University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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 The Old Well | |
| Motto | Lux libertas |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1789 |
| Endowment | $2.2 billion |
| Chancellor | Carol Folt |
| President | Erskine Bowles |
Administrative staff | 6,261 |
| Students | 28,136 |
| Undergraduates | 17,628 |
| Postgraduates | 8,177 |
| Location | Chapel Hill , , |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I FBS |
| Mascot | Rameses the Sheep |
| Website | www.unc.edu |
| References:[1][2][3] | |
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) is a university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It was founded in 1789. UNC is one of three schools that claim to be the oldest public university in the United States. To be more exact, UNC is the first school in the U.S. to hold classes and graduate students as a public institution; it began teaching students in 1795 and graduated its first students in 1798. (The University of Georgia was founded in 1785, but did not start teaching classes until 1801; The College of William & Mary was founded in 1693 and taught students at that time, but did not become a public school until 1906.)
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill Media
University of North Carolina course catalog from June 1819
Statue of Confederate soldier Silent Sam. The statue was toppled by a crowd in 2018, and the plinth (pedestal) was ordered removed by Chancellor Carol Folt in the same letter in which she resigned. As of October 2020 it is in storage.
The Morehead Planetarium, designed by Eggers & Higgins, first opened in 1949.
A representation of the university seal, located in front of South Building and dedicated by the class of 1989.
Students walk past the Old Well, a symbol of UNC-Chapel Hill for years
The Morehead–Patterson Bell Tower was completed in 1931 and stands 172 feet tall.
South Building, administrative offices of the chancellor and College of Arts and Sciences
Students walking through campus between classes
The Davis Library
Louis Round Wilson Library opened in 1929 and houses special collections.
References
- ↑ "Quick Facts". UNC News Services. 2007. Archived from the original on 2004-09-07. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ↑ "Organizational Chart" (PDF). UNC Office of the Chancellor. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ↑ "Student Data". UNC Office of Institutional Research and Assessment. 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
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