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North Carolina Central University leadership is closely monitoring a light winter weather system expected to affect central North Carolina, including the Triangle region, from Monday, Dec. 8, into Tuesday, Dec. 9. In response to the forecast, the university will operate under Condition 1 (Reduced Operations) from midnight to 11:59 p.m. on Monday. All final exams scheduled for Dec. 8 will be held virtually.

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Decades later, Student Completes Bachelor’s Degree

In August 2024, she returned to NCCU after a 21-year hiatus.

Learning to Pivot: MPA Graduate Adjusts to Change

Now 53 and having earned three college degrees, Shearin is asked what he thinks about that high school counselor who declared him “not college material.”

24-hour App Design Competition Nets NCCU No. 2 spot

“I usually don’t sit at a computer for 24 hours,” Nadeem said. “You have a first time for everything.”

NCCU Achieves Success in 2025 U.S. News & World Report Rankings

NCCU’s BSN program has soared 218 spots to No. 254 nationally, now ranking No. 5 among HBCUs. In North Carolina, it ranks No. 2 among HBCUs and No. 9 overall.

HIV, the Forgotten Pandemic

While the focus has been on COVID-19 the last four years, North Carolina is still a “state of concern for HIV,” said Deborah Fortune, Ph.D., a professor in the department of public health education.

Academic Advisor First to Win NACADA Scholarship

Ashley Anderson’s passion for student success drives her work as an academic advisor at NCCU's University College.

Criminal Justice Students gains Skills, Contacts with Summer Internships

Espinoza and graduate student Daisha Ingram spent 10 weeks at the Department of Homeland Security Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency at Arizona State University in Tempe.

Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leader 2024

NCCU Honored as 2024 Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leader for Global Excellence

This honor recognizes NCCU’s outstanding engagement with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international academic exchange initiative.

NCCU Leads UNC System in Enrollment Growth —Again: Record-Breaking First-Year Class and Military-Affiliated Students Highlight Expansion

Enrollment soars 7.17%; Strategic growth seen in online programs, adult learners and military-affiliated students, positioning NCCU as a state leader in higher education