University of North Carolina
The University of North Carolina System is a federation of all sixteen public universities in North Carolina.
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- )