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The Education of Charles Duncan McIver

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by Scott Hinshaw Charles D. McIver (left) and his younger brother William in 1865  The founder and first president of our university, Charles D. McIver, left a wealth of information behind when he died suddenly in 1906 on a train returning from Raleigh to Greensboro. Among his more formal papers dealing with his work as […]

The Curry School: Practice Teaching on Campus

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by Erin Lawrimore On February 18, 1891, the North Carolina Legislature passed “An Act to Establish and Normal and Industrial School,” officially chartering the institution that would become UNC Greensboro. As the State Normal and Industrial School, the institution focused heavily on training women to become teachers in North Carolina’s public schools. As part of […]

Dr. John H. Cook: A Progressive Advocate for North Carolina’s Teachers

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by Erin Lawrimore On March 25, 1936, North Carolina Republican Chairman William C. Meekins expressed his disappointment that Woman’s College’s dean of the department of education Dr. John H. Cook would not accept the party’s nomination as candidate for the state superintendent of public instruction. Cook declared that while he was “tremendously interested in public […]

State Normal and the Woman’s Betterment Association

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by Erin Lawrimore In the late 1800s, the state of education in North Carolina was bleak. The illiteracy rate was 36% (compared to 14% nationwide). Per pupil spending on education was one of the lowest in the nation, and the average teacher’s salary was less than $24 per month – about half the national average. […]

Sister Mary Michel Boulus (class of 1947): Educational Leader

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by Erin Lawrimore March is Women’s History Month. To celebrate, our Spartan Stories this month will feature alumni from the Woman’s College, North Carolina College for Women, or State Normal eras.  The daughter of Lebanese immigrants, Jumela Ann Boulus arrived at the Woman’s College from her home in China Grove, NC in the Fall of […]

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