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University of North Carolina

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.

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)