Join Chancellor Johnson O. Akinleye and the entire NCCU community for the 135th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 30, at 11 a.m., where approximately 1,046 degrees will be conferred virtually.
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 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.
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.
In response to the Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) crisis, NCCU has established a student emergency relief fund to support the short-term financial needs of NCCU students who are facing extenuating circumstances related to housing, food and other vital resources. Please consider making an immediate impact today with a gift of any amount!
Take a closer look at our campus via the pages of NCCU Now magazine. We’ll introduce you to our outstanding students, faculty, and staff who are making a difference in the world and turn the spotlight on alumni, including an interview with Ferguson, Mo., Police Chief Jason Armstrong.
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 109 years. Students can discover NCCU’s competitive educational opportunities and graduate positioned for success in a number of industries.
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.
Miranda Clinton
Junior history major Miranda Clinton seized the opportunity to demonstrate her knowledge of African American history and culture on the March 21 episode of Bounce TV’s Black College Quiz Show.
Shauntae Brown White, Ph.D.
Extraordinary efforts by Department of Mass Communication Associate Professor Shauntae Brown White, Ph.D., earned special recognition from the University of North Carolina Board of Governors.
Tressie McMillan Cottom, Ph.D.
NCCU alumna Tressie McMillan Cottom, Ph.D., was recently honored for her many efforts in sociology.
