2021 Ultimate Homecoming Experience
Get ready for the return of the Ultimate Homecoming Experience, Oct. 31 – Nov. 6, with multiple events for students, faculty and staff, alumni and friends!
North Carolina Central University
Featured Message
Preparing for Success in a Global Marketplace
Grounded in a legacy of 111 years of excellence, NCCU offers top-ranked programs in disciplines including the sciences, law, business and education.
Crush COVID Competition
The competition is on between NCCU and N.C. A&T State University to crush COVID-19 from July 1 to Sept. 17, 2021! The university with the most campus members vaccinated will receive bragging rights and a trophy at the Eagle-Aggie Football Game on Sept. 25, 2021.
COVID-19 Updates
NCCU is monitoring developments related to Coronavirus 2019, or COVID-19, closely. Learn important information about how the university is responding, review preventative measures and view resources from local, state, national and international agencies.
Tour NCCU Virtually Today
Experience the sloping hills and verdant green of North Carolina Central University. Discover special places on campus—including our classrooms, laboratories, residence halls and more. Our virtual tour is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and can be accessed from the comfort of your home.
NCCU in the News
National Science Foundation Invests $50 Million in Two University-Based Quantum Science Institutes
(Forbes)
Penn State Partners with Two Universities for Diversity in Materials Research
(The National Tribune)
North Carolina Central Sends Message in Shifting MEAC Landscape
(Sports Illustrated)
TNT Teams with Michael B. Jordan & WME Sports to Air HBCU Men’s College Basketball Showcase
(Yahoo! Entertainment)
College Athletes Are Doubling as Competitive Gamers after the COVID-19 Pandemic Halted Some College Sports Last Year
(Market Insider)
Trainees Explore Biomedical Careers during NIEHS Symposium
(Environmental Factor)
For more than a century, NC Central has prepared students to transform communities.
We made the commitment as the nation's first public liberal arts institution for African American students. We sustain it as a future-focused modern university.
Top-Ranked Programs and World-Class Faculty
As one of the nation’s preeminent community-engaged universities, we have produced leaders who are in touch with the world around them for more than 110 years. Students can discover NCCU’s competitive educational opportunities and graduate positioned for success in a number of industries.
Leading the Way
Johnson O. Akinleye, Ph.D., was elected as the 12th Chancellor of North Carolina Central University on June 26, 2017. Through his leadership, Dr. Akinleye has worked to expand the university’s academic partnerships, including new agreements with community colleges, and introduced to the campus a robust online, distance-education program (NCCU Online), K-12 initiatives, and a security strategy to increase safety for campus constituents.
Our Community
Efhe Ikharo and Derrick Stanfield
NCCU junior Efhe Ikharo and senior Derrick Stanfield have been named as 2021 HBCU Scholars by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, a program that recognizes outstanding student performance in higher education.
Charles Denton Johnson, Ph.D.
NCCU Department of History Assistant Professor Charles Denton Johnson, Ph.D., will be the principal investigator on a $148,817 grant from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) to document the history of the Bragtown community in Durham.
Kevonne Holloway
Kevonne Holloway, ’00, was recently named managing director for Global Education, Reference and Continuity at Elsevier, an international leader in medical, and scientific information and analytics.
NC Central News
Lauretta Hasty Holloway, an alumna of NCCU, was recently named to The National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame. Holloway was honored for her influential contributions to education.
NCCU will kick off its first home game of the 2021 football season on Sept. 18. Please note the following in preparation for the game.
President Joe Biden has appointed NCCU alumna Peggy G. Carr, Ph.D., ’76, as commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics.
Upcoming Events
Sep
18
Cheer on NCCU Football as they face the Winston-Salem State University Rams for the first home game of the 2021 season.
Sep
24
Join the celebration for the Forty Under Forty Alumni Awards Gala honoring the 2020 inductees on Sept. 24, 2021.
Oct
31
Save the date for the return of NCCU's Ultimate Homecoming Experience, Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, 2021.