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Mar 25, 2026
  • Crystal Baity

ECU earns 2026-27 Military Friendly School designation

East Carolina University has been recognized nationally for creating meaningful educational pathways for military-affiliated students. ECU has been named a Gold-level Military Friendly School and Military Spouse Friendly School by...

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Mar 18, 2026
  • Rich Klindworth

Faculty: Laura Madden

Spring break 2026 was a whirlwind for Dr. Laura Madden. The East Carolina University College of Business associate professor of management caught up on grading and Faculty 180, which is...

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Mar 12, 2026
  • Benjamin Abel

Nursing course brings invisible disabilities into focus

Navigating the health care structure of the United States can be a challenge, with long wait times and insurance hurdles that need to be cleared – all while trying to...

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Mar 11, 2026
  • Steven Grandy

Freshmen excel with help from mentors

East Carolina University celebrated the academic accomplishments of first-semester students and their impactful mentors during ECU Excels in the Main Campus Student Center. More than 2,700 students who recorded a...

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Mar 06, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Tenth Pirate Nation Gives raises historic $12M

East Carolina University was building up to something big for its 10th Pirate Nation Gives (PNG). Alumni and supporters from around the globe met that idea with tremendous support and...

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Mar 05, 2026
  • ECU News Services

Chancellor Emeritus Steve Ballard shares leadership lessons

“It’s a great day to be a Pirate.” Those words were spoken by East Carolina University Chancellor Philip Rogers as he welcomed back Chancellor Emeritus Steve Ballard for the 10th...

Mar 05, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

On YouTube, clinical psychologist counsels global community of heart warriors

The Heart Warrior Project may be the most popular YouTube channel for people living with implantable-cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), and on an episode earlier this year, East Carolina University psychology professor...

Mar 04, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward

Global scholar Hegde speaks at alma mater in India

The 2026 College of Home Science Nirmala Niketan (Autonomous) International Conference, in Mumbai, India, was a hybrid conference, giving guests worldwide the opportunity to attend in person or join online....

Mar 03, 2026
  • Benjamin Abel

A legacy, a wedding and a promise for future Pirate nurses

The brother and bride-to-be of a Pirate nurse who died in an attempted life-saving air ambulance crash four decades ago are using their union to raise scholarship funds for East...

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Mar 02, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU set to celebrate 10th day of giving Wednesday

When all of Pirate Nation participates, all of East Carolina University benefits. That’s the idea behind Pirate Nation Gives, the university’s annual giving day set for March 4. ECU is...

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