News Archives

Jan 18, 2022
  • Erin Ward

RECORD GIFT TO EC SCHOLARS

Burney Warren grew up in the friendly shadow of East Carolina University’s football stadium. The east endzone was two doors down from his house in Greenville, putting him in the...

Jan 13, 2022
  • Michael Rudd

REPUTATION RISING

It’s not uncommon to find Dr. Mike Harris bragging about the Miller School of Entrepreneurship — and all its successes — to anyone he can find. As the director of...

Jan 07, 2022
  • Lacey L. Gray

NO RETREAT

East Carolina University faculty and students in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences are telling the stories of Princeville, N.C. — the oldest incorporated African American town in...

Jan 05, 2022
  • Doug Boyd

BUSINESS BUILDERS

April Kelly has taken some guidance from programs and experts at East Carolina University and turned it into the building blocks of a company she hopes will give parents a...

Jan 04, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Joseph Houmard

Joseph Houmard arrived at East Carolina University in 1988 as a postdoctoral student just months after getting married. “Kandy and I came here with the thought that it would be...

Dec 26, 2021
  • Matt Smith

2021: YEAR IN REVIEW

Pirate Nation made great strides in 2021. After a rocky 2020, this year brought great promise as Pirates hoped to leave the pandemic behind and start fresh. The pandemic didn’t...

Dec 22, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Nimra Javed

During a well-earned winter break, you’ll likely find Nimra Javed at home, curled up in a blanket watching Hallmark movies. Except she’ll also be doing some programming, reading up on...

Dec 17, 2021
  • ECU News Services

BECOMING ALUMS

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 16, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

SHINING GOLD

Twenty-six service-minded East Carolina University faculty and staff members were named 2021 Treasured Pirates during a ceremony in Harvey Hall on Wednesday. “There are few things more professionally gratifying and...

Dec 13, 2021
  • ECU News Services

PIRATE HEROES

A Pirate motived by her grandmother's words, a football standout honoring his father, an illustrator armed with a wealth of experience, a future nurse who will take care of patients...