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NCCU will celebrate its fall 2021 graduates on Saturday, Dec. 11. The Baccalaureate ceremony will be held at 9 a.m., and the Graduate and Professional ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. Both ceremonies will live stream on NCCU.edu and the university's official YouTube channel.
Dive into the summer 2021 issue of NCCU Now magazine to learn how Eagles Coach LeVelle Moton led his team through a season beset by challenges of the pandemic; relive moments in university history, from 1980 to present; follow the journey of a young alumnus and geospatial specialist who turned coastal yearnings into a new career; and more!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chisom Ezenwenyi and Philomena Onasanya
NCCU Biomedical and Biological Sciences students Chisom Ezenwenyi and Philomena Onasanya were named American Heart Association HBCU Scholars, a program that aims to close the gap in health disparities by supporting scholars seeking careers in biomedical and health sciences.
Candace Bailey, Ph.D.
NCCU Music Professor Candace Bailey, Ph.D., has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
Ibrahim Cissé, Ph.D.
NCCU alumnus Ibrahim Cissé, Ph.D., ’04 was named one of 25 MacArthur Foundation ‘Genius’ Fellows in the Class of 2021. The MacArthur Fellows Program honors talented individuals who “have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction.”
NCCU will host the 138th Commencement exercises on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, and award baccalaureate, graduate and professional degrees.
NCCU will host the 138th Commencement exercises on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, and award baccalaureate, graduate and professional degrees.