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NCCU will operate under Condition 1 (Reduced Operations) of the Adverse Weather and Emergency Event Policy on Friday, Jan. 10, beginning at noon (12 p.m.), through Saturday, Jan. 11, at 11:59 a.m. As we monitor conditions in and around campus and potential impacts from Duke Energy and other service providers, this Condition 1 could be extended through Saturday, Jan. 11.

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(Left to right) William H. Brown, professor of education, Helen G. Edmonds, dean of graduate studies, Mr. William Jones, university business manager. All three served on interim committee that managed the university after the death of James E. Shepard.

85th Anniversary of Graduate Program in History

The department has been quite successful at preparing its students to complete doctorates elsewhere.

NCCU Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Spotlighted by AACSB for Faculty Entrepreneurship Workshop

The FEC Workshop targets faculty from non-business disciplines, encouraging them to incorporate entrepreneurial concepts into their courses.

NCCU establishes School of Law Commission

The commission is dedicated to enhancing legal education by evaluating ABA standards, admissions, curricula, student support, clinic operations, bar passage rates and career outcomes.

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Durham County Deeds Provide a Resource for Examining Housing Discrimination

School of Library and Information Science researchers will bring citizens in to help examine historic real estate deeds as part of the Hacking Into History project.

Quality Matters Award with Dr Racheal M. Brooks and Provost

NCCU Staff Member Honored for Excellence in Online Education

NCCU Office of e-Learning Coordinator Racheal Brooks, Ph.D., was awarded the 2019 Directors’ Award for Exceptional Service Representing Higher Education during the virtual Quality Matters Conference.

School of Business Receives $400K Knowledge Challenge Grant to Study Racial Equity in Entrepreneurship

NCCU's School of Business will launch a lab to expand the pipeline of minority entrepreneurs thanks to a four-year, $400,000 grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

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NCCU Professor Receives $2.7M from NIH for Esophageal Cancer Research

NCCU professor Xiaoxin Luke Chen, M.D., Ph.D., has been awarded $2.7 million by the National Institutes of Health to investigate new treatment options for a type of esophageal cancer.

Alumna Secures Durham Public Schools ‘Teacher of the Year’ Honor

NCCU alumna Taylor-Grace White,’13, has been named 2020 Teacher of the Year by Durham Public Schools.

School of Business Student Honor Society Earns National Distinction

The Beta Gama Sigma academic honor society at NCCU School of Business has received the Highest Honors chapter award for 2019-2020 from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International.

NCCU's School of Business Appoints New Hospitality and Tourism Administration Program Chair

NCCU School of Business has appointed Po-Ju Chen, Ph.D., as the Michael P. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Business and chair of the Hospitality and Tourism Administration program.

NCCU School of Law Students Release Statement on the Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

NCCU School of Law students issue a statement in response to the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

School of Business Hosts Virtual Summer Youth Business and Entrepreneurship Academy

NCCU School of Business hosted a virtual business academy July 27-31 that introduced 25 high-performing high school students to the complexities and challenges of entrepreneurship.

NCCU Expands Mark with $50k Funding From SECU

NCCU’s Career and Professional Development Center has received $50,000 from the State Employee’s Credit Union that will allow up to 10 students to participate in internships for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Double Eagle Makes History With UNC Press

Alumnus Andrew Winters, ’13, ‘18 has made history after being named the first African American acquisitions associate editor for the University of North Carolina Press.

NCCU Climbs U.S. News College Rankings for Higher Education Excellence

NCCU continues to showcase its distinction as a top university in the United States in the 2021 rankings released by U.S. News & World Report.