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Art Weiner catches a pass in the 1947 UNC vs. Georgia game. Hugh Morton Collection, NCC

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1856 Benjamin S. Hedrick, professor of chemistry applied to agriculture and the arts, was attacked in a Raleigh newspaper for his support of Republican presidential candidate John C. Fremont. Following the incident and the subsequent controversy, the University dismissed Hedrick, making him the only faculty member to have been fired because of his political beliefs.
2003 Chancellor James Moeser announced the Carolina Covenant, an initiative to give children of low-income families an opportunity to graduate from the University debt-free if they work on campus 10 to 12 hours weekly in a federal work-study job throughout their four years. The University meets the rest of students' needs through a combination of federal, state, university, and private grants and scholarships.

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