University Alert

Considering the ongoing winter weather event affecting Durham and surrounding areas, the university will extend the current Condition 2 status (Suspended Operations) of the Adverse Weather and Emergency Event Policy through Friday, Feb. 21, at 11:59 p.m. An update about Saturday’s operations will be shared on Friday afternoon. All non-essential campus operations are suspended during this period.

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NCCU Partners with FICO to Train Aspiring Data Scientists in Combating Financial Fraud

The FICO Analytics Challenge empowers students to tackle real-world problems with data and analytics. This year’s focus: detecting and preventing transaction fraud through behavioral analytics.

NCCU Announces $1 Million Grant From Google.org to Fund the Nation’s First HBCU AI Institute

The institute, which will open in 2025, is also set to become the leading hub for AI within the HBCU network, advancing diversity, inclusion and equitable representation of AI-related industries.

STEM Role Model Showcased at Life and Science Museum

Siobahn Day Grady, Ph.D., turned a childhood interest in science into a career in computers and artificial intelligence, and encourages others to do the same.

A New Normal: Assistant Professor Creates Film about Stroke Survivors

His 30-minute film is titled “RHD: Hidden Diagnosis.” RHD stands for right hemisphere (brain) damage. It follows a group of stroke survivors who interact with speech-language pathology students at NCCU.

Two Juniors at NCCU named White House HBCU Scholars

Eagles Sanai Price and KJ Chadwick are among the 110 students to be selected as 2024 HBCU Scholars by the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity

Carrie Everett at Miss North Carolina pageant

Miss North Carolina, an NCCU Sophomore of Tenacity

Everett enrolled at NCCU out of a desire to attend a historically Black university and for its music program – she is a vocal performance major.

Hand reaching from computer screen to steal docs

NCCU Faculty on Avoiding Identity Theft

“If I take your identity, then I am you,” said Deanne Cranford-Wesley, Ph.D., assistant professor and director of the Cyber Security Lab at North Carolina Central University (NCCU).

NCCU’s Online Nutrition and Dietetics Program Ranks Among Top in Nation

The program was ranked No. 2 in the nation on the 2024 Forbes Advisor List, and it was the only HBCU to be included.

BS in Formulations and Packaging Approved for NCCU

A new bachelor’s degree program in formulations and packaging science will start at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in fall 2025.

Discover Heart of Eastern North Carolina: "Visions of Down East" at NCCU Art Museum

The exhibition will showcase 36 powerful works by North Carolina artist James ‘Mike’ Bennett through Oct. 17, 2024.

NCCU Welcomes Largest Class in 15 Years

An estimated 1,918 first-year students will attend NCCU as the Class of 2028 this fall, plus 296 transfer students and 18 second-degree students.

NCCU Nursing Professor Advocates for Mental Health at White House Convening

Lily Chen, a nursing department lecturer, stressed the importance of parental support and community-driven solutions for the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.

Eagle Weather Alert: NCCU Transitioning to Condition 2 (Suspended Operations) Aug. 8

NCCU is experiencing power outages and transitioning to Condition 2 (Suspended Operations) today, Aug. 8

Alumni Journey: Marine, Student, Chaplain and Foreign Service

From military to chaplaincy, next steps for Brandon Evans ’18 appear to be Chicago followed by a United States embassy.

Message from Chancellor Dixon: Fallen Eagle Terrance Howard

NCCU remembers Mr. Terrance Howard, a first-year transfer student and valued member of the NCCU football team, who passed away on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024.