Hinton James News & Bio
| Name: | Hinton James | | Hometown: | Wilmington, NC | | Born: | September 20, 1776 | | Died: | August 22, 1847 | | Notes: | UNC's First Student, 1795 |
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UNC Reports New COVID-19 Cluster at Residence Hall, First Since FebruaryThe University of North Carolina reported a new COVID-19 cluster detected at Hinton James Residence Hall. This is the fifth cluster identified at UNC in...
Fri Apr 16, 2021
February 12, 1795: Did Hinton James really walk all the way to UNC?It’s one of the most enduring legends of UNC history: a lone student, Hinton James, walking all the way from his home in Wilmington, North...
Fri Feb 12, 2021
UNC reports cluster of COVID-19 cases in Hinton James
UNC has identified a cluster of COVID-19 cases in Hinton James residence Hall. A “cluster” is defined by the N.C. Department of Health and Human...
Sun Aug 16, 2020
225 years of Tar Heels: Hinton James
First-year students living in Hinton James Residence Hall are no strangers to long walks to campus. Neither was the namesake of that building, Hinton James,...
Wed Feb 13, 2019
Did Hinton James Really Walk all the way to UNC?
It’s one of the most enduring legends of UNC history: a lone student, Hinton James, walking all the way from his home in Wilmington and...
Mon Feb 12, 2018