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 School of Business has appointed Po-Ju Chen, Ph.D., as the Michael P. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Business and chair of the Hospitality and Tourism Administration program.
NCCU School of Business hosted a virtual business academy July 27-31 that introduced 25 high-performing high school students to the complexities and challenges of entrepreneurship.
NCCU’s Career and Professional Development Center has received $50,000 from the State Employee’s Credit Union that will allow up to 10 students to participate in internships for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Alumnus Andrew Winters, ’13, ‘18 has made history after being named the first African American acquisitions associate editor for the University of North Carolina Press.
NCCU is now working with IBM to create equitable, unique experiences for African American students to acquire the necessary skills to unlock economic opportunity and prosperity.
Work by North Carolina folk art painter and quilter Kimberley Pierce Cartwright will be featured at the NCCU Art Museum as part of the museum’s virtual fall exhibition for the 2020-2021 season.
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund has awarded NCCU’s School of Education $10,000 to expand diversity in teacher development and to lead educational equity initiatives in North Carolina.
After a succession of employment and career experiences, Roland Reaves has been named senior brand manager for entertainment content and strategy for Procter & Gamble.