Graduate School Archives

Dec 04, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU ceramics collection gives students unique, hands-on opportunities

Before creating their own teapots this semester, students in an East Carolina University wheel throwing ceramics class spent time browsing the School of Art and Design’s own unique special collection,...

A woman with long curly red hair and glasses sits outdoors on ECU’s campus, smiling at the camera. She wears a tan blazer over a black top, surrounded by green shrubs and fall trees in soft focus. On the right side of the image, a graphic reads “Pirate Profiles” in purple and gold.
Dec 02, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

Student: RaSheeda Waddell

RaSheeda Waddell’s journey at East Carolina University began with music but it has evolved into a path of remarkable achievement in higher education as she works toward her Doctor of...

A man wearing a gold sweater and gold, blue and white scarf sits on a purple couch in an open area waiting room.
Dec 01, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Staff: Quinten Robinson

When Quinten Robinson became a graduate admissions specialist for the East Carolina University Graduate School in 2021, it was music to his ears. The Havelock native had graduated from ECU’s...

Nov 25, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Neuroscience symposium links students, scientists and innovation

On a bright Halloween day, researchers from East Carolina University and institutions across the state gathered for the 27th annual ECU Neuroscience Symposium to show off their work to fight...

Six medical students of different sexes, ages and races sit on and stand beside a stretcher that’s in front of a Pitt County ambulance.
Nov 20, 2025
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Older medical students have grays, sure, but grit

In the halls of most U.S. medical schools, the average student is 24 years old, still fresh from their last commencement and laser-focused on a career in medicine. But at...

A diverse group of students in business casual attire pose for a photo holding certificates with two men in suits.
Nov 19, 2025
  • Jamie Smith

Accomplishments at ECU highlighted during International Education Week

Helping adults and malnourished children at clinics in Guatemala. Immersed in Spanish during a three-week stay with a host family. Experiencing the patience and gratitude of citizens receiving help in...

Nov 07, 2025
  • Jules Norwood

Student researchers tackle three-minute challenge

From moldy buildings to metabolic function to tone-deaf chatbots, East Carolina University graduate students are working to solve real-world problems through research. This week they had an opportunity to explain...

Oct 27, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel
  • Ronnie Woodward

Interprofessional event recognizes housekeepers’ role in health care

Over two days in late September, more than 500 East Carolina University students gathered to consider the importance of all members of the health care team — learning from those...

A college man and college woman stand together in front of a brick building labeled the Fletcher Music Center. He holds a conducting baton and she holds a violin.
Oct 17, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU music students see big benefits from long-time faculty member’s gift

A gift that doubled the East Carolina University School of Music’s ability to give student scholarships has begun benefiting those music students — especially at the graduate level. The School...

An East Carolina University faculty member stands holding a test tube and with other tubes on a rack in front of him and metal shelves with more lab equipment behind him as he smiles at the camera.
Oct 14, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Biologist’s genuine love of research to benefit others

East Carolina University shines when it comes to world-class, award-winning faculty and research, as demonstrated by Dr. Fidisoa “Fidy” Rasambainarivo, a Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences assistant professor...

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