Tryan L. McMickens, Ed.D., is lead co-editor of the first issue of Black College Men’s Mental Health.
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From the processional entrance to the benediction, the 142nd commencement exercises at NCCU were filled with enthusiasm, cheers, advice, anecdotes and even an astronaut.
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The enhanced program between Durham Technical Community College and NCCU is transforming educational pathways for students like Selnatta Vereen and E. Gray Stanley.
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On Dec. 8, part of Fayetteville Street will be dedicated to a couple with strong ties to North Carolina Central University (NCCU).
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In his senior year of high school, Chester Crowder Jr., had a disagreement with a teacher of African American literature. “After the cooling down, he brought me to the side for a one-on-one."
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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.
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Sometimes teachers inspire students. For Ashley Pointe, her students inspired her to earn a law degree.
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A special call meeting of the NCCU Board of Trustees is scheduled for Dec. 1, 2023, at 2 p.m., via video conference call.
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Leland Melvin, the first NFL draftee to have flown in space, will serve as the keynote speaker for the 142nd Commencement Exercises, Dec. 9.
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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.
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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.
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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
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In fall 2022, Yolanda VanRiel, Ph.D., chair of the nursing department, came up with an idea: a food pantry specifically for nursing students.