The 143rd commencement exercises at NCCU were filled with both big and small moments.
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![Dr. Trisha Bailey in black and red blazer](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2024-04/Trisha%20Bailey%20.jpg?h=73ef7146&itok=1x-fd1-G)
Dr. Trisha Bailey, the richest Jamaican-born woman, brings over two decades of expertise to the medical industry.
![Michael S. Williams](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2024-03/Michael%20Williams%20copy_0.jpg?h=c89fa8cf&itok=70ngM8mp)
Michael S. Williams ’03, is founder of The Black on Black Project, which started as a space for Black curators to present the work of Black artists.
![Oral history project](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2024-03/IMG_3500%20copy_0.jpg?h=84071268&itok=i2ftWCWX)
Ten students from North Carolina Central University interviewed five alumna who have pursued social justice in some form including civil rights, legal justice, education equity, gender equity and LGBTQ rights.
![Devin Freeman](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2024-03/freeman-pic-news_0.png?h=b6717701&itok=62UfX2VW)
By 12:30 p.m. Feb. 29, Devin Freeman, a senior at North Carolina Central University (NCCU), was at the White House.
![Andrea Woodson-Smith](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2024-03/A%20and%20Flag_2.jpg?h=a1f525db&itok=ANnXuSm2)
Andrea Woodson-Smith, ’99, who will be inducted into the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Hall of Fame on April 13, in Richmond, Virginia, was initially reluctant to play the sport.
![Wadeeah Y. Beyah in alteration class](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2024-03/Beyah%20copy_0.jpg?h=84071268&itok=2sRzJQWL)
Wadeeah Beyah retired from NCCU in December 2023, after training hundreds of students and establishing an apparel alterations lab that has produced some award-winning alumni.
![Raleigh-Durham chapter of the National Black MBA Association](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2024-03/NBMBAA1%20copy_0.jpeg?h=d8d90ae1&itok=xcF7yaBj)
North Carolina Central University's (NCCU) School of Business is proud to announce a partnership with the Raleigh-Durham chapter of the National Black MBA Association.
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North Carolina Central University (NCCU) proudly unveiled the Students in Public Service Academy (SiPS).
![Aramark CEO Jack Donovan, Human Resources VP Jenn Radice, CFO Rich Kotzker and Regional VP Matt Rogers congratulate NCCU students, Aamira Southerland and Jalaysha Tucker.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2024-03/Aramark%20Emerging%20Leaders.jpg?h=1758acef&itok=Uh9t-1Qm)
Aamira Southerland and Jalaysha Tucker were selected to participate in Aramark’s HBCU Emerging Leaders Program, Feb. 27-29.
![New School of Business](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2024-02/new%20school%20of%20business.jpg?h=ab677bb3&itok=Mo_88a7k)
The festivities will commence on March 14 at 10 a.m., marking a significant advancement in the school's academic offerings.
![2023 Duke-NCCU Bridge Office Internship Program Scholars](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2024-03/nccu-students_-bridge-program-2.png?h=9651c94c&itok=bHGrNgeP)
The two schools were jointly awarded a $100,000 prize for demonstrating exceptional dedication and innovation in fostering diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility within research environments.
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The transformative investment aims to bolster critical medical care at a new community health center in Halifax County, North Carolina.