Student success is ECU’s No. 1 priority. ECU is making progress in its fiscal health initiative to cut $25 million over three years. Administrators, faculty and staff embraced shared governance...
ECU has been named one of the country’s Best 392 Colleges for 2027 by The Princeton Review. ECU also recognized as Best South and Green College. East Carolina University has...
The free Driving and Community Mobility Bootcamp at ECU for teens and young adults with autism spectrum disorder began in 2015 and has become a national model. Occupational therapy students...
The Honors College has grown from serving 100 students annually to 250, reflecting ECU’s continued investment in student success. From scholarships and research to study abroad and leadership, the Honors...
ECU's College of Fine Arts & Communication launched the university's first college-level interdisciplinary study abroad program, bringing art, communication and theatre students to South Korea. Students combined discipline-specific coursework with...
Major construction and renovation projects are transforming ECU’s campuses. Projects span residence halls, academics, health sciences and athletics. Legacy Hall reopened after a $29 million renovation, welcoming 450 students. With...
Alumni parents are welcoming a new generation of Pirates as their children follow in their footsteps at ECU. From residence halls to technology, today’s college experience looks different — but...
ECU maritime studies student Anja Schwieterman is gaining hands-on archaeology experience in North Carolina and Finland. Schwieterman helped document timbers from an 18th-century Spanish shipwreck at Brunswick Town. Her work...
Ford + Shep restaurant owner Brandon Qualls is mentoring ECU senior Jordan Whitley, passing down the hospitality lessons he learned as an ECU student himself. The ever-changing menu and collaborative...
Calvin Mercer was named the 27th Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor, the college’s highest faculty honor. Mercer’s 40-year ECU career includes teaching, mentoring and leading 215...