Law, School of

Carolina's oldest professional school, and the oldest law school in the state, began in 1845 with the hiring of William Horn Battle. A North Carolina Superior Court judge, Battle led the program during its formative years. The program became a school in 1899. It was a charter member of the Ameri...

Influenza

The influenza pandemic that swept the world in 1918 and 1919 had a very visible effect in Chapel Hill, claiming two consecutive university presidents. Edward Kidder Graham, the popular young president who was leading the university's growth and transformation into a modern research university, d...

Brauer Hall

Brauer Hall has been the home of the School of Dentistry since it opened in 1969. Originally known simply as the Dental Education Building, it was renamed in 1972 for John C. Brauer, the founding dean of the School of Dentistry. Brauer was dean of the dental school at the University of Southern Cali...

Old Students Club

Founded in 1936, the Old Students Club is a section of the General Alumni Association for people who were students more than fifty years ago. In the 1950s the group considered changing the name. "That word Old is the point of criticism," the club president wrote. "We just don't like ...