University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill facts for kids
The Old Well
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| Motto |
Lux libertas
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1789 |
| Endowment | $2.2 billion |
| Chancellor | Carol Folt |
| President | Erskine Bowles |
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Administrative staff
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6,261 |
| Students | 28,136 |
| Undergraduates | 17,628 |
| Postgraduates | 8,177 |
| Location |
Chapel Hill
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| Campus | Suburban |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I FBS |
| Nickname | Tar Heels |
| Mascot | Rameses the Sheep |
| Website | www.unc.edu |
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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.)
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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.
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Panoramic image of the main quad
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The Morehead Planetarium, designed by Eggers & Higgins, first opened in 1949.
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A representation of the university seal, located in front of South Building and dedicated by the class of 1989.
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The Morehead–Patterson Bell Tower was completed in 1931 and stands 172 feet tall.
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South Building, administrative offices of the chancellor and College of Arts and Sciences
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The Davis Library
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The NCC is the largest collection of printed materials related to a single state.
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Water tower featuring the official UNC athletics logo
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Rameses at the 1957 Victory Bell football game
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Celebration on Franklin Street after victory over Duke
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The 2007 commencement ceremony in Kenan Memorial Stadium
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The Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies of UNC were founded in 1795 and have debates each week in the New West building.
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Undergraduates on campus at UNC-Chapel Hill
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Lenoir Hall
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Old East Residence Hall, built in 1793
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James K. Polk was President of the United States from 1845 to 1849.
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Thomas Wolfe remains one of the most important writers in modern American literature, authoring works such as Look Homeward, Angel and Of Time and the River.
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Andy Griffith was an active member of Chapel Hill's arts community while attending UNC, later starring in productions such as A Face in the Crowd and The Andy Griffith Show.
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Michael Jordan (left) played basketball under Dean Smith (right) while attending the University of North Carolina. Jordan helped the Tar Heels win the 1982 NCAA Championship with a game-winning jump shot.
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In Spanish: Universidad de Carolina del Norte en Chapel Hill para niños
