News Release Archives

Jan 06, 2022
  • ECU News Services

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...

Dec 03, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU alumnus Matt Slate to deliver commencement keynote address

East Carolina University will host two in-person commencement ceremonies Dec. 17 in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum to celebrate approximately 1,850 members of the fall Class of 2021. Matt Slate...

Dec 02, 2021
  • ECU News Services

Robin N. Coger named Provost

After a competitive national search, a UNC System veteran engineering educator and administrator has been named Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at East Carolina University by Chancellor...

Nov 22, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU sixth nationally, No. 1 in NC, for distance education in new ranking

East Carolina University is sixth in the nation — and No. 1 in North Carolina — in an inaugural ranking of America’s Top Online Colleges by Newsweek. ECU was one...

Nov 18, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU marks ‘landmark moment’ with funding for new medical education building

East Carolina University and the Brody School of Medicine extend our sincerest gratitude to the State of North Carolina for its investment in a new medical education building and for...

Nov 17, 2021
  • ECU News Services

Voting on ECU’s campus up in 2020

East Carolina University reported that student voting on its campus increased 21 points in last year’s presidential election, rising to 73% in 2020 from a rate of 52% in 2016....

Nov 12, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU, Vidant Health announce joint operating agreement

Today, East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine and Vidant Health took the first step in the final approval process in creating ECU Health with a goal of becoming a...

Nov 09, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU researchers discover new way to detect coronavirus through building ventilation systems

Researchers at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine have found a new way to detect the virus that causes COVID-19 by testing the air passing through building ventilation systems. The discovery...

Nov 09, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU one of 11 campuses partnering to address food insecurity in N.C.

East Carolina University is participating in the third annual Collegiate Hunger Challenge, where it will compete against 10 other North Carolina colleges and universities for up to $22,000 to put...