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...

Beard Hall

Beard Hall has been the home of the School of Pharmacy since its dedication in 1960. The Daily Tar Heel reported that approximately 1,000 people attended the dedication, including a large number of pharmacists. The building is named for John Grover Beard, a native of Kernersville who came to Chapel ...

Graham Memorial Hall

Not long after the death of beloved university president Edward Kidder Graham in 1918, alumni announced a plan to raise money to build a student union, which would be named in honor of Graham. The Campus Y had served as the center of student activities since 1907 and was running out of space. Constr...

Carroll Hall

Carroll Hall opened in the spring of 1953, one of three new buildings to house the university's growing School of Business Administration (along with Hanes and Gardner). The building was named for Dudley Dewitt Carroll, the dean of the school; he took over as dean in 1919, when it was known as t...