Arts and Sciences Archives

Feb 01, 2021
  • ECU News Services

BREAKING BARRIERS: BLACK HISTORY AT ECU

The following stories were originally published by ECU News Services in 2021. Timeline sources: ECU Joyner Library Desegregation website, ECU Heritage Hall and ECU News Services archives

Feb 01, 2021
  • Kristin Zachary

HISTORY MAKER: BENJAMIN ADRIAN CURRENCE

The doorbell sounded as more than 150 pairs of feet shuffled on the porch, lawn and nearby pavement. It was a Wednesday, and the chill of an early spring night...

Feb 01, 2021
  • Doug Boyd

HISTORY MAKER: LASHEENA SORIANO

The following story was originally published by ECU News Services in 2021. Lasheena Soriano wants to make the world a more equitable place. That’s why she’s at East Carolina University...

Feb 01, 2021
  • Ken Buday

HISTORY MAKER: TIANA WASHINGTON

The following story was originally published by ECU News Services in 2021. When Tiana Washington learned of East Carolina University’s motto servire, or to serve, she knew she would fit...

Feb 01, 2021
  • Erin Ward

HISTORY MAKER: CAITLIN GOOCH

The following story was originally published by ECU News Services in 2021. On a typical Saturday, Caitlin Gooch drives a trailer with her grey Arabian horse, Goat, to different communities,...

Jan 28, 2021
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU Voyages to feature environmental lawyer who inspired ‘Dark Waters’

East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences continues its virtual season of the Voyages of Discovery Series on Feb. 4 with a free, livestreamed event featuring environmental...

Jan 26, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

TOP ONLINE PROGRAMS

In a year when seemingly everything went virtual, online master’s degree programs in business, criminal justice, education and nursing at East Carolina University have been named among the best in...

Jan 20, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

BACK AT SEA

East Carolina University’s acoustic wave glider was deployed in December and January as part of an effort to determine the migratory pathways of southern flounder. 2015 ECU File Video | View...

Jan 20, 2021
  • Erin Ward

Alumnae-run J Public Relations makes Forbes list of best PR agencies

J Public Relations, founded by School of Communication alumna Jamie Sigler O’Grady and Thomas Harriet College of Arts and Sciences alumna Sarah Evans, was named by Forbes magazine as one...

Jan 13, 2021
  • Lacey L. Gray

THE ROAD TO DISCOVERY

East Carolina University students in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences often carry out impactful work in the classroom, but it is not every day that it leads...