History Notes Study guide

In NC, the 1970's 2 major issues faced higher education

1) Reorganization 2) dismalngtling dual system

How many campuses did NC offer?

16 universities- 10 PWI- 5 HBCU- 1 Native american UNC system - 17 institutions

When did NCAT become apart of the UNC system?

1972

What year did A&T grant its first Ph.D. Degree?

1996

What year did A&T hold its first winter commencement?

1999, Dec 18

In the ending of the 11 yr dispute what did the UNC system pledge?

A arrangement that helps black colleges but doesn't penalize white schools

What is a consent decree? What is a class action suit?

A order issued by a judge that expresses a voluntary agreement by the participants in a law suit

How does the Higher Education Act of 1965 define an HBCU?

A school of higher learning that was accredited and established before 1964

What is the difference between the board of higher education and the consolidated university? What year was the consolidated univ. established?

A) B) 1931

What is a regional university? What date did NCAT become a university?

A) Offers undergrad programs & provides masters level education B) 1967

HOW did the students at the HBSU's express opposition to the restructuring plan? What were their demands? What was Black Monday in NC?

A) they protested at the state capitol B) demanded 80% representation from BOT and 30% from BOG. C) the day that protest began, Oct 25. 1972

What are the 1890's? How many universities are apart of the 1890's?

A)HBCU's formed in confederate states & only received land through the 1892 morale act B) 19

Who opposed the restructuring of the states universities?

AA students, politicians,& consolidated universities

What is the date of the land grant act that established the A&M College for the Colored Race?

August 30. 1890

What is the name of the governing body elected by NC legislature for 4 yrs? How many members? ( controls all public state institutions)

Board of governors 24 members

What is the first public university in the US to open doors and only one to graduate students in the 18th century?

Chapel Hill

In 1931 session of the general assembly the legislators established the consolidated university to include which of the 3 state supported institutions?

Chapel hill, UNC, nc state

What year was the main building constructed & what was the date students were enrolled at A&M college in Greensboro? (NCAT)

College building- 1893 Enrolled- 1891

How was the 11 yr dispute between the UNC system and the US department of education settled?

Consent decree

What was the Adams vs Richardson case?

Developed tougher standards for NC as well as other states that didn't have a desegregation plan

Who was the leader of the institution with the longest years of service?

Edward Fort

What was the impact of Gaines v Canada on NCAT?

Ensured blacks & whites receive equal education rights

What was the Morrill Act of 1890?

Expand opportunities for POC to access education, specifically in agriculture and mechanical arts

What was the issue in the Adams v Richardson case?

HEW and OCR weren't doing their part to administer title VI

Who was the head of A&T that served 2 titles of leadership?

Lewis C Dowdy

What is the date that the NC legislature chartered the 1st land grant college?

March 7, 1887

What date did the NC legislature charter the Agricultural & Mechanical college for colored race? (NCAT)

March 9, 1981

What was the first case in NC to attempt to integrate higher education?

Mckissick vs Carmichael

What is the Latin phrase inscribed on the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Seal?

Mens et manus

What was the Supreme's Court Decision in SFFA v UNC in June 2023?

Race can't be a factor on higher education

What is the student government president position on the board of trustees?

SGA (student government association)

Who proposed the re organization of higher education in NC and in the south to enroll AA as undergraduates?

Shaw univ.

What were Adams States?

States that were receiving funding but were still segregated

What is the policy- making body charged with "the general determination, control, supervision, management,, & governance of all affairs of the state institutions?

The UNC Board of Govenors

What is the title person at the head of each university in the UNC system?

The chancellor

What is the title of the person at the head of the UNC system?

The president

Why did students at the 5 state HBCU's oppose the restructuring plan?

They saw it as a demise to their university

Why did the NAACP use Title VI of the Civil Rights act of 1964 to challenge racial segregation in institutions of higher education?

They were still operating segregated schools under federal assistance but title VI says funds should be cut

NC reorganized the states public universities under 1 system: Why did the office of civil rights require NC to develop and implement a desegregation plan?

They were tax supported colleges

What program was the universities in the consolidated system able to offer colleges that colleges under the BHE couldn't offer?

Transfer program

What are Historically Minority-Serving Institutions? What universities in the UNC System are referred to as HMSIs?

Universities originally est to serve minority people University of Pembroke, Elizabeth state, Fayetteville state, NCAT, WSSU, NCCU

When the US Supreme Court convened in the Fall of 2022 the Justices heard arguments in the 2014 case of Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v University of North Carolina. What is the issue is this case.

White students were being denied admission because it asked for race; violated 14th amendment