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Jun 10, 2026
  • ECU News Services

East Carolina Piano Festival to return with new guest artists, familiar faces

GREENVILLE, N.C. (6/10/2026) — The East Carolina Piano Festival (ECPF) is back for 2026 with a lineup of performances from talented pianists of all ages. The festival, held each summer on the East...

Jun 04, 2026
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Competitive SECU Public Fellows Program selects 20 ECU students for summer internships

GREENVILLE, N.C. (06/04/2026) – Twenty East Carolina University students have been selected for the SECU Public Fellows Internship Program, where they will spend the summer supporting community projects and public...

May 21, 2026
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Grant expands access to teacher licensure, graduate education

GREENVILLE. N.C. (5/21/2026) — The East Carolina University College of Education will expand access to teacher licensure and graduate education through the Kenan Residency to Master’s Fellows (R2M) program with...

May 19, 2026
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ECU Honors College welcomes 21 new Brinkley-Lane Scholars

GREENVILLE, N.C. (5/19/2026) — East Carolina University will welcome 21 students to campus this fall as the largest cohort of Brinkley-Lane Scholars in the program’s history. Housed in the Honors College,...

May 12, 2026
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Blue Cross NC Foundation investment expands NC-STeP program

GREENVILLE, N.C. (5/12/2026) — A new $1.5 million investment from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (Blue Cross NC Foundation) will expand the North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry...

May 08, 2026
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ECU graduates more than 4,000 during spring commencement ceremony

GREENVILLE, N.C. (5/8/2026) — On a sun-splashed Friday in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, friends and family celebrated East Carolina University’s newest graduates during spring commencement exercises. The class of 2026 totaled approximately...

Apr 24, 2026
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Lewis to become new dean of ECU’s College of Engineering and Technology

GREENVILLE, N.C. (4/24/2026) — The East Carolina University Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Dr. Phil Lewis as dean of the College of Engineering and Technology during its meeting...

Apr 15, 2026
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“Scream” and “Dawson’s Creek” creator to deliver ECU’s spring commencement address

GREENVILLE, N.C. (04/15/2026) – East Carolina University alumnus, Kevin Williamson ’87, the creative force behind many influential television series and movies, will deliver the keynote address during the spring commencement...

Mar 19, 2026
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Awards to recognize outstanding young alumni

GREENVILLE, N.C. (March 19, 2026) —Forty outstanding East Carolina University alumni will be honored April 18 by the ECU Alumni Association (ECUAA) at the 40 Under Forty Leadership Awards presented by...

Mar 18, 2026
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Three researchers named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors

Three longtime East Carolina University faculty members have been named to the 2026 class of senior members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), joining more than 30 colleagues and...

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