ALL HANDS
As East Carolina University marked its 115th year and celebrated the installation of Chancellor Philip Rogers last week, Pirate Nation rose to the occasion and pledged more than $8.4 million...
Alumni Archives
ECU alumnus, doctor helping refugees near Ukrainian border
When Dr. Alberto Castro Bigalli, 2021 graduate of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, saw Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfolding and the flood of refugees heading for...
ECU medical school alumnus writes book on importance of advocacy in medicine
When Dr. Benjamin Gilmer reported to his new job as a rural physician in western North Carolina, he learned he had the same last name as the physician he was...
ECU College of Nursing welcomes 9 into Hall of Fame
The ECU College of Nursing welcomed nine new members to its Hall of Fame and honored a longtime faculty member as its 2022 Distinguished Alumni during its induction ceremony at...
ADVANCING THE MISSION
Dr. Philip Rogers, who returned to East Carolina University a year ago, will be formally installed as ECU’s 12th chancellor on March 24. The ceremony — scheduled during Founders Week...
SUNKEN HISTORY
It’s no secret that hundreds, if not thousands, of ships and their crews have met their fate off the coast of North Carolina; the area is known, after all, as...
Timeline brings together civil rights movement at ECU and beyond
East Carolina University Archives continues to add to a civil rights timeline project that began with an exhibit during the summer of 2019. The Pursuit of Civil Rights at East...
Student: Zachary Singletary
Zachary Singletary has found his place at East Carolina University. He’s close to family and his hometown of Roper, while being challenged and supported in graduate school by his English...
ECU alumna awarded U.S. Chamber’s inaugural LGBTQ-Owned Business Achievement Award
Hideaway Cafe, owned by East Carolina University graduate and 2015 ECU 40 Under Forty awardee Victoria Kidd, was honored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in October as the recipient...
BREAKING BARRIERS: BLACK HISTORY AT ECU
Timeline sources: ECU Joyner Library Desegregation website, ECU Heritage Hall and ECU News Services archives. MORE STORIES