After military service and building a business, 56-year-old veteran David Williams Jr. is chasing a dream deferred: earning his degree and finding renewed purpose at NCCU.
The Office of Faculty Professional Development secures $174,000 grant through the 2025 ACUE Initiative, backed by TMCF, to increase teaching with AI tools and proven strategies.
His 30-minute film is titled “RHD: Hidden Diagnosis.” RHD stands for right hemisphere (brain) damage. It follows a group of stroke survivors who interact with speech-language pathology students at NCCU.
“If I take your identity, then I am you,” said Deanne Cranford-Wesley, Ph.D., assistant professor and director of the Cyber Security Lab at North Carolina Central University (NCCU).
Lily Chen, a nursing department lecturer, stressed the importance of parental support and community-driven solutions for the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.
NCCU remembers Mr. Terrance Howard, a first-year transfer student and valued member of the NCCU football team, who passed away on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024.
The grant will help enhance the nursing department's programs, support dedicated faculty and prepare students to meet the evolving needs of the healthcare industry.