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May 02, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel
  • Bobby Ampezzan
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU medical students celebrate residency Match Day

Each year, millions of Americans walk a commencement stage. They’re given a handshake for a job well done and a piece of paper proving it. In addition to May’s commencement...

A smiling young woman in a black Pirate Tennis long sleeve T-shirt holds a tennis racket in her right hand.
May 02, 2025
  • Steven Grandy

Muzzolon aces her ECU experience

The first few nights for any college freshman are often challenging. East Carolina University women’s tennis student-athlete Martina Muzzolon, a native of Padua, Italy, encountered an unexpected obstacle on her...

Deallaney Hudson wears purple and gold graduation cap and gown in outdoor setting beside bushes.
May 02, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Deallaney Hudson, recreational therapy

Deallaney Hudson has faced uncertainty since her birth and ensuing diagnosis of neonatal progeroid syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by accelerated aging. As she prepares to participate in East Carolina...

A man in a police uniform and a graduation cap with gold tassel stands with arms crossed in a classroom with desks.
May 02, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU police chief receives Ph.D. at spring commencement

East Carolina University’s Chief of Police Jason Sugg is a second-generation law enforcement officer and a first-generation Pirate. On Friday, he adds another ECU degree to his repertoire when he...

Two people with their back to the camera wear purple graduation caps and gowns.
May 02, 2025
  • University Communications

Meet the ECU Class of 2025

On Friday, May 9 more than 4,600 students will graduate from East Carolina University. The Class of 2025 will carry more than diplomas as they close this chapter of their...

A college man lifts two weights at shoulder level.
Apr 29, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Army ROTC cadets rise to exhausting, satisfying challenge

Exhausting. Tactical. Mentally challenging. Uplifting. Stressful. Satisfying. These are descriptions used by East Carolina University Army ROTC cadets Josh Harrelson and Monique Stcyr about what they and their Ranger Challenge...

A young man wearing a sport coat stands holding a microphone on the left side of the room making a presentation to a group. To his left are two giant posterboards with two other young men standing to the side.
Apr 28, 2025
  • Steven Grandy

Campus Cribs finds a home at Aman Pirate Challenge

Finding the right place to live can be stressful and time-consuming for East Carolina University students who live off campus. Campus Cribs hopes to connect the two, giving students a...

A large group of people hold shovels as they stand behind a small sandpit.
Apr 25, 2025
  • Ken Buday

ECU trustees celebrate a year of accomplishments

By the Numbers The Isley Indoor Performance Center and Wornom Family Field will include: 85,000 square feet of space 120-yard synthetic turf field 580 tons of structural steel 2,000 truckloads...

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Apr 25, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

ECU puts a bold spin on Chekhov with ‘Stupid F**king Bird’

East Carolina University’s School of Theatre and Dance is set to debut a production that reimagines a theatrical classic with bold irreverence and contemporary flair. “Stupid F**king Bird,” a modern...

A woman medical student sits smiling on a bench in a mezzanine in the Brody Medical Sciences Building.
Apr 24, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

The Whole Package

There is a photo of Dana Shefet perched high on a Himalayan mountaintop in India, peering across a valley toward the sharp peaks in the distance. Shefet is cast in...