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Center right, the focus is on a woman wearing a black T-shirt and touching her fingertips together in front of her. Around her, blurred, are college dance students. Most are reflected in mirrors behind the woman.
Feb 06, 2026
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU alumna shares new documentary, accessible dance with students, veterans, community

East Carolina University advanced dance students learned an accessible Black Box Dance Theatre (BBDT) warmup on Jan. 27 with founding member Natalie Morton. The group repeated their peers’ names while...

Student wearing a black headscarf and blazer sits smiling against a tan campus wall beside a “Pirate Profiles” graphic.
Feb 02, 2026
  • Alondra Martinez

Student: Sofia Azam

For Sofia Azam, choosing East Carolina University meant finding a place rooted in connection and service. From the beginning, ECU stood out as a campus focused on people and community...

A man in a white shirt with an East Carolina University logo stands while leaning his arm on a table with a screen in the background displaying various rectangular computer graphics. Text reads: Pirate Profile
Feb 02, 2026
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: David Carraway

David Carraway cherishes a photograph in his office. Wearing a graduation gown, his 2021 tassel hanging from his purple cap, Carraway raises his hand in celebration. “I was pointing to...

A group of young women hold hands as they jump into a cold swimming pool.
Jan 28, 2026
  • Steven Grandy

Final Polar Bear Plunge reflects campus tradition

A legendary East Carolina University campus event looks to go out with a splash on Friday evening with the 30th and final Polar Bear Plunge at the Eakin Student Recreation...

A woman and a man in business attire stand before an office building smiling for the camera.
Jan 26, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Two medical school alumni take top careers to the Motor City’s health department

DETROIT — It is said of the East Carolina University Pirates’ football fanbase that it travels well. The same could be said of our best trained health and medical professionals....

Two women laugh on one side of a pickleball court as they each hold their pickleball paddle.
Jan 21, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward

Pickleball serves up community, social connections

The sport of pickleball can be a connector, pairing East Carolina University students with faculty members and aging adults. One enjoyable thread for players: No phone required. “In a world...

An East Carolina University student is reading from a notebook she is holding, while other students sit listening at round discussion tables in the background.
Jan 13, 2026
  • Lacey L. Gray

Novel classrooms increase student engagement

Breaking from traditional teaching styles, East Carolina University students are participating in a new problem-based learning classroom structure, actively engaging in meaningful projects and discussions that contribute to an increased...

Graphic reading “Save the Date: 3.4.26” promoting ECU’s 10th Pirate Nation Gives Day of Giving, with purple and gold branding.
Jan 12, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Pirate Nation to celebrate milestone day of giving

Since 2017, Pirate Nation Gives has raised more than $50 million for East Carolina University initiatives. On March 4, supporters can cap that decade of success by participating in the...

A young, smiling man stands in front of a building marked “Financial Services.”
Jan 06, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Student finds a job offer and career at the end of work-study program

Ebrahim Rezk “Abe” Al Quhshi could be anywhere right now. Born in Yemen and raised for a time in Sudan, he moved to New York City as a youngster before...

A college faculty member standing in front trees of and a building with a large Pirate logo on it.
Jan 05, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward

Faculty: Dr. Tony Kulas

An East Carolina University student in the Department of Kinesiology who is interested in furthering their research profile could lean on Dr. Tony Kulas, who can walk the hallways of...