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Architectural rendering of the east view of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, showing a landscaped walkway with trees, seating areas and people walking near a modern glass and brick building.
Oct 21, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Center for Medical Education gains golden support

The vision for the state-of-the-art technology in the Center for Medical Education (CME) at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine came into better focus this month thanks to a...

Oct 20, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

Harriot College honors faculty excellence through professorships

This fall, East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences appointed three faculty members to prestigious professorships that represent a breadth of knowledge and excellence in teaching and...

Group of about 30 students seated in three rooms in Dowdy-Ficklen stadium purple seats.
Oct 20, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall
  • Kristen Martin

Maynard family gift strengthens College of Education scholarship program

A new investment in East Carolina University’s College of Education (COE) came with a clear directive – go educate [more] future teachers. The multi-million dollar commitment from the Maynard family...

A college man and college woman stand together in front of a brick building labeled the Fletcher Music Center. He holds a conducting baton and she holds a violin.
Oct 17, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU music students see big benefits from long-time faculty member’s gift

A gift that doubled the East Carolina University School of Music’s ability to give student scholarships has begun benefiting those music students — especially at the graduate level. The School...

Oct 15, 2025
  • Kristen Martin

College of Education celebrates $1.2M in awarded scholarships

The East Carolina University College of Education celebrated a historic milestone of offering more than $1.2 million in scholarships to 129 students for the 2025-26 academic year. Students and donors...

Oct 14, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

ECU, community colleges partner to transform health information careers

An innovative partnership between the baccalaureate health information management program at East Carolina University’s College of Allied Health Sciences — and nearly a dozen community colleges across the state —...

Oct 13, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Access Scholarships help students thrive

Celebrating scholarships, like the Access Scholars program, is a fall tradition at East Carolina University. Each event provides an opportunity for students and donors to connect and build relationships, as...

Oct 08, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

Harriot College announces Whichard Distinguished Professor in the Humanities

Dr. Amy E. Wright of Saint Louis University will serve as the David Julian and Virginia Suther Whichard Distinguished Professor in the Humanities in East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College...

Oct 02, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU families share in alumni legacy tradition

Michael Jones ’90 was filled with pride as he attached an ECU legacy pin to the lapel of his son, Kasey, at the legacy ceremony hosted in September by the...

Sep 30, 2025
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Longtime family doctor and educator picked for new Dr. James G. Jones distinguished professorship

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University is a school on a mission — to increase the supply of primary care physicians in North Carolina, particularly those who...

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