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Size | 73.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 56400 items) |
Abstract | The Senior Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs is the senior academic affairs administrator of the University of North Carolina (System). Established in 1932, the System initially included the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina State College in Raleigh, and Woman's College in Greensboro. During the 1960s, the number of schools in the System doubled to include campuses at Asheville, Charlotte, and Wilmington. In 1972 the System was reorganized and expanded to include sixteen schools. The Office of the Vice President was created in 1951 and was then called simply Vice President; subsequently it was called Provost, Vice President and Provost, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, Vice President for Academic Affairs (in 1964), Vice President for Academic Affairs and Senior Vice President, and Senior Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs (beginning in 1995). The records include correspondence and other files relating to academic programs and administrative matters at the sixteen campuses of the University system. Of particular interest are files related to the 1989-1990 controversy over alleged rules violations in the men's basketball program at North Carolina State University. Individuals who have held this position and who figure significantly in these records include William M. Wyburn, Donald B. Anderson, William Smith Wells, Raymond H. Dawson, Roy Carroll, and William F. Little. |
Creator | University of North Carolina (System). Office of the Senior Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
Language | English. |
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The Senior Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs is the senior academic affairs administrator of the University of North Carolina (System). Established in 1932, the System initially included the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina State College in Raleigh, and Woman's College in Greensboro. During the 1960s, the number of schools in the System doubled to include campuses at Asheville, Charlotte, and Wilmington. In 1972 the System was reorganized and expanded to include sixteen schools.
The Office of the Vice President was created in 1951 and was then called simply Vice President; subsequently it was called Provost, Vice President and Provost, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, Vice President for Academic Affairs (beginning in 1964), Vice President for Academic Affairs and Senior Vice President (beginning in 1974), and Senior Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs (beginning in 1995).
The records reflect the duties and responsibilities of the academic affairs administrator and his relationship to the academic officers of the system's constituent institutions. By 1972 these duties and responsibilities included assisting the President in the following areas: (1) all academic personnel actions, including the development of system-wide academic personnel policies; (2) the review of academic programs, including modifications to and expansions of existing programs as well as new programs; (3) general administrative direction of computing initiatives such as the North Carolina Educational Computer Service; (4) participation in the work of various University system advisory groups and councils concerned with academic programs and personnel; (5) preparation of various reports and testimony needed by the General Assembly in connection with the University's budget and other legislative requests; (6) the review of contract and grant proposals directly affecting academic programs; and (7) representing the President in special activities of importance to the University, such as membership on committees of the State Board of Education, the Department of Public Instruction, and the Research Triangle Institute.
The individuals who have held the position and their titles are listed below.
1951-1953 | Logan Wilson, Vice President |
1953-1954 | J. Harris Purks, Provost |
1954-1956 | J. Harris Purks, Vice President and Provost |
1956-1957 | William M. Whyburn, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies and Acting Provost |
1957-1960 | William M. Whyburn, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research |
1958-1960 | Donald B. Anderson, Provost |
1960-1963 | Donald B. Anderson, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research |
1964-1966 | Donald B. Anderson, Vice President for Academic Affairs |
1966-1972 | William Wells, Vice President for Academic Affairs |
1972-1974 | Raymond H. Dawson, Vice President for Academic Affairs |
1974-1992 | Raymond H. Dawson, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Senior Vice President |
1992-1996 | William F. Little, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Senior Vice President |
1996-1999 | Roy Carroll, Senior Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs |
2000- | Gretchen Bataille, Senior Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs |
These are the records of the senior administrative officer for academic affairs of the University of North Carolina System (formerly called the Consolidated University), the system of public higher education in North Carolina. The records reflect the duties and responsibilities of the academic affairs administrator and his relationship to the academic officers of the system's constituent institutions. They include correspondence and other files relating to academic programs and administrative matters at the sixteen campuses of the University system. Of particular interest are files related to the 1989-1990 controversy over alleged rules violations in the men's basketball program at North Carolina State University. Individuals who have held this position and who figure significantly in these records include William M. Wyburn, Donald B. Anderson, William Smith Wells, Raymond H. Dawson, Roy Carroll, and William F. Little.
This group of records is divided into seventeen series. The first contains files relating to the University system as a whole or to matters affecting multiple campuses. Series 2-4 relate to the original three constituent campuses--the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Series 5-7 contain files on the three campuses that joined the system during the 1960s-the University of North Carolina at Asheville, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Series 8-17 contain files on the campuses that joined the system in 1972, when the state reorganized public higher education. These include Appalachian State University, East Carolina University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina School of the Arts, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Western Carolina University, and Winston-Salem State University.
Back to TopThis series contains the files of the Vice President relating to the University of North Carolina System as a whole or to issues affecting multiple campuses. It is divided into three subseries. The first reflects the Vice President's role as a member of the University President's staff. This subseries also contains material pertaining to the several centers and institutes that are administratively responsible to the Office of General Administration. The second subseries relates to the Board of Trustees and the Board of Governors of the University, and the third contains files on external agencies with which the University system has dealings--organizations, foundations, associations, councils, and other colleges and universities.
This series, composed of three subseries, reflects the relationship between the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the administrative and academic officials of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The first subseries contains general administrative files and correspondence with top-level administrators on the Chapel Hill campus. The second relates to the undergraduate and graduate programs in the Division of Academic Affairs at the University at Chapel Hill. Most of the program files are requests to establish programs and tracks, including accompanying correspondence. Subseries 3 contains material concerning the Division of Health Affairs.
This series contains the Vice President's files relating to North Carolina State University (formerly North Carolina State College). It is divided into three subseries. The first includes general, administrative files. The second relates to the academic programs (schools, colleges, and departments) of the University at Raleigh. Most of the program files are requests to establish programs and tracks, including accompanying correspondence. The third subseries contains files on athletics and is of particular interest because it deals with the 1989-1990 controversy over alleged rules violations in the men's basketball program.
Box 3:4 |
Basketball Controversy: General, 1989-1990 |
Basketball Controversy: Background, undated; 1934; 1936-1937; 1953-1954; 1957; 1961-1963; 1969; 1971; 1973; 1982-1988 |
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Basketball Controversy: News and Observer Lawsuit, 1989-1990 |
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Basketball Controversy: Poole Commission Reports: Notebook 1, 1989(SBI reports and evidence, reports on interviews of players, professors and Registrar's Office personnel) |
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Basketball Controversy: Poole Commission Reports: Notebook 2, 1989(academic contracts, reports on interviews, drug program information) |
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Basketball Controversy: Poole Commission Reports: Notebook 3, 1989(correspondence, minutes and papers) |
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Basketball Controversy: Poole Commission Reports: Notebook 4a, 1989(reports on interviews, vehicle information) |
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Basketball Controversy: Poole Commission Reports: Notebook 4b, 1989(employment records) |
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Basketball Controversy: Poole Commission Reports: Notebook 5, 1989(minutes, draft report and notes) |
This series contains the Vice President's files relating to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (previously Woman's College). It is divided into two subseries. The first includes general administrative files, and the second contains material about academic programs at the Greensboro campus. Most of the program files in the second subseries are requests to establish programs and tracks, including accompanying correspondence.
This series contains the Vice President's files relating to the University of North Carolina at Asheville. It is divided into two subseries. The first contains files on the administration of the Asheville campus and the second relates to academic programs. Most of the program files in the second subseries are requests to establish programs and tracks, including accompanying correspondence.
This series contains the Vice President's files relating to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It is divided into two subseries. The first contains general administrative files and the second relates to the academic programs on the Charlotte campus. Most of the program files in the second subseries are requests to establish programs and tracks, including accompanying correspondence.
This series contains the Vice President's files relating to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It is divided into two subseries. The first contains administrative files and the second contains files on the academic programs at the Wilmington campus. Most of the program files in the second subseries are requests to establish programs and tracks, including accompanying correspondence.
This series contains the Vice President's files relating to Appalachian State University. It is divided into two subseries. The first series is vacant; the second contains files relating to the academic programs of Appalachian State University. Most of the program files in the second subseries are requests to establish programs and tracks, including accompanying correspondence.
This series contains the Vice President's files relating to East Carolina University. It is divided into three subseries. The first contains general administrative files; the second relates to academic programs. Most of the program files in the second subseries are requests to establish programs and tracks, including accompanying correspondence. The third subseries contains information on the Health Sciences division.
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Doctoral Status, 1997-1998(contains materials related to proposals to change East Carolina University from a comprehensive university to a doctoral institution) |
This series contains the Vice President's files relating to Elizabeth City State University. It is divided into to two subseries. The first subseries is vacant; the second contains files on the academic programs of Elizabeth City State University. Most of the program files in the second subseries are requests to establish programs and tracks, including accompanying correspondence.
This series contains the Vice President's files relating to Fayetteville State University. It is divided into two subseries. The first contains administrative files; the second contains files relating to the academic programs of Fayetteville State University. Most of the program files in the second subseries are requests to establish programs and tracks, including accompanying correspondence.
This series contains the Vice President's files relating to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. It is divided into two subseries. The first subseries is vacant; the second contains files concerning the academic programs of the campus. Most of the program files in the second subseries are requests to establish programs and tracks, including accompanying correspondence.
This series contains the Vice President's files relating to North Carolina Central University. The series is divided into two subseries. The first subseries is vacant. The second contains files concerning the academic programs of North Carolina Central University. Most of the program files in the second subseries are requests to establish programs and tracks, including accompanying correspondence.
This series, divided into two subseries, contains the Vice President's files relating to the North Carolina School of the Arts. The first subseries is vacant; the second series contains files on the academic programs of the School of the Arts. Most of the program files in the second subseries are requests to establish programs and tracks, including accompanying correspondence.
This series, divided into two subseries, contains the Vice President's files relating to the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (formerly Pembroke State University). The first subseries is vacant; the second contains files on academic programs. Most of the program files in the second subseries are requests to establish programs and tracks, including accompanying correspondence. This institution's name changed to the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 1996.
This series contains the Vice President's files relating to Western Carolina University. It is divided into two subseries. The first is made up of administrative files. The second contains files relating to the academic programs of Western Carolina University. Most of the program files in the second subseries are requests to establish programs and tracks, including accompanying correspondence. (See also file on University of North Carolina at Asheville/Western Carolina University Relationship in Series 5.1.)
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Administrative Controversy: General, 1973 |
Administrative Controversy: Board of Governors Hearings: Notebook 1, August 1973(committee composition, drafts and final statements to trustees, final report) |
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Administrative Controversy: Board of Governors Hearings: Notebook 2, August 1973(interviews with administration) |
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Administrative Controversy: Board of Governors Hearings: Notebook 3, August 1973(interviews, Student Government Association information) |
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Administrative Controversy: Board of Governors Hearings: Notebook 4, 1973(faculty letters and statements to committee) |
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Administrative Controversy: Board of Governors Hearings: Notebook 5, 1973(faculty letters and statements to committee) |
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Administrative Controversy: Newspaper Clippings, 1973 |
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Correspondence: Robinson, H.F., 1975-1983 |
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Enrollment, 1974; 1976-1978 |
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Personnel and Tenure: Personnel Requests, 1973-1981; 1984-1987; 1991; 1996 |
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Personnel and Tenure: Tenure Regulations, 1972-1973; 1976; 1978-1979; 1984 |
This series contains the Vice President's files relating to Winston-Salem State University. It is divided into two subseries. The first contains administrative files. The second contains files concerning the academic programs of Winston-Salem State University. Most of the program files in the second subseries are requests to establish programs and tracks, including accompanying correspondence.
Records related to UNC System centers and institutes, including administrative records, meeting minutes and agendas, reports, and correspondence.
Acquisitions information: Transferred to University Archives in August 2016 (RT 20160801.1).
In April 2022, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) released the "Report of a Special Committee: Governance, Academic Freedom, and Institutional Racism in the University of North Carolina System." Included are the AAUP authored report and two responses. Responses are from Megan Hayes, associate vice chancellor and chief communications officer at Appalachian State and Kimberly van Noort, Sr. Vice President for Academic Affairs UNC System.
Acquisitions information: Transferred to University Archives in September 2022 (RT 20220920.1).
Digital Folder DF-40012/4 |
American Association of University Professors' UNC System Report and responses, April 2022 |