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Chancellor Philip Rogers, left, sits outdoors with Chancellor’s Scholars Nick Tait and Caroline Zick, smiling and talking in front of blooming pink azaleas on campus.
Apr 27, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

University sets vision to grow Chancellor’s Scholars Initiative

East Carolina University will welcome 75 more Chancellor’s Scholars to campus in the fall, students who have chosen to become Pirates thanks to the Chancellor’s Scholars Initiative. The program is...

Apr 23, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Young alumni honored for achievements

The grit, resilience and spirit of service that sets Pirates apart from others was magnified by 40 outstanding East Carolina University alumni who were honored Saturday by the ECU Alumni...

PeeDee the Pirate stands with four students inside the Main Campus Student Center during Pirate Nation Gives engagement activities, posing together in front of large yellow blocks that form a ten.
Mar 06, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Tenth Pirate Nation Gives raises historic $12M

East Carolina University was building up to something big for its 10th Pirate Nation Gives (PNG). Alumni and supporters from around the globe met that idea with tremendous support and...

Two students lean over a yellow table to fill out a postcards. Purple pens and event flyers are spread across the table.
Mar 02, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU set to celebrate 10th day of giving Wednesday

When all of Pirate Nation participates, all of East Carolina University benefits. That’s the idea behind Pirate Nation Gives, the university’s annual giving day set for March 4. ECU is...

Feb 27, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Be very afraid: ECU alum Kevin Williamson directs ‘Scream 7’

This is not a scene from a biopic of when Kevin Williamson ’87 was an East Carolina University student, but it could have been. While the award-winning screenwriter, director and...

Feb 26, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Crew of alumni and friends lead day of giving promotion

When Sarah Kautz ’20 ’24 was faced with the question of where to attend college, East Carolina University was there with the answer. It was the start of a transformative...

Feb 25, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Alumnus plans for students’ future hands-on experience

Walter Fields ’71 believes his professional success as an urban planner was strengthened by his willingness to dig in and understand all parts of the process for a development or...

Graphic reading “Save the Date: 3.4.26” promoting ECU’s 10th Pirate Nation Gives Day of Giving, with purple and gold branding.
Jan 12, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Pirate Nation to celebrate milestone day of giving

Since 2017, Pirate Nation Gives has raised more than $50 million for East Carolina University initiatives. On March 4, supporters can cap that decade of success by participating in the...

Dec 18, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Society inductees spark a bright future through planned gifts

What is the outcome and impact of a charitable planned gift in an estate plan? For East Carolina University Bea Chauncey Scholarship recipient Caroline Kuskowski, a planned gift created the...

Nov 26, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Research earns first-time W.T. Grant Foundation award

East Carolina University professors are investigating how educators’ identities and values shape classroom instruction and how these factors influence students’ sense of belonging, engagement and overall well-being. The research has...

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