J. Carlyle Sitterson
J. Carlyle Sitterson | |
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President of the University of North Carolina | |
In office 1966–1972 | |
Preceded by | Paul Frederick Sharp |
Succeeded by | Nelson Ferebee Taylor |
Personal details | |
Born | Educator | January 17, 1911
Joseph Carlyle "Lyle" Sitterson (January 17, 1911 – May 19, 1995) was an American educator who served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from February 16, 1966, to January 31, 1972.
A native of
On February 16, 1966, Sitterson was installed as chancellor of the University, succeeding outgoing Chancellor Paul Sharp.[3] Sitterson took office in the midst of the controversy surrounding the North Carolina Speaker Ban Law, a state law passed on June 26, 1963 by the North Carolina General Assembly which forbade individuals who were known to be members of the Communist Party or had invoked the Fifth Amendment in connection with congressional investigations of communist activities from speaking on any of the campuses of the University of North Carolina.[4]
Student leaders and faculty members of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill led a campus movement in opposition to the law, which climaxed with the invitation of speakers
Sitterson faced other challenges during his tenure including a 1969 strike of campus dining facility employees, which was led by a new African American student organization called the
Throughout Sitterson's career as an administrator at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he continued to teach courses in history. Chancellor J. Carlyle Sitterson was succeeded by Chancellor
Sitterson also worked with a number of service organizations, specifically
In 1987, the University opened Sitterson Hall, named for the former chancellor, which is currently the home of the UNC Department of Computer Science.[8]
References
- ^ "Chancellor of Change - The Legacy of J. Carlyle Sitterson '31". Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-03-10.
- ^ Finding Aid to J. Carlyle Sitterson Papers at UNC Library
- ^ North Carolina Collection - UNC Presidents and Chancellors
- ^ http://www.unctv.org/60s/speaker_ban.html Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine UNC-TV remembers the Speaker Ban
- ^ http://museum.unc.edu/get_page.html?chapter=13&slide=10 Picture of "the wall speech" at the UNC Virtual Museum
- ^ North Carolina Collection-Student Protest Movement
- ^ Sitterson, J. Carlyle
- ^ J. Carlyle Sitterson Hall (UNC Computer Science)
External links
- Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Joseph Carlyle Sitterson Records, 1966-1972, in the University Archives, UNC-Chapel Hill.
- J. Carlyle Sitterson Papers, 1800-1995, in the Southern Historical Collection, UNC
- Oral History Interview with J. Carlyle Sitterson from Oral Histories of the American South