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History on the Hill is a hub of resources for learning about the history of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.This Day In History
- 1915 In a ceremony at Memorial Hall, Edward Kidder Graham was inaugurated as president of the University.
- 1960 Nobel Prize Laureate Linus Pauling delivered a speech on campus.
- 1979 More than 18,000 students filled Kenan Stadium for the Springfest '79 concert featuring Nantucket, the Spinners, and Jimmy Buffett.
- 2004 The University celebrated a groundbreaking for its new state-of-the-art Carolina Physical Science Complex. The $205 million complex is the largest construction project in the history of the University (as of 2004).
- 2006 The Old Medical Sciences Research Building, completed in 1962, was named in honor of Dr. Stuart Bondurant, a former dean of the medical school. After closing in 2003 for a more than $17 million renovation, the facility reopened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on this day.
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Carolina Firsts: Vermont C. Royster
At the University Day celebration on October 11, 2016, Chancellor Carol Folt announced a new program to name scholarships after notable “firsts” in UNC history. In recognition of the individuals recognized as pioneers at UNC, the University Archives is publishing blog … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Carolina Firsts: Vermont C. Royster
At the University Day celebration on October 11, 2016, Chancellor Carol Folt announced a new program to name scholarships after notable “firsts” in UNC history. In recognition of the individuals recognized as pioneers at UNC, the University Archives is publishing blog … Continue reading → Continue reading
Posted in award winner, Carolina Firsts, Daily Tar Heel, Faculty, history, Journalism, pulitzer prize, Royster, students, UNC, UNC History, University Archives, University History, wall street journal
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