it was in carrboro. a couple of text mills began to develop. communities began to develop outside of the university. in the 1890's, the university began a drive toward becoming a modern research university. this meant expanding and moment. developing a graduate school and making a more concerted effort to be involved in a positive way with the state of north carolina. grow inersity began to prestige and national reputation in the 1920's and 1930's. this was when it was embarking on an ambitious building and growth campaign. it was inspired by state universities in the midwest and other parts of the country. the university began to engage with notches the state of north carolina but also the region. programsd of academic attracted students from all over the country. they brought attention to university faculty and began to avelop this reputation of regional and national leader in public higher education. the university today is dramatically different from how it was when it was founded. it is hard to imagine there's rustic isolated place from 20