ECU Now Blog Archives

Jul 10, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

Research shows value of college degree goes beyond ROI

Two East Carolina University researchers recently published a paper that examines how the overall benefits of earning a higher educational degree go far beyond return on investment. Concerns about the...

Jul 10, 2025
  • ECU News Services

Rogers elected to ACE Board of Directors

East Carolina University Chancellor Philip G. Rogers has been elected to the American Council on Education (ACE) Board of Directors during the group’s meeting held on July 9. His term...

Jul 08, 2025
  • Ken Buday

ECU tech labs getting a half-million-dollar upgrade

Network and internet connectivity are part of everything, from how businesses succeed to even how you wash your clothes. That’s just one reason labs and classrooms in the East Carolina...

Jul 02, 2025
  • Kristen Martin

PIRATE program sparks interest in teaching among high schoolers

Three days of community building, lesson planning and college life. That’s what 104 high school students from 35 North Carolina counties experienced on East Carolina University’s campus June 18-20 through...

Jun 24, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

Summer camps create community opportunity, fine arts pipeline

Incoming East Carolina University freshman Taylor O’Neal is flowing through the pipeline of School of Art and Design (SOAD) Summer Camp to ECU college student. O’Neal sat at a computer...

Jun 23, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

New director Lavoie eager to build on strong ECU School of Theatre and Dance

As a playwright, East Carolina University’s new School of Theatre and Dance (SOTD) director has the unique distinction of seeing his work produced on all seven continents during his lifetime....

Jun 20, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

Preparing Tomorrow’s Dentists gives prospective students a look at dental school

Ivianna Phifer adjusted her phone to just the right angle as she held a dental instrument in each hand and awaited instructions. Phifer was decked out in personal protective gear...

Jun 13, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

Students, staff, alumni team up for “Much Ado About Nothing”

Those involved with a production of William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” at East Carolina University this weekend hope the audience sees that Shakespeare’s plays are relatable and and that...

Jun 12, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Kamryn Henderson hopes to provide belonging in medical spaces

Being injured or sick is often a very vulnerable moment for a patient. Those are the moments Kamryn Henderson sees herself being the best physician, one who can ensure patients...

Jun 12, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Hailey Lewis is preparing to be a physician leader

Hailey Lewis is preparing to be a medical leader ready to face complex situations and critical decisions of patient care. "I want to become a physician because I’m drawn to...