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Aug 31, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

PUBLIC COMMITMENT

East Carolina University is in the top 10% of Best Bang for the Buck schools in the Southeast according to a ranking released Monday by Washington Monthly. In addition, ECU...

Aug 30, 2021
  • Matt Smith

RURAL EXPANSION

A $150,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture will expand East Carolina University’s reach to businesses across the state. Launched in September 2020, the College of Business Crisp...

Aug 26, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS

In eastern North Carolina, where hurricanes and tropical events are common in the late summer and early fall, it’s crucial to understand how to prepare for their potential impacts. Not...

Aug 25, 2021
  • Erin Ward

COOL CLASSES

Picking the perfect class schedule can be daunting, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun. East Carolina University has plenty of interesting and offbeat class offerings for fall and...

Aug 24, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Staff: Samantha Hamilton

Just like the history she enjoys, Samantha Hamilton understands how the work she does today can shape the futures of students at East Carolina University. Hamilton is nearing her fourth...

Amelia Hernandez
Aug 23, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Amelia Hernandez

With a high school senior project looming, Amelia Hernandez asked her brother to teach her webpage building technology over a weekend. She emerged sleep-deprived but succeeded in creating a website...

Chancellor Philip Rogers addresses the faculty during convocation for the 2021-22 academic year.
Aug 20, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

PIRATE CONCLAVE

An air of excitement and hopefulness filled East Carolina University’s Wright Auditorium Friday morning as the institution’s educators gathered to officially launch the new academic year with faculty convocation. After...

Aug 19, 2021
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

BRODY SCHOLARS

Four students at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine have been awarded the university’s most prestigious medical scholarship. Quashawn Rakeem Chadwick, Ryan Dickerson, Dana Shefet and Uma Gaddamanugu — all North...

Aug 18, 2021
  • Crystal Baity
  • Ken Buday

WARM WELCOME

After a 16-hour journey to get to East Carolina University to move in their freshmen son Menderson, Emmanuel and Tia Elie were greeted by a tall stranger offering to help...

Aug 17, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

‘THE DREAMER’

A universal story about finding the courage to overcome one’s inner demons is the central theme of a new opera that will debut as a feature film at East Carolina...