North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University is an institution of higher learning located in Raleigh, North Carolina. North Carolina State University was founded and designated as the state's first land-grant institution by the General Assembly in 1887 as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.

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Raleigh, North Carolina - Land-grant - General Assembly - 1887

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NCSU is currently led by chancellor James L. Oblinger, who became the school's 13th chief executive in January 2005. The previous head, Marye Anne Fox, departed in July 2004 to lead the University of California, San Diego.

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James L. Oblinger - Marye Anne Fox - 2004 - University of California, San Diego

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