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NCCU Announces The Ultimate Homecoming Experience 2026 Dates

Save the date! The Ultimate Homecoming Experience returns Oct. 2–10, 2026, bringing a week of Eagle pride to Durham.

We Built This Exhibit celebrating architects in a room

NCCU Kicks off Black History Month with Exhibit Honoring Black Architects and Builders

NCCU launches Black History Month with a free exhibit honoring Black architects and builders who shaped North Carolina along with other campus events.

Internship Unexpectedly Takes Sports Medicine Major to Bowl Game

She learned techniques she had not been exposed to in class such as using a Hivamat – a tool that sends mild electrical signals into injuries and speeds up healing.

NCCU and Wake Tech Partner to Provide Gateway for Careers in Accounting

NCCU School of Business and Wake Technical Community College are coming together to offer a bachelor’s degree in accounting.

NCCU Art Museum to Feature Group Exhibition on Annie Day Shepard Family Ancestry and Art

NCCU Art Museum turns the spotlight on the notable Day family of North Carolina and Virginia in a featured exhibit running through Nov. 7.

T.R.U. Eagles Program participants posing with Amazon's BEN employees

T.R.U. Eagles Program Receives Funding from Amazon’s Black Employee Network

The inaugural T.R.U. Eagles program at North Carolina Central University, which supports rural and disadvantaged first-year students received a $10,000 donation from Amazon's Black Employee Network (BEN).

Student Burdens Lightened with Nearly $5 Million in Book Vouchers and Computers for Fall Semester

NCCU has provided nearly $5 million in textbooks, e-book vouchers and laptop bundles to students with economic need. The funds came from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, part of the CARES Act.

STEM Role Model Showcased at Life and Science Museum

Siobahn Day Grady, Ph.D., turned a childhood interest in science into a career in computers and artificial intelligence, and encourages others to do the same.

Eagle Educator Named Superintendent

NCCU alumnus Anthony Jackson, ’93, was appointed superintendent of Chatham County Schools in Pittsboro, N.C. beginning in July.

NCCU Featured in Novelist John Grisham’s Newest Novel, “Sooley”

Biomedical and Biological Sciences students

NCCU Student Research Provides Gateway to Careers in Science

Three senior Biological and Biomedical Sciences students say their summer research experiences provided essential skills they will need to pursue advanced degrees, despite challenges presented by COVID-19.

NCCU Announces 2021-2022 Cheatham-White Merit Scholars

North Carolina Central University will welcome 10 students to its Cheatham-White Merit Scholars Program in fall 2021 as part of the institution’s incoming class of 2025.

NCCU Alumna Steps into Director Role for Global Research Publishing

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.

African American man in blue short writing at a table.

Young Writers Pen their Way Through the Pandemic

Using poetry, NCCU's Advanced Center for COVID-19 Related Disparities is supporting young artists in Durham.

NCCU Students Named White House HBCU Scholars

NCCU junior Efhe Ikharo and senior Derrick Stanfield have been named as 2021 HBCU Scholars by the White House Initiative on HBCUs, a program that recognizes outstanding student performance in higher education.