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| − | The '''University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill''' (or UNC), is a [[North Carolina]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] is one of the most [[liberal]] colleges in the nation, with a leftist tradition that goes back at least a half-century to a time when [[communist]] speakers on campus were accepted. Today the school is unbalanced by gender, with 59% of its students female compared with only 41% male. The campus has a large number of graduate students, who are typically very liberal. Out of an overall student body of 28,567, nearly 11,000 are graduate students. | + | The '''University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill''' (or UNC), is a [[North Carolina]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]]. It is one of the most [[liberal]] colleges in the nation, with a leftist tradition that goes back at least a half-century to a time when [[communist]] speakers on campus were accepted. Today the school is unbalanced by gender, with 59% of its students female compared with only 41% male. The campus has a large number of graduate students, who are typically very liberal. Out of an overall student body of 28,567, nearly 11,000 are graduate students. |
The school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It ranked #28 in US News's 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php</ref> It is a constituent of the [[University of North Carolina system]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northcarolina.edu/content.php/campus/campusmap.htm|format=HTML|language=English|title=Constituent Universities |work=University of North Carolina}}</ref> The school was chartered in 1789.<ref>http://www.unc.edu/about/history.html</ref> | The school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It ranked #28 in US News's 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php</ref> It is a constituent of the [[University of North Carolina system]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northcarolina.edu/content.php/campus/campusmap.htm|format=HTML|language=English|title=Constituent Universities |work=University of North Carolina}}</ref> The school was chartered in 1789.<ref>http://www.unc.edu/about/history.html</ref> | ||
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| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
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| City: | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Type: | Public |
| Sports: | baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling[1] |
| Colors: | black, blue |
| Mascot: | Tarheels |
| Website: | http://www.unc.edu/ |
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (or UNC), is a North Carolina public university. It is one of the most liberal colleges in the nation, with a leftist tradition that goes back at least a half-century to a time when communist speakers on campus were accepted. Today the school is unbalanced by gender, with 59% of its students female compared with only 41% male. The campus has a large number of graduate students, who are typically very liberal. Out of an overall student body of 28,567, nearly 11,000 are graduate students.
The school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It ranked #28 in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.[2] It is a constituent of the University of North Carolina system.[3] The school was chartered in 1789.[4]
Athletics
North Carolina currently has 12 men's and 14 women's sports teams.[1] The football program has won 12 bowl games (while losing 13).[5] The men's basketball program has won 4 national championships,[6] and the women's has won 1.[7]
Controversies
Down Syndrome
In 2008, a UNC professor Albert Harris angered his biology students when he suggested babies suffering from Down Syndrome should be aborted.[8] Harris claims he made the statement to "spark discussion".[9] Harris stated that although the view was his moral opinion, he would not follow it if presented with that scenario.[8][9]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/
- ↑ http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php
- ↑ Constituent Universities (English) (HTML). University of North Carolina.
- ↑ http://www.unc.edu/about/history.html
- ↑ http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/northcarolina_database.htm
- ↑ http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/mens/history
- ↑ http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/womens/history
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/2446536/
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://www.lifenews.com/state2906.html