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...
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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...
Judges pick six ECU student entrepreneur teams
And then there were six. The ninth annual Gene T. Aman Pirate Challenge is one step closer to crowning a champion after its second round pitch competition with the Miller...
ECU’s top stories for 2025
East Carolina University’s top 10 stories of 2025 highlight research milestones and inspirational personal triumphs. Relive the stories behind ECU’s defining moments of the year, from earning the prestigious R1...
Student: Cooper Hilbert
East Carolina University senior Cooper Hilbert has spent his college career exploring how cities work and how they can work better. What began as simple curiosity grew into a passion...
Digital humanities projects foster student leadership
Seeing historic locations with one’s own eyes, hearing sounds of a bustling city, feeling cobblestone walkways underfoot, and smelling and tasting delicacies from a foreign culture are experiences that last...
Student: RaSheeda Waddell
RaSheeda Waddell’s journey at East Carolina University began with music but it has evolved into a path of remarkable achievement in higher education as she works toward her Doctor of...
Accomplishments at ECU highlighted during International Education Week
Helping adults and malnourished children at clinics in Guatemala. Immersed in Spanish during a three-week stay with a host family. Experiencing the patience and gratitude of citizens receiving help in...
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...
Harriot College thanks donors, honors scholarship recipients at 10th annual celebration
East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences recognized students and thanked its generous donors at the college’s 10th annual scholarship celebration on Sept. 5 in the Main...