University News Archives

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...

Aug 10, 2020
  • Jules Norwood

MOVING FORWARD

For the first time, East Carolina University’s faculty gathered for convocation virtually on Aug. 7 with a ceremony streamed from Wright Auditorium. Dr. Joseph Lee provided a presentation on the...

Aug 07, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

FINAL PUSH

#ECUMoveIn Vlog-Style New Pirates Natalia Figueroa-Bernal and Anyanso Kalu, both first-generation students, moved into the Jarvis Leadership LLC during #ECUMoveIn. Figueroa-Bernal, a graduate of Smithfield High School in Johnston County,...

Aug 06, 2020
  • Doug Boyd

BACK TO SCHOOL

Block scheduling? Check. Hand sanitizer? Check. Social distancing? Check. Face masks? Check. East Carolina University is ready for the start of classes next week amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Faculty and...

Aug 04, 2020
  • Erin Ward

FISCAL YEAR END

Donor support in the last year helped East Carolina University continue its transformative education and regional impact and respond to the coronavirus pandemic by offering relief funds to students. In...