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1. Civil rights era · 1945–1975

2. 1946
   Appointment, election or service · Chapel Hill Katherine Kennedy Carmichael succeeds Inez Koonce Stacy as dean of women

   Carmichael, who held a Vanderbilt doctorate in British literature, became dean of women at Chapel Hill in 1946, succeeding Inez Koonce Stacy, adviser to women from 1919 and dean of women from 1942. She also taught an introductory literature course for the English department.

3. 1972
   Closing or ending · Chapel Hill UNC abolishes the office of dean of women

   The university ended the dean of women's office in 1972, after twenty-six years under Katherine Kennedy Carmichael. She stayed on as associate dean of students for supportive services.

4. Recent decades · 1976–2026

5. 1977
   Appointment, election or service · Chapel Hill Katherine Kennedy Carmichael retires from the university

   Carmichael retired in 1977, thirty-one years after she became dean of women.

6. November 1986
   Naming or commemoration · UNC campus, Chapel Hill Carmichael Residence Hall is dedicated

   The university dedicated a new six-storey residence hall for 486 students, named for Katherine Kennedy Carmichael.

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