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...
University News Archives
Graduates: Welcome to the big leagues
The joy of commencement brought merriment to Minges Coliseum and almost 1,800 students who graduated on Friday. The fall class totaled 1,796, including 1,356 students who earned undergraduate degrees, 419...
Dr. Michael Warren leads March of Dimes’ plan of action against premature births
Is medical school the place for big-picture topics like population health and public policy? Opinions differ, and many satisfied students say they did not get such training. Dr. Michael Warren...
Happy Holidays from Pirate Nation
This season, we’re celebrating the memories that bring us together and the moments still to come. Thank you for being a part of the community that makes East Carolina...
Miami Marlins manager Clayton McCullough to deliver fall commencement address
Former East Carolina University baseball player Clayton McCullough, manager of the Miami Marlins and a World Series winning coach, will deliver the keynote address during fall commencement on Dec. 19...
Upon retirement, a Navy captain charts a course expanding physician training in eastern North Carolina
For Dr. Jason Higginson, the appeal of military service was never about rank and ribbons. It was about purpose — the same principle that drives the mission of East Carolina...
ECU to open its doors for a season of art and music
East Carolina University is ushering in the holiday season with the return of its School of Art and Design Visual Arts Forum Holiday Sale and GlasStation Sale Thursday through Saturday...
Chancellor Rogers’ Message, October 2025
October 9, 2025 To the ECU Community: Last week, I had the opportunity to join fellow college presidents and other higher education leaders in Washington, D.C., at a board meeting...
Innovation Academy Tempts Researchers to Turn Out Real-World Solutions
On a chilly afternoon earlier this month, the Club Level at Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium looked less like a football venue and more like a chamber of commerce affair. Faculty filed in...
Older medical students have grays, sure, but grit
In the halls of most U.S. medical schools, the average student is 24 years old, still fresh from their last commencement and laser-focused on a career in medicine. But at...