Edward Kidder Graham was an American educational administrator, the tenth president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...

 (UNC).

Biography

A native of Charlotte, NC, Graham received his undergraduate degree

Undergraduate degree

An undergraduate degree is a colloquial term for an academic degree taken by a person who has completed undergraduate courses. It is usually offered at an institution of higher education, such as a university...

 in philosophy from UNC in 1894 before attending Columbia University

Columbia University

Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...

 for a masters degree in English. He took a position teaching English at UNC in 1907, notably becoming the first professor at the university to teach a course in journalism

Journalism

Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...

. After a rapid rise within the department and the College of Liberal Arts, Graham became president of the university in 1913, when previous president Francis Preston Venable

Francis Preston Venable

Francis Preston Venable was a chemist, educator, and president of the University of North Carolina . His father, Charles Scott Venable, was aide-de-camp to Gen. Robert E...

 stepped down for health reasons. He served in that capacity until his death In Chapel Hill during the 1918 flu pandemic. In 1930, his first cousin Frank Porter Graham

Frank Porter Graham

Frank Porter Graham was a president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and, for a brief period, United States Senator.-Early life:...

rose to serve as president of UNC. In 1931, the University honored E. K. Graham by erecting the Graham Memorial Building, which initially served as the university's student union, then the home of the Department of Dramatic Art, and now serves as the Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence.

External links

• Edward Kidder Graham on Find A Grave