Branford Marsalis – a saxophonist, band leader and three-time Grammy winner who has performed or recorded with . . . well, it seems like everyone.
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SPGBK Watches, co-founded by Kwame Molden, is now in over 350 stores, including Nordstrom and Macy’s. Named one of Oprah’s Favorite Things of 2023, the brand has been featured by Good Morning America, Oprah Dai
While 40% of daycare workers are people of color, only 21% are owners.
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NCCU has been awarded $3.3 million by the U.S. National Science Foundation to support research and expand professional diversity in the field of advanced materials science.
NCCU has provided nearly $5 million in textbooks, e-book vouchers and laptop bundles to students with economic need. The funds came from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, part of the CARES Act.
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.
NCCU alumnus Anthony Jackson, ’93, was appointed superintendent of Chatham County Schools in Pittsboro, N.C. beginning in July.
Three senior Biological and Biomedical Sciences students say their summer research experiences provided essential skills they will need to pursue advanced degrees, despite challenges presented by COVID-19.
Approximately 1,130 first-year students joined the NCCU Class of 2025, with an additional 470 transfer students registered for fall classes for the 2021-2022 academic year.
North Carolina Central University will welcome 10 students to its Cheatham-White Merit Scholars Program in fall 2021 as part of the institution’s incoming class of 2025.
Kevonne Holloway, ’00, was recently named managing director for Global Education, Reference and Continuity at Elsevier, an international leader in medical, and scientific information and analytics.
Using poetry, NCCU's Advanced Center for COVID-19 Related Disparities is supporting young artists in Durham.
NCCU junior Efhe Ikharo and senior Derrick Stanfield have been named as 2021 HBCU Scholars by the White House Initiative on HBCUs, a program that recognizes outstanding student performance in higher education.
It’s the beginning of a new football season, and we hope you are making plans to join the NCCU Men's Football Team as they take on the gridiron - at home and on the road.