NCCU News

Grand Opening of the Academic Success Center: A New Era of Excellence

The center will provide collaborative study spaces, peer tutoring, a language learning lab and TSI Tools workshops.

2025 MLK Day of Service: NCCU and BlueCross BlueShield NC Serve with Purpose

Volunteers from the university and Durham communities will team up to prepare meal packages, diapers, and create blankets and reading mats.

(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.

Walking the Graduation Stage after 40 Years

While NCCU encourages undergraduates to complete their studies in four years, sometimes life just gets in the way. In December, Felicia Lindsay will collect her degree 40 years after stepping onto campus.

Ashley Pointe holds book in School of Law

Teacher Inspired by Students to attend Law School

Sometimes teachers inspire students. For Ashley Pointe, her students inspired her to earn a law degree.

Special Call Meeting of NCCU Board of Trustees, Dec. 1

A special call meeting of the NCCU Board of Trustees is scheduled for Dec. 1, 2023, at 2 p.m., via video conference call.

Former NFL Wide Receiver and NASA Astronaut Set to Inspire NCCU Fall Graduates

Leland Melvin, the first NFL draftee to have flown in space, will serve as the keynote speaker for the 142nd Commencement Exercises, Dec. 9.

Notice of Campus Cyberintrusion Incident - Nov. 12, 2023

On the morning of Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, NCCU Information Technology Services (ITS) was alerted to a possible cyberintrusion incident on our campus technology systems and began an investigation.

Special Call Meeting of NCCU Board of Trustees, Nov. 13

A special call meeting of the NCCU Board of Trustees is scheduled for today, Nov. 13, 2023, at 5 p.m., via video conference call.

Special Meeting of NCCU Board of Trustees, Nov. 14

A special meeting of the NCCU Board of Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, at 10 a.m., at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Nursing Students Gain Fuller Stomachs with New Food Pantry

In fall 2022, Yolanda VanRiel, Ph.D., chair of the nursing department, came up with an idea: a food pantry specifically for nursing students.

Lisa Paulin Tackles COVID-19 Messaging and Misinformation in the Hispanic Community

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Paulin and fellow investigator, Tianduo Zhang, partnered with the Julius L. Chambers Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Institute (JLC-BBRI) at NCCU.