950)
Gordon Gray (1950-1955)
J. Harris Purks (acting president, 1955-1956)
William C. Friday (acting president, 1956-1957; president, 1957-1972)

University of North Carolina System

William C. Friday (1972-1986)
C. D. Spangler (1986-1997)
Molly Corbett Broad (1997- )

External links

UNC System website (http://www.northcarolina.edu)

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