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Collection Overview
| Size | 96.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 76800 items) |
| Abstract | Paul Hardin was chief administrative officer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1 July 1988 to 30 June 1995. Records include correspondence and other files relating to the administration of, and academic programs at, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Of particular interest are files on the observance of the university's bicentennial and the associated fundraising campaign; long-range planning, especially land use planning; development activities; expansion and improvement of human resources programs; and campus race relations, including the class-action lawsuit by the university housekeepers and the controversy over the establishment of a free-standing black cultural center (Sonja Haynes Stone Black Cultural Center). |
| Creator | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chancellor. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
| Language | English |
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Processing Information
Processed by: University Archives Staff, May 1995, June 1996, September 1997, February 1998, June 1998, October 1998, December 1999, January 2002, April 2003, March 2004, April 2005, June 2005, January 2008, September 2009, January 2012, January 2013, February 2018
Encoded by: Whitney E. Berman, April 2003
Updated by: Lewis R. Dorman, IV, March 2004; Sherrie A. Bowser, April 2005, July 2005; Amy E. Morgan, January 2008; Meg Tuomala, September 2009; Armando Suarez, January 2012; Morgan Jones, January 2013; Nancy Kaiser, December 2016; Jennifer Coggins and Laura Smith, February 2018
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Subject Headings
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Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.
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Historical Information
Paul Hardin became Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on 1 July 1988 and served until 30 June 1995. A North Carolina native and graduate of Duke University, Hardin had been president of Wofford College, Southern Methodist University, and Drew University.
Many important issues and projects occupied Chancellor Hardin during his administration and are reflected in these records. Perhaps the most important was the observance of the university's bicentennial and the associated fundraising campaign. Other areas of emphasis and concern included long-range planning, particularly land use planning; development activities; efforts to gain budget flexibility; and expansion and improvement of human resources programs.
Hardin made several noteworthy administrative changes. First, effective 12 November 1988, he created a new Office of Provost with responsibility for consolidating oversight of all educational activities that served the entire university. He did so by reorganizing the duties of the already-existing positions of Provost and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs. John Dennis O'Connor was newly appointed as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost. Garland Hershey, who had been Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs since 1983, became Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Vice Provost.
Chancellor Hardin also reorganized the duties of the Vice Chancellor for University Affairs, whom he asked to assume greater responsibility in the areas of minority recruitment and human relations. The following offices, which had reported to the Vice Chancellor for University Affairs, were placed under the supervision of the Office of Provost, beginning in September 1989: the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid, and the University Registrar.
The duties of the Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies and Research and those of the Dean of the Graduate School, which had been combined in a single position, were separated. The vice chancellorship was eliminated, as a cost-saving measure, in 1989, while the position of dean was retained. In 1992 the position of Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies and Research was reestablished, with the Dean of the Graduate School reporting to it.
Soon after Chancellor Hardin's arrival, the university hired the consulting firm of Cambridge Associates, Inc. to study and make recommendations for improving its management of personnel. In 1990, as a result of this study, the position of Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources was created in the Division of Business and Finance. The Associate Vice Chancellor headed a new Office of Human Resources responsible for employee services and benefits administration for both EPA (exempt from the state personnel act) and SPA (subject to the state personnel act) employees. Many new services were introduced. In addition, the Office of Human Resources assumed responsibility for all aspects of SPA hiring. Faculty hiring, promotion, and tenure, however, remained under the control of the administrative officers of the Divisions of Academic Affairs and Health Affairs.
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Scope and Content
Chancellor Hardin's records include correspondence and other files relating to the administration of, and academic programs at, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Of particular interest are files on the observance of the university's bicentennial and the associated fundraising campaign; long-range planning, especially land use planning; development activities; expansion and improvement of human resources programs; and campus race relations, including the class-action lawsuit by the university housekeepers and the controversy over the establishment of a free-standing black cultural center (Sonja Haynes Stone Black Cultural Center).
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Series 1. Office of the Chancellor.
This series contains files pertaining to universitywide issues and topics, including university committees and task forces whose memberships were broadbased. Files pertaining to specific administrative divisions of the university, as well as to faculty government and to agencies and organizations outside the university, will be found in the subsequent series.
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Series 2. Division of Academic Affairs.
Effective 12 November 1988, Chancellor Hardin created a new Office of Provost with responsibility for consolidating oversight of all educational activities that served the entire university. He did so by reorganizing the duties of the already-existing positions of Provost and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs; the former became Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the latter Vice Provost and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs. The following offices, which had reported to the Vice Chancellor for University Affairs, were placed under the supervision of the Office of Provost, beginning in September 1989: the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid, and the University Registrar. Files on these offices will be found in this series, along with files on the academic departments and schools that comprise the Division of Academic Affairs.
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Series 3. Division of University Affairs.
Chancellor Hardin reorganized the duties of the Vice Chancellor for University Affairs, whom he asked to assume greater responsibility in the areas of minority recruitment and human relations. The following offices, which had reported to the Vice Chancellor for University Affairs, were placed under the supervision of the Office of Provost: the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid, and the University Registrar. Files on these offices will be found in Series 2.
| Box 3/4:1 |
Vice Chancellor for University Affairs: General, 1988-1995 |
Vice Chancellor for University Affairs: Consent Decree Implementation (see Series 1 under General Administration) |
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Series 4. Department of Athletics.
This series contains files that relate to the university's intercollegiate athletics program.
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Series 5. Division of Business and Finance.
Files in this series relate to the offices that comprised the Division of Business and Finance during Hardin's tenure and to their functions, which included the handling of the University's budget, business operations, facilities planning and maintenance, personnel management, security, and related matters. In 1990 the position of Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources was created in the division and was given responsibility for consolidating the personnel management functions previously performed by the University Personnel Department and the EPA/Faculty Benefits Office. A new Benefits Department in Human Resources took responsibility for both EPA and SPA benefits. Files on the two earlier offices will also be found in this series, under Human Resources, Associate Vice Chancellor for.
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Series 6. Division of Development and University Relations.
The majority of the files in this series pertain to the university's fundraising program, which was coordinated during Hardin's administration by the Division of Development and University Relations. Also located here are files relating to the university's public relations program.
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Series 7. Division of Faculty Affairs.
Included in this series are files relating to faculty government, including files on the committees that report to the Faculty Council. Files on University-wide committees will be found in Series 1.
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Series 8. Division of Graduate Studies and Research.
This series includes files on the units that comprised the Division of Graduate Studies and Research. During Chancellor Hardin's tenure, the division saw several changes in its organization. The duties of the Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies and Research and those of the Dean of the Graduate School, which had been combined in a single position, were separated. The vice chancellorship was eliminated, as a cost-saving measure, in 1989, while the position of Dean was retained. In 1992 the position of Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies and Research was reestablished, with the Dean of the Graduate School reporting to it. At the same time, the position of Associate Provost and Dean of Research, established in 1989, was eliminated.
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Series 9. Division of Health Affairs.
This series contains files on the academic units and research centers that comprised the Division of Health Affairs.
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Series 10. Division of Student Affairs.
Files in this series pertain to offices in the Division of Student Affairs and to their functions, which involved the provision of extracurricular services and programs to the students of the university. Also in this series are files on various student organizations, including Student Government.
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Series 11. Board of Trustees.
This series includes the chancellor's correspondence related to the university's Board of Trustees as well as scattered minutes and other materials related to the committees of the board. Minutes and reports of the full board will be found in the Records of the Board of Trustees, a separate records group in the University Archives.
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Series 12. Outside Organizations.
Files in this series pertain to agencies and organizations outside the university with which the university had relationships. Many are organizations of which the university is, or was, a member. Also included here are files on agencies of North Carolina state government. Note, however, that this series does not contain all of the chancellor's records related to outside organizations. Correspondence with an outside organization that pertains to a particular department or program of the university will generally be found with the other files on that department or program. Also, files on most of the charitable foundations from which the university receives funding will be found in Series 6.
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Series 13. Restricted Items.
Items in this series are CLOSED to researchers for 75 years from the date of creation because they contain information on individual applicants that is protected under the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
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Undergraduate Admissions, Office of: General, 1988-1995 |
Undergraduate Admissions, Office of: Correspondence Concerning Individual Applicants, 1991-1994 |
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