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Lux Libertas

Lux Libertas

The university's motto is Lux Libertas, Latin for "light and liberty." It was adopted in 1897 at the same time as the new school seal, which included a crest with the words on it. In their minutes approving the new seal, the UNC Board of Trustees noted that the seal (and presumably the motto) was presented by university president Edwin Anderson Alderman.


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