Mitchell named winner of NCLR’s creative nonfiction prize
Steve Mitchell of Greensboro is the winner of the 2021 Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize for “Ultimate Trip.” Mitchell will receive $400, and his essay will be published in the...
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Baile selected to national economic and community engagement student advisory group
Rising East Carolina University senior Maggie Baile will represent the university on the inaugural Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ (APLU) Commission on Economic and Community Engagement (CECE) Student Advisory...
Mercer’s children’s book teaches basics of government
East Carolina University’s Calvin Mercer, professor of religion, has co-authored a children’s book titled “There Ought to Be a Law: A Bright Day at the Capitol,” an informational story for...
ECU medical, dental students named 2021-22 N.C. Schweitzer Fellows
Eight students in the Division of Health Sciences at East Carolina University have been named to the 2021-22 cohort of North Carolina Schweitzer Fellows. Four students from ECU’s Brody School...
Air Force and Army ROTC programs commission new officers
Five cadets from East Carolina University’s Air Force ROTC program and 15 cadets from its Army ROTC program were commissioned as officers in ceremonies on May 8. In his remarks,...
White coat to graduation: Dr. Brittany Means Lee reflects on journey
On Aug. 4, 2017, Brittany Means Lee (or Brittany Lorraine Means as she was known then) was called up to the stage in the Brody School of Medicine’s Auditorium to...
Purple and Gold Bus Tour continues in online environment
East Carolina University’s fourth annual Purple and Gold Bus Tour saw its wheels grounded this year, but the journey across eastern North Carolina continued for Pirate faculty and students in...
Health Behavior research cluster announces seed funding
East Carolina University’s Health Behavior research cluster announced research project seed funding for a pair of faculty-led projects in April. Kori Brewer, associate chief of research in the Brody School...
NCLR announces new Randall Kenan Prize
A central mission of the North Carolina Literary Review (NCLR), produced at East Carolina University, is to introduce and promote new North Carolina writers. To this aim, NCLR has collaborated...
Two Brody faculty members appointed to national alliance on women’s health, equity
Two faculty members in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University have been named to the 2021 Women’s Wellness through Equity and Leadership (WEL) Alliance. Dr. Amanda Higginson,...