University News Archives

Sep 04, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

BREADTH OF EXCELLENCE

East Carolina University ranked in the top 15% of schools picked as a Best Bang for the Buck in the Southeast in Washington Monthly’s 2020 College Guide released Aug. 31....

Sep 03, 2020
  • Natalie Sayewich

FUNDING COVID-19 RESEARCH

East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine will put the CARES Act funding it received from the North Carolina General Assembly toward developing better treatments, advancing vaccine research and minimizing...

Sep 03, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

ECU Community School reopens for new academic year with safety procedures

Students and staff returned to the East Carolina University Community School on Aug. 17 to new procedures and policies promoting social distancing, mask wearing and awareness of COVID-19. The Community...

Aug 27, 2020
  • Jules Norwood

THRIVING IN STEM

East Carolina University’s ongoing efforts to address gender inequality have received a major boost in the form of a three-year, $1 million — well, $999,074 — grant from the National...

Aug 25, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

BRIGHT FUTURE

East Carolina University has enrolled its third-highest number of students this fall following a record-breaking year in freshman applications, according to figures from the 10th day of class or census...

Aug 23, 2020
  • ECU News Services

ECU adjusting fall semester because of COVID-19

To the ECU Community: Throughout the summer, we planned and prepared our campus for the Return of Pirate Nation, and more than two weeks ago, we welcomed Pirates back to...

Aug 21, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

SURVEY SAYS

Text. East Carolina University is included in the 2021 edition of The Best 386 Colleges, an annual guidebook published by the Princeton Review, an educational services company known for its...

Aug 17, 2020
  • ECU News Services

FINALLY HERE

The start of fall classes at East Carolina University on Aug. 10 brought excitement — and many changes from previous semester. Learn more about Pirates embracing the first week back...

Aug 13, 2020
  • Erin Ward

SAFER PREGNANCIES

Pregnant women in North Carolina’s rural communities increasingly face a lack of access to quality maternal health services. East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine is working hard to address...

Aug 11, 2020
  • Ken Buday

FRANK CONVERSATIONS

The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers sparked a movement for social justice this summer, a movement the East Carolina University Police Department supports. “The...