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The absence of black faculty on NC State's campus was a concern for the Good Neighbor Council. As early as 1969, the Council pushed Chancellor Caldwell and university administration to add more black professors. In this letter, the Council asks, "Why…

Chancellor Caldwell originally acceded to the request that female maids not be forced to work in male dormitories. However, three weeks later the chancellor reversed his decision. The male members of the Non-Academic Employees Union vehemently…

This letter from Chancellor John T. Caldwell to Consolidated UNC President William Friday outlines Caldwell's concerns that the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's expectations to change the racial and gender composition of NC State were…

A portrait of Leonidas L. Polk. He was instrumental in the creation of North Carolina State University.

Leon Cook, a Professor of Education at NC State College, wrote Dr. Graham to emphasize the importance that should be placed on coaches' moral character

L.J. Herring, an NC State alumni, wrote to Dean Harrelson to express his opinion about the football controversy at NC State. Herring felt that the team should include more players from North Carolina and that these players would be more likely to…

This image shows the North Carolina State football team kicking a field goal during a game.

Keep the Convocation Peaceful

I’m not a Greek, but even I did a triple take following last Tuesday’s Technician article about sorority and fraternity GPA’s at N.C. State. Perhaps it is because I have a predisposition to read between even the invisible lines, having already…

Julius Chambers, was a member of the University of North Carolina's Board of Governors from 1972 as a representative of his alma mater, North Carolina Central University. In 1977 he resigned out of protest over the Boards handling of desegregation.…