Scrimgeour named winner of NCLR’s Albright Prize
Andrew Scrimgeour of Cary is the winner of the 2020 Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize competition for “Trouble in the Heartland,” which will be published in the North Carolina Literary...
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Doctor of Public Health student awarded international fellowship
The National Security Education Program (NSEP) recently awarded Keziah Illidge a David L. Boren Fellowship to study in Ghana, West Africa. Illidge, a student in ECU’s Doctor of Public Health...
Medical student creates coronavirus coloring book
Emily Kragel has a way of weaving art into her approach to the world—from everyday life to her medical education. The fourth-year Brody School of Medicine student has teamed up...
Brody student helps translate COVID-19 information for patients nationwide
In a nod to the spirit of the “Brody family”—a concept of closeness and commitment to service that bonds those in East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine—one student is...
Pirate Nation raises nearly $40K for coronavirus relief on Giving Tuesday Now
East Carolina University raised nearly $40,000 on Giving Tuesday Now, a global day of philanthropy created to respond to the unprecedented need caused by the coronavirus. The May 5 initiative...
ECU fills communications leadership positions
East Carolina University has announced the appointment of Jeannine Manning Hutson as chief communications officer and director of University Communications effective April 16. ECU has also named Rob Spahr as...
ECU rises to challenge in social, economic impact ranking
East Carolina University has been ranked by the Times Higher Education (THE) in its assessment of the social and economic impact of universities based on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development...
Grimsley named winner of NCLR’s John Ehle Prize for interview with Moira Crone
The North Carolina Literary Review (NCLR) has awarded the second John Ehle Prize to Jim Grimsley for his interview with Goldsboro native Moira Crone, "The Cartography of Moira Crone: Mapping...
Women’s Roundtable creates new Access scholarship endowment
More scholarship offerings will be available to deserving ECU students thanks to a new endowment from the ECU Women’s Roundtable. The organization focuses on service, leadership and philanthropy at ECU,...
Harriot College announces 2020 Dean’s Early Career Award recipient
East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences has named Dr. Beth Bee, assistant professor of geography, planning and environment, recipient of the 2020 Dean’s Early Career Award....