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Feb 15, 2022
  • ECU News Services

$2M donation will create new professorship in early child literacy

A $2 million donation from the C.D. Spangler Foundation will create the Spangler Distinguished Professorship of Early Child Literacy in the College of Education at East Carolina University. The distinguished...

Feb 11, 2022
  • ECU News Services

Kean appointed dean of College of Fine Arts and Communication

Dr. Linda Kean, professor of communication, has been appointed dean of East Carolina University’s College of Fine Arts and Communication, effective July 1. Kean has served as interim dean since...

Feb 09, 2022
  • ECU News Services

ECU takes first place in Collegiate Hunger Challenge

East Carolina University has taken first place and a $10,000 prize in the third annual Collegiate Hunger Challenge, a competition among North Carolina colleges and universities to raise awareness about...

Feb 08, 2022
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ECU kicks off NEA Big Read program of events

East Carolina University soon will launch its National Endowment for the Arts Big Read program directed by Dr. Marianne Montgomery, associate professor and chair of the Department of English in...

Jan 25, 2022
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ECU online graduate programs in business, criminal justice, education, nursing ranked among best in nation

East Carolina University’s online graduate programs in business, criminal justice, education and nursing have been ranked best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Online master’s programs in...

Jan 20, 2022
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Alumnus pledges 8-figure gift to EC Scholars program

A $1 million planned gift in addition to an eight-figure, long-term estate gift will support the EC Scholars program at East Carolina University. Longtime donors Burney Warren ’70 and Judy...

Jan 12, 2022
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Polar Bear Plunge set for Jan. 20

The 26th annual Polar Bear Plunge will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 at ECU’s Eakin Student Recreation Center. The milestone event, which started in 1997, will provide...

Jan 06, 2022
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Resolution reboot: Research subjects needed for exercise study

It’s a perfect time to pair New Year’s Resolution goals with East Carolina University’s role in a breakthrough national research consortium on how molecules within the body are affected by...

Jan 06, 2022
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Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center announces partnership with local PFLAG chapters

East Carolina University’s Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center has established a new PFLAG of Eastern North Carolina Scholarship through donations from PFLAG Rocky Mount and PFLAG Greenville. The need-based...

Dec 17, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU celebrates fall commencement for more than 1,800 Pirates

In a pair of ceremonies Friday, more than 1,800 East Carolina University students became alumni, celebrating commencement with an auditorium full of supporters including family, friends and faculty. Chancellor Philip...