Prize-winning author coming to ECU
Author Jim Grimsley will meet with East Carolina University students and read from his best-selling memoir, “How I Learned to Shed My Skin,” on Sept. 22. Grimsley will speak about...
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Whisnant chosen as 2016 Whichard Distinguished Professor in Humanities
East Carolina University soon will welcome Anne Whisnant to the faculty as the 2016 David Julian and Virginia Suther Whichard Distinguished Professor in the Humanities. “I am honored to have...
ECU to host information session on MSW degree program
East Carolina University’s School of Social Work will host an information session for people interested in earning a master of social work (MSW) degree through an extended time cohort program....
Wieland awarded 2016 Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor
ECU’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences inducted Dr. Liza Wieland as Distinguished Professor at the college’s annual convocation on August 19. Wieland, professor of English and THCAS Associate...
Professor’s forecast model predicts election results
East Carolina University political science professor Dr. Brad Lockerbie has developed an election forecast model that has correctly predicted the outcome of each presidential election since 1996. Lockerbie said he...
Tenth anniversary of Voyages lecture series to kick off at ECU
The 10th anniversary of East Carolina University’s Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series kicks off in September with speakers of internationally renowned and wide public interest. “Whether encountering a person or...
Ironsmith awarded Phi Kappa Phi Literacy Grant
Professor emeritus Marsha Ironsmith from ECU’s Department of Psychology was awarded a 2016 Literacy Grant from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi — the nation's oldest and most selective...
ECU students selected as State of N.C. interns
Two East Carolina University students have been chosen to serve as State of North Carolina interns this summer. Kathryn Stanley, a political science major, is working in the General Assembly’s...
College of Arts and Sciences announces three new faculty leaders
East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences has announced the appointment of three new department chairs. Dr. Jefferson “Jeff” Shinpaugh Dr. Jefferson “Jeff” Shinpaugh, professor of physics and...
ECU awards inaugural Humanities Scholarship
East Carolina University sophomore Garrett Yarbrough, a soon-to-be 18-year-old from LaGrange, NC, is the inaugural recipient of the Humanities Scholar Program and will receive an annual $3,000 scholarship through his...