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ECU’s Outer Banks Campus, new academic unit maximize research, teaching resources

East Carolina University has renewed its commitment to coastal science by creating a new academic unit called Integrated Coastal Programs, which encompasses the Department of Coastal Studies and the Coastal...

$1 million donation creates 1,000 new ECU scholarships

East Carolina University seeks to significantly increase its general scholarship offerings for first-year students with the new Chancellor’s Scholars program. While ECU has long championed support for high achievers and...

ECU Alumni Association to recognize 2018 award winners

Five alumni and one honorary Pirate will be honored by the East Carolina University Alumni Association at its annual alumni awards ceremony on Friday, Oct. 19. The awards recognize alumni...

ECU Brody School of Medicine names director of alumni affairs

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has named its first director of alumni affairs. Laura McFall Bond will oversee Brody’s efforts to increase the medical school’s engagement...

Place your bets: Study shows more Americans support legalized gambling

Survey findings include: More Americans agree than disagree that gambling on professional sports should be legal, by a margin of 47 percent to 26 percent. There is little partisan divide...

ECU announces new office, executive director

Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Keith Wheeler has been named the inaugural executive director for East Carolina University’s newly created Office of National Security and Industry Initiatives. Wheeler joins ECU after...

ECU to host Fall Career Fairs for students and alumni

East Carolina University Career Services will host two career fairs on Oct. 17 at the Greenville Convention Center. The College of Engineering and Technology (CET) Career Fair will be held...

ECU research group secures $9.7M grant

East Carolina University researchers studying the effects of school leadership have secured a five-year, $9.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The study is led by primary investigator...

ECU one of 18 campuses partnering to address food insecurity in NC

North Carolina Campus Compact has joined forces with Food Lion Feeds to launch a Collegiate Challenge that will mobilize colleges and universities to address hunger in their local communities. East...

ECU hosts traveling Blackbeard exhibit commemorating 300th anniversary of pirate’s death

To commemorate the 300th anniversary of Blackbeard's notorious adventures along the North Carolina coast, East Carolina University’s Joyner Library is showcasing a traveling exhibit with artifacts from Blackbeard’s flagship Oct. 8 through Nov....