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Dec 15, 2006
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ECU Trustees approve tuition, fee increase

East Carolina University trustees on Dec. 15 approved a 5.9 percent increase in tuition and fees, less than the 6.5 percent maximum increase allowed by a new policy adopted this...

Dec 07, 2006
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Bowles to address ECU commencement Dec. 16

GREENVILLE, NC —   Erskine Bowles, president of the University of North Carolina system, will be the featured speaker at East Carolina University’s fall commencement of Dec. 16. The ceremony...

Dec 01, 2006
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ECU political scientist examines jihad in new book

GREENVILLE, NC  —   The emergence of jihad as a war strategy and its effects on global stability is the focus of a new book written by an East Carolina...

Nov 27, 2006
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ECU Police to undergo national accreditation

GREENVILLE, NC   —   The East Carolina University Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment in December as part of the department’s effort to achieve national accreditation through...

Nov 27, 2006
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ECU Reinstates Office of the Dean of Students

GREENVILLE, NC  —   The Office of the Dean of Students in the Division of Student Life has returned to East Carolina University after a six-year hiatus. Led by associate...

Oct 24, 2006
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ECU to bring tech ed to schools with NSF grant

GREENVILLE, NC  —   A $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation will enable East Carolina University to help public school teachers prepare students for careers in technology, science,...

Oct 23, 2006
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Bowles, Lancaster visit ECU to promote partnerships

GREENVILLE, NC  —   The leaders of the state’s public higher education institutions met at East Carolina University Oct. 23 to discuss partnerships between community colleges and state universities. Erskine...

Oct 17, 2006
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ECU economist examines flight cancellations

GREENVILLE, NC  —   Airline routes that are served by a single carrier have higher cancellation rates than routes served by multiple carriers, an East Carolina University economist has found....

Oct 17, 2006
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ECU to strengthen military families through $3.1 M grant

GREENVILLE, NC  —   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week awarded East Carolina University a $3.1 million grant through the Healthy Marriage Initiative to develop and...

Oct 11, 2006
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ECU to develop tech-math lessons for NC high schools

GREENVILLE, NC   —   A $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation will enable East Carolina University to help public school teachers plan lessons that focus on business-related...