ECU News Services Archives

Jun 10, 2026
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East Carolina Piano Festival to return with new guest artists, familiar faces

GREENVILLE, N.C. (6/10/2026) — The East Carolina Piano Festival (ECPF) is back for 2026 with a lineup of performances from talented pianists of all ages. The festival, held each summer on the East...

Jun 04, 2026
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Competitive SECU Public Fellows Program selects 20 ECU students for summer internships

GREENVILLE, N.C. (06/04/2026) – Twenty East Carolina University students have been selected for the SECU Public Fellows Internship Program, where they will spend the summer supporting community projects and public...

May 21, 2026
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Grant expands access to teacher licensure, graduate education

GREENVILLE. N.C. (5/21/2026) — The East Carolina University College of Education will expand access to teacher licensure and graduate education through the Kenan Residency to Master’s Fellows (R2M) program with...

May 19, 2026
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ECU Honors College welcomes 21 new Brinkley-Lane Scholars

GREENVILLE, N.C. (5/19/2026) — East Carolina University will welcome 21 students to campus this fall as the largest cohort of Brinkley-Lane Scholars in the program’s history. Housed in the Honors College,...

May 12, 2026
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Blue Cross NC Foundation investment expands NC-STeP program

GREENVILLE, N.C. (5/12/2026) — A new $1.5 million investment from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (Blue Cross NC Foundation) will expand the North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry...

May 08, 2026
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ECU graduates more than 4,000 during spring commencement ceremony

GREENVILLE, N.C. (5/8/2026) — On a sun-splashed Friday in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, friends and family celebrated East Carolina University’s newest graduates during spring commencement exercises. The class of 2026 totaled approximately...

Two graduates wearing purple commencement caps and gowns smile and pose together beneath the stadium concourse during ECU’s spring commencement ceremony. Both graduates hold up their hands while wearing honor cords and medals as fellow graduates and guests gather in the background.
May 08, 2026
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Commencement speaker Kevin Williamson encourages ECU graduates to face fear

Although their individual journeys may have had moments of fear, there was nothing but celebration on a sun-splashed morning Friday in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium as East Carolina University celebrated its graduates...

Two graduates in purple caps and gowns walk side by side on a campus pathway, viewed from behind, with trees and academic buildings softly lit in the background.
May 05, 2026
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Meet ECU’s Class of 2026

On Friday, May 8, East Carolina University will confer 4,145 degrees and certificates to 4,006 students. Grounded in ECU’s motto of Servire, to serve, the Class of 2026 leaves prepared...

Two women and two men stand smiling against a purple backdrop emblazoned with East Carolina University. The men are wearing suits and purple ties. One of the men, with glasses and a grey beard, holds a clear acrylic trophy.
Apr 24, 2026
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ECU trustees celebrate the dedicated service of past, present and outgoing leaders

East Carolina University’s Board of Trustees meeting on Friday echoed a familiar theme: service. The university’s motto, Servire, was on full display as administrators celebrated the remarkable service of past,...

Apr 24, 2026
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Lewis to become new dean of ECU’s College of Engineering and Technology

GREENVILLE, N.C. (4/24/2026) — The East Carolina University Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Dr. Phil Lewis as dean of the College of Engineering and Technology during its meeting...