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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Introduction

North Carolina A&T has a long and rich history as a university and has played a significant role in the struggle for civil rights for African Americans in the United States. The timeline below represents important dates and events in N.C. A&T history. For a more detailed timeline,

Beginning

1891 – The college is established with the intention "to teach practical agriculture and mechanic arts and such branches of learning as relate there to, not excluding academic and classical instruction" to African American citizens of North Carolina.

1892 - John Oliver Crosby is elected the first president of the College by the Board of Trustees.

1896 – Dr. James B. Dudley is selected as the second president. He serves until 1925.

1899 – The college confers its first degrees.

1925 – Dr. Ferdinand D. Bluford is selected as the third president. He serves until 1955, becoming the longest serving leader in the history of A&T until this day

North Carolina A&T leadership includes the members of the Board of Trustees, the Chancellor and Cabinet members and the deans of the university's colleges. Because N.C. A&T is part of the University of North Carolina System, its leadership also includes the UNC Board of Governors and President.

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Locations

  • Fort I.R.C./Interdisciplinary Research Center

    Fort I.R.C./Interdisciplinary Research Center, 1601 E Market St, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA, 27411, Fort I.R.C./Interdisciplinary Research Center

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