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A man holds the hands of his two yoåung daughters as he walks across a stage during the Brody School of Medicine’s Match Day.
Mar 20, 2026
  • Benjamin Abel
  • Bobby Ampezzan
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda
  • Spaine Stephens

Match Day 2026

Medical students across the country learned Friday where they will spend the next several years completing their residencies, the postgraduate training program for recent medical school graduates to gain specialized...

Woman appears to be sitting down and smiling toward the camera. There are signs for the “STC” on interior windows behind her. A stock ticker is above and behind her on a wall above the windows. Text overlay reads: Pirate Profiles.
Mar 18, 2026
  • Rich Klindworth

Faculty: Laura Madden

Spring break 2026 was a whirlwind for Dr. Laura Madden. The East Carolina University College of Business associate professor of management caught up on grading and Faculty 180, which is...

A student in a black suit sits on a wide window ledge, reading a magazine, with a brick campus building visible outside. A briefcase rests beside them, and a graphic overlay reads “Pirate Profiles” with East Carolina University branding elements in purple and gold.
Mar 18, 2026
  • Alondra Martinez

Student: Fabiana De La Rosa

“Do something worth writing about.” That mantra guides Fabiana De La Rosa as she balances academics, entrepreneurship and leadership while inspiring others at East Carolina University. As president of ECU’s...

A woman in a red shirt sits on indoor playground equipment.
Mar 17, 2026
  • Benjamin Abel

ECU grad transforms Pitt County through leadership, play

Tiana Berryman is a fixture in Pitt County. She wouldn’t have it any other way. Berryman currently serves the city of Greenville as the director of community and development services,...

A group of women sit in a room with their attention directed at the same point.
Mar 12, 2026
  • Benjamin Abel

Nursing course brings invisible disabilities into focus

Navigating the health care structure of the United States can be a challenge, with long wait times and insurance hurdles that need to be cleared – all while trying to...

A young man wearing a pink dress shirt holds a plastic bag. To his left is a young man wearing a black shirt looking down at a piece of paper.
Mar 11, 2026
  • Steven Grandy

Freshmen excel with help from mentors

East Carolina University celebrated the academic accomplishments of first-semester students and their impactful mentors during ECU Excels in the Main Campus Student Center. More than 2,700 students who recorded a...

Architectural rendering of a new medical education building at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, showing a landscaped plaza with trees, steps and walkways as people walk and gather outside the modern glass and brick building.
Mar 10, 2026
  • ECU News Services

ECU names new Center for Medical Education Building to honor Brody family

A transformational $10 million gift from David and Laura Brody of Raleigh, and Hyman and Stacy Brody of Greenville, will support and expand the Brody Scholars Program, East Carolina University...

PeeDee the Pirate stands with four students inside the Main Campus Student Center during Pirate Nation Gives engagement activities, posing together in front of large yellow blocks that form a ten.
Mar 06, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Tenth Pirate Nation Gives raises historic $12M

East Carolina University was building up to something big for its 10th Pirate Nation Gives (PNG). Alumni and supporters from around the globe met that idea with tremendous support and...

An older man in a blue shirt and brown jacket holds a notepad. Separated by a circular table, a man wearing a suit and purple and gold tie speaks to a crowd.
Mar 05, 2026
  • ECU News Services

Chancellor Emeritus Steve Ballard shares leadership lessons

“It’s a great day to be a Pirate.” Those words were spoken by East Carolina University Chancellor Philip Rogers as he welcomed back Chancellor Emeritus Steve Ballard for the 10th...

Two students lean over a yellow table to fill out a postcards. Purple pens and event flyers are spread across the table.
Mar 02, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU set to celebrate 10th day of giving Wednesday

When all of Pirate Nation participates, all of East Carolina University benefits. That’s the idea behind Pirate Nation Gives, the university’s annual giving day set for March 4. ECU is...