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May 14, 2020
  • Jules Norwood

EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING

More than 21 faculty members at East Carolina University have been recognized for teaching excellence by the university and the UNC Board of Governors. “Great teaching is always at the...

Scott Shook (left), Tucker Robbins (right) and Van Isley (inset) were sworn iin as members of the ECU Board of Trustees by Kimberly Nicholson, university program specialist for the Office of University Counsel, during a virtual meeting Tuesday.
May 12, 2020
  • Jules Norwood

FEE INCREASES DROPPED

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees voted to retract previously approved student fee increases for the 2020-21 fiscal year during a video conference meeting May 12. Tuition and student...

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May 11, 2020
  • Grady Dillon

Student: Jason Pilkington

East Carolina University student Jason Pilkington loves to be outside and build relationships with people. “I’ve loved being outside for as long as I can remember,” Pilkington said. “I was...

May 08, 2020
  • Ken Buday

UNDAUNTED GRADUATES

East Carolina University celebrated the accomplishments of more than 5,000 graduates with its 111th spring commencement on Friday, delivering a virtual ceremony because of the coronavirus. Interim Chancellor Ron Mitchelson...

May 08, 2020
  • Grady Dillon
  • Natalie Sayewich

FAMILY ATMOSPHERE

Visit our YouTube channel for the closed-captioned version of this video. Bria Stith, a standout on the East Carolina University women’s track and field team, knew she wanted to be...

May 07, 2020
  • Lacey L. Gray

JOURNEYS CUT SHORT

People around the world, and close to home, have had their lives upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many East Carolina University students studying abroad dealt firsthand with the emerging crisis...

May 01, 2020
  • ECU News Services

PIRATE GRIT ANCHORS GRADUATES

A 71 year old who returned last fall to complete his degree, a future doctor, a born leader with his eye on the White House, a major in the U.S....

Apr 30, 2020
  • Spaine Stephens

VIRTUAL COOKING CLASS

A popular class on weight management and diabetes prevention shifted from in-person to online because of the COVID-19 pandemic—but thanks to community partnerships, participants still reaped the fruits of the...

Apr 29, 2020
  • Natalie Sayewich

HELPING THE HELPERS

Update 5/21/20:  Communities throughout North Carolina continue to support health care providers in Greenville through generous donations of personal protective equipment. The Chinese-American community in Greenville recently donated 10,000 additional...

Apr 28, 2020
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Ford Grant

Among the limbs in Dr. Ford Grant’s family tree is a link to Daniel Boone. But it’s the roots of that family tree that guided the clinical associate professor in...