University of North Carolina System - Definition and Overview

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.

Contents

1 History

2 Presidents

2.1 Consolidated University of North Carolina
2.2 University of North Carolina System

3 External links

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)