IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH
Helping to prevent and address emotional and behavioral problems in elementary schoolchildren is the long-term goal of a nearly $3.8 million federal grant awarded to researchers at East Carolina University....
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Additional $4.3M grant expands principal preparation program
East Carolina University’s College of Education has received a $4.3 million grant to expand the PIRATE Leadership Academy (PLA). The academy, established last year with a $3.7 million grant, prepares...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...