1 9 8 1 ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁phase ▁of ▁construction . ▁The ▁D CT C ▁facilities ▁at ▁the ▁old ▁Wilson ▁Te ach ers ▁College ▁building ▁at ▁ 1 1 th ▁and ▁Harvard ▁Stre ets , ▁N W ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Franklin ▁School ▁were ▁retired . ▁ ▁M t . ▁Vern on ▁Square ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁site ▁for ▁Federal ▁City ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁F CC ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Car neg ie ▁Library , ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁the ▁D . C . ▁Public ▁Library ' s ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁Jr . ▁Memorial ▁Library . ▁Fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁campus ▁did ▁not ▁material ize ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁however . ▁F acing ▁decl ining ▁en roll ment ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁fund ing , ▁operations ▁at ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁campus ▁were ▁w ound ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁and ▁the ▁facilities ▁sh utter ed . ▁" U DC " ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁Mount ▁Vern on ▁Square ▁Metro ▁Station ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁U DC ▁le ased ▁property ▁near ▁its ▁Van ▁N ess ▁campus ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁project ▁to ▁improve ▁its ▁infrastr ucture . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁athlet ic ▁teams ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁U DC