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May 24, 2019
  • Erin Shaw

ECU graduates fare better in life than national average

East Carolina University graduates are well prepared for life after graduation, actively engaged at work and feel their education was worth the cost, a recent Gallup survey found. ECU was...

Mar 06, 2019
  • Crystal Baity

Serving Others

Service-minded students from East Carolina University spent part of their spring break on a blustery, overcast Monday cleaning up Old River Road north of the Tar River. Students picked up...

Feb 11, 2019
  • Jules Norwood

Advanced Manufacturing Lab Unveiled

East Carolina University’s College of Engineering and Technology has officially launched the first phase of an effort to create a unique advanced manufacturing lab in the high bay of the...

Jan 11, 2019
  • Admissions

Celebrating the new Main Campus Student Center

After 15 years of dreaming, planning and building, the new 220,000-square-foot Main Campus Student Center at ECU is open! Read about the opening and the features of the facility here.

Jan 11, 2019
  • Admissions

Among the best: College of Nursing earns high marks

The ECU College of Nursing has been ranked the No. 14 nursing school in the United States and the No. 6 public nursing school nationally. The rankings are the result...

Jan 11, 2019
  • Erin Shaw

Street of Dreams

Just a few years ago, a person could get lonely walking along Greenville’s Dickinson Avenue. Not anymore. The avenue and its 10 surrounding blocks have emerged as a dining scene...

Jan 11, 2019
  • Kristin Zachary

ECU opens largest LGBTQ center in the UNC System

East Carolina University opened the new Main Campus Student Center this week. This 220,000-square-foot facility will be the living room for students and will be a central hub for ECU’s...

Columns
Dec 21, 2018
  • Admissions

2018: Year in Review

With wind in our sails and 2019 on the horizon, it’s time to take a look back at the treasure found this year by our imaginative and innovative students, faculty...

Cupola
Oct 23, 2018
  • brennanco15

$1 million donation creates new ECU scholarships

East Carolina University seeks to significantly increase its general scholarship offerings for first-year students with the new Chancellor’s Scholars program. While ECU has long championed support for high achievers and...

ECU’s Brody School of Medicine welcomed the most diverse class of medical students in history this year. (Photo by Rhett Butler)
Sep 24, 2018
  • brennanco15

ECU Recognized for Diversity and Inclusion

For the seventh consecutive year, East Carolina University has been recognized for its commitment to diversity and inclusiveness by receiving the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award. The HEED...