225 years of Tar Heels: James Gallagher

Posted Feb 14, 2019
James Gallagher came to the University of North Carolina in 1970 as a Kenan Professor in the School of Education and the director of the Frank Porter Graham Childhood Development Institute. Gallagher also worked closely with former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt to create the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. (UNC.edu)

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