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North Carolina Central University leadership is closely monitoring a light winter weather system expected to affect central North Carolina, including the Triangle region, from Monday, Dec. 8, into Tuesday, Dec. 9. In response to the forecast, the university will operate under Condition 1 (Reduced Operations) from midnight to 11:59 p.m. on Monday. All final exams scheduled for Dec. 8 will be held virtually.

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Decades later, Student Completes Bachelor’s Degree

In August 2024, she returned to NCCU after a 21-year hiatus.

Learning to Pivot: MPA Graduate Adjusts to Change

Now 53 and having earned three college degrees, Shearin is asked what he thinks about that high school counselor who declared him “not college material.”

24-hour App Design Competition Nets NCCU No. 2 spot

“I usually don’t sit at a computer for 24 hours,” Nadeem said. “You have a first time for everything.”

2 students working on drone on picnic table

Flying High: NCCU uses Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Research

Drones are being used to conduct all types of research around the world that were formerly cost prohibitive.

Associate Professor Scott Singeisen and students

Architectural Design Program being Developed at NCCU

North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is developing a pre-architecture degree program, the first at a historically Black university in North Carolina.

Jazz Studies Program at Monterey Jazz Festival

NCCU Partners with Monterey Jazz Festival for Musical Showcase in Durham

The renowned festival will come to campus in April 2024 during Jazz Appreciation Month.

Shamia Stevens, first generation college student

NCCU Assists First-Generation Students from Enrollment to Graduation

Of NCCU’s almost 8,000 students, 1,702 (28.49%) are first-generation college students, according to Dekendrick Murray, executive director for Student Access and Success (SAS) at NCCU.

First Bachelor’s Degree Graduate of Clinical Research Science

On Dec. 9, 2023, Lezly Collins was awarded her Bachelor of Science degree in clinical research science, a program that trains students how to manage and monitor clinical trials.

2023-24 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Varsity Team in front of the Shepard statue

NCCU to compete in National Qualifying Tournament of 35th Annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge

The fast-paced buzzer competition highlights students’ academic prowess and their ability to answer questions about history, science, literature, religion, the arts and pop culture. 

NCCU Student to Showcase Knowledge on "Black College Quiz" Game Show

Lauren Johnson, a senior majoring in environmental, earth, and geospatial sciences, will be featured in an upcoming broadcast of the show hosted by comedian Thomas 'Nephew Tommy' Miles.

Celebrating Black History Month at NCCU

The enriching activities are curated by the C.A. Jones History Club and Earlie E. Thorpe History Graduate Association, in the NCCU Department of History, and the Department of Music.

Student takes Detour on Way to Degree

Between high school and NCCU, Michael Lorca-Wynter has done more than most college students.

North Carolina Central University Chancellor Search Advisory Committee Announced

University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans today announced the formation of a 13-member committee that will search for the next chancellor of North Carolina Central University.

Training Students in Environmental Sustainability

North Carolina Central University (NCCU) offers two courses in what is sometimes called ‘environmental literacy,’ a term first published in an issue of Massachusetts Audubon in 1968.

From Student Newspaper to Novelist

When it comes to writing dialogue for his crime and noir novels, Matt Phillips, ’13, attributes his ability to working at the Campus Echo student newspaper.