Education Archives

Sarah Sconyers Pirate Profile
Aug 02, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Staff: Sarah Sconyers

Sarah Sconyers worked as a teacher for 12 years, laying the foundation as students planned for college or careers. “In that time, only a handful of students expressed an interest...

Jul 08, 2021
  • Kristen Martin

SERVING RURAL

A core value of the College of Education at East Carolina University is serving rural communities. A partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC)...

Jul 01, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

EMERGENCY EDUCATION

UPDATE, JANUARY 2022: The certificate program referenced in the story below was approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and is now accepting applications. All...

Apr 22, 2021
  • Kristen Martin

DREAM BIG

Many students at East Carolina University say that visiting campus solidified their decision to become a Pirate. Officials are working to introduce more students, at younger ages, to life as...

Apr 14, 2021
  • Lacey L. Gray

FUTURE CHANGE MAKERS

This spring, East Carolina University undergraduates taking a 4000-level research course in African and African American Studies (AAAS) are learning how their history and diverse, interdisciplinary research interests may help...

Apr 01, 2021
  • Kristen Martin

Summit teaches mental health preparedness in the midst of disasters

Dr. Cirecie West-Olatunji said that some days she wakes up exhausted. Surviving a triple pandemic consisting of COVID-19, structural racism and climate change can take a toll on your health...

Mar 30, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

GUIDEPOSTS FOR PROGRESS

East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine is one of the nation’s most diverse medical schools according to a new ranking. In addition, Brody was ranked among the best in...

Mar 03, 2021
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU hosts Hostile Terrain 94, highlighting humanitarian crisis at U.S.-Mexico border

East Carolina University is co-hosting Hostile Terrain 94, a set of global events occurring in more than 150 cities that illuminate the humanitarian crisis occurring at the United States and...

Feb 24, 2021
  • Lacey L. Gray

DIVERSITY IN ENGLISH

Each year, faculty and staff of East Carolina University’s Department of English, housed in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, recruit and mentor a diverse population of students....

Feb 18, 2021
  • Kristen Martin

SCULPTING EXPERIENCES

Community is integral to East Carolina University Honors College students. This applies not only to their classmates but also to the larger Greenville community. After a successful book fundraiser in...