University President Harry Woodburn Chase was instrumental in leading the efforts for this reorganization over notable opposition, including the governor of North Carolina.

[8] McKissick and other Black students had demonstrated in court that a state law school for African Americans in Durham was not equal to that in Chapel Hill.

"[10] Their first few months required a round-the-clock armed protective police escort due to Ku Klux Klan threats and other harassment,[11] but the students sometimes received more support from their peers than the school's administration.

[12] For example, the student body voted to hold an integrated Barrister's Ball in 1952, but the university chancellor vetoed the social event.

Van Hecke-Wettach Hall includes the Kathrine R. Everett Law Library, located primarily on four floors on the back side of the building.

[22] The total cost of attendance, including tuition, fees, and living expenses, at UNC for the 2017-2018 academic year was $49,562 for North Carolina residents and $66,193 for out-of-state students.

[25] Many have gone on to notable roles, including government offices, such as former US Senator and 2004 Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards, and former Chief of Staff to the President of the United States and former US Congressman, Mick Mulvaney.