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NCCU was chartered in 1909 and opened in 1910 as the National Religious Training School under the leadership of president James E. Shepard . Suffering financial troubles, the school reorganized in 1915 as the National Training School and again in 1923, when it was acquired by the state of North Carolina and was renamed Durham State Normal School.
In 1925, the state redefined the school's mission, turning it into a four-year liberals arts college, the North Carolina College for Negroes (NCC), the first state-supported African-American liberal arts college in the United States. After expanding through the support of the state and local philanthropists (including Benjamin N. Duke), NCC was finally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1937.
The college opened its first graduate programs in the 1940's, in law ( 1940) and library science ( 1941). In 1947Events January January 1 British mines nationalized January 1 Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 Proceedings of the United States Congress are televised for the first time. January 10 United Na, the college was renamed yet again, this time to North Carolina College at Durham; in the same year, founding president James Shepard died after having headed the school for nearly 40 years.
In 19721972 is a leap year starting on Saturday (click link for calendar). Events January events January 2 the Pierre Hotel Heist Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 President of the Un, the college, which had been given its current title, North Carolina Central University, in 1969For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). Events January January 1 Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of The World January 5 The Derry Riots leave over 100 people i, became part of the 16-member University of North Carolina SystemThe University of North Carolina often called the University of North Carolina System to avoid confusion, is a federation of all sixteen public universities in North Carolina. The flagship school is the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. History.
The NCCU School of Law is currently undergoing a multimillion dollar major renovation of the Turner Law School Building, which is scheduled to be finished in 2005. When finished, the 100,000+ square foot building will be one of the largest public law school facilities in the Southeast.