Caudill Labs

Caudill Labs opened in 2007 next to Wilson Library to provide expanded and improved space for the study of chemistry at UNC—Chapel Hill. The building was part of an effort in the 2000s to build new physical science facilities to replace the long-outdated Venable Hall. The building is named for...

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...

Dining

Campus dining halls have been a part of campus life —and students have complained about them —since the earliest days of the university. The second building built on campus, after Old East, was Steward's Hall, which opened in 1795. From the beginning students were unhappy with the fo...

Dormitories

The university's first dorm was its first building. When Hinton James arrived on campus in 1795, Old East was the only building on campus. It was not long before the number of students outgrew the available space, even with six people in each room. Many of the earliest buildings have housed stud...