Enrollment soars 8.13%; Strategic growth seen in online programs, adult learners and military-affiliated students, positioning NCCU as a state leader in higher education
NCCU is partnering with the Innovation Project to offer over $1.5 million in scholarships, empowering future leaders through its online Master of School Administration program.
“It’s not the amount that they give,” said Susan Hester, vice chancellor of Institutional Advancement. “It’s that they are getting re-engaged with their institution.”
NCCU’s Office of Alumni Relations hosted the “Lunchtime Jazz” on April 9, 2021, featuring music performed by students in the NCCU Jazz Studies Program.
The NCCU COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be operational on Wednesday, April 14, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., for members of the NCCU and greater Durham communities on a first-come, first-served basis.
The NCCU COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic will suspend use of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine immediately until further notice following the recommendation of the CDC and FDA, and as directed by NC DHHS.
NCCU will recognize the academic excellence of its students at the Annual Honors Convocation at 10 a.m. April 9, 2021. Ceremony will premiere on university’s website and Facebook page.
A U.S. Defense Department grant is helping NCCU expand its capacity for research. The probes can be used to evaluate materials a few billionths of a meter in depth.
The NCCU COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be operational on Friday, April 9, and Monday, April 12, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., on a first-come, first-serve basis, by appointment only.
David H. Jackson Jr., Ph.D., has been appointed provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at NCCU. He was selected following a competitive, national search.
Kizzmekia S. Corbett, Ph.D., an NIH researcher whose work contributed to the development of an effective COVID-19 vaccine, will lead an online seminar titled “The Race to the Vaccine” April 7 at 4 p.m.
NCCU alumna and e-learning coordinator Racheal Brooks, Ph.D., has been showcasing the institution’s best practices for digital education internationally.