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James Moeser

James Moeser became the ninth chancellor at Chapel Hill on August 15, 2000 and served until June 30, 2008, years of the Carolina First campaign, which raised 2.38 billion dollars, and the Carolina Covenant for low-income students. He then returned to the university as chancellor emeritus and professor of music.

Source: UNC Libraries: Office of Chancellor, James Moeser Records, 1940s-2021

Library of Congress name authority: Moeser, James, 1939- ↗

8 indexed records are connected with this person, and the index includes one work by James Moeser.

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The Dynamic Decade

Godschalk, David R. ; Howes, Jonathan B. · 2012 · Distributed by University of North Carolina Press, Project MUSE, The University of North Carolina Press

… Chapters treat the campus master plan, siting and design decisions, the historic north campus, the southeast and health-sciences precincts and the planned Carolina North research campus, with contributions by chancellors James Moeser and Holden Thorp.

University Day and the installation of James Moeser as Chancellor : commemorating the laying of the cornerstone of Old East on October 12, 1793 : presentation of distinguished alumna and alumnus awards : the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill : October twelfth, two thousand, Polk Place, eleven o'clock.

2000 · The University

… The printed program for University Day at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on October 12, 2000, when James Moeser was installed as chancellor and the distinguished alumna and alumnus awards were presented on Polk Place at eleven o'clock.

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Records of the Office of the Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1965-2018

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Office of the Chancellor · 1965

… Carlyle Sitterson and Nelson Ferebee Taylor through Christopher Fordham, Paul Hardin, Michael Hooker, William McCoy, James Moeser and Holden Thorp to Carol Folt.

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Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill : James Moeser Records, 1940s-2021 (bulk 2000-2008).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chancellor · 1940

The Moeser chancellorship at Chapel Hill left roughly 90,000 items in 114 linear feet, dated from the 1940s to 2021 and concentrated between 2000 and 2008, in the University Archives at UNC, 40228. The headings name the…

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The state of the university 2000-2008 : major addresses by UNC chancellor James Moeser

Moeser, James, 1939- · 2018 · Institute for the Arts & Humanities, University of North Carolina

A collected edition of the major addresses James Moeser gave as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between 2000 and 2008, published in 2018 by the campus Institute for the Arts and Humanities.…

Chancellor James Moeser's inaugural state of the university address : September 5, 2001.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Office of the Chancellor · 2001 · The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Office of the Chancellor

James Moeser's first state of the university address as chancellor of UNC Chapel Hill, delivered on September 5, 2001 and printed by the Office of the Chancellor in six pages at 28 centimeters. The only heading is the u…

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North Carolina people with William Friday. Dr. James Moeser.

2001 · UNC Center for Public Television

An episode of the interview program North Carolina People with William Friday, recorded with James Moeser and broadcast on February 9, 2001. Episode 3032 runs about twenty seven minutes on videocassette, produced by the…

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Carolina stands 'at the precipice of a golden age,' newly installed chancellor says.

2000 · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, News Services

A University News Services release from 2000 reporting the installation of James Moeser as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and carrying his remarks at the ceremony. Eight unnumbered pages, …

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Life and Orange County connections

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  1. James Moeser serves as ninth chancellor at Chapel Hill Moeser, a music scholar who had led the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, became chancellor on August 15, 2000. His years included the Carolina First campaign, w…Search the index · UNC Libraries: Office of Chancellor, James Moeser Records, 1940s-2021
  2. Chancellor Moeser announces the Carolina Covenant The Carolina Covenant promised children of low-income families a chance to graduate from UNC without debt, working 10 to 12 hours a week in a campus work-study…Search the index · UNC Libraries, History on the Hill: Chronological List of Events

Background reading at OCPL

Held in OCPL’s Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection. Selected because their titles or catalog subjects provide wider historical context for this person; they may not discuss the Orange County person directly.

  • Background reading · Rebecca Wall Collection North Carolina Schools and Academies, 1790-1840: A Documentary History Coon, Charles L. · 1915 Subjects in the Library of Congress catalog record: Education -- North Carolina -- History; Schools -- North Carolina; Universities and colleges -- North Carolina OCPL call number: NC 373.756 COO
  • Background reading · Rebecca Wall Collection Hail to UNCP!: A 125-year History of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke Eliades, David K. · 2014 Subjects in the Library of Congress catalog record: University of North Carolina at Pembroke -- History OCPL call number: NC 378.756 ELIADES
  • Background reading · Rebecca Wall Collection First in America: An Education Governor Challenges North Carolina Hunt, James B. · 2001 Subjects in the OCPL catalog record: Education -- Aims and objectives -- North Carolina; Early childhood education -- North Carolina; Education and state -- North Carolina OCPL call number: NC 370.973 HUN
  • Background reading · Rebecca Wall Collection Duke: A Portrait Dunwell, Steve · 1983 Subjects in the OCPL catalog record: Duke University -- Pictorial works; Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Pictorial works OCPL call number: NC 378.756 DUN

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