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North Carolina Central University (NCCU) officials are closely monitoring the light wintry event expected to impact central North Carolina early on Friday, Dec. 5. NCCU will operate under Condition 1 (Reduced Operations) of the Adverse Weather and Emergency Event Policy on Friday, Dec. 5, beginning at midnight, until 11:59 p.m. All final exams scheduled for Dec. 5 will take place 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.”

Johnny Bernard Hill, Ph.D., Named Director of Corporate and Foundation Engagement

North Carolina Central University has named Johnny Bernard Hill, Ph.D., director of Corporate and Foundation Engagement, effective May 2, 2022.

Renaming of NCCU McLean Residence Hall Survey

The North Carolina Central University administration invites members of the university community to express their opinion on the matter of renaming the Angus M. McLean Residence Hall.

Stephen W. Fusi Named NCCU’s New Chief Brand Officer

North Carolina Central University has appointed Stephen W. Fusi as chief brand officer after a competitive, national search. He began his new role at NCCU on May 9, 2022.

North Carolina Central University Awards More than 540 Degrees at Undergraduate Ceremony

Chancellor Akinleye hailed the Spring 2022 graduates as a “distinct class,” noting that they “matriculated and graduated at a time like no other – when a global pandemic interrupted and uprooted our lives.”

Aspiring Forensic Toxicologist Earns Chemistry Degree in Three Years

When Olesia Headen arrived at North Carolina Central University in fall 2019, she had already earned an associate’s degree in science education.

Graduate Taylor Dorsey Flowers in front of Dent Human Sciences Building

Human Sciences Graduate Leads Non-Profit to Support Youth

Community service has always been important to Taylor Dorsey-Flowers, a Durham, N.C., native and co-founder of the nonprofit organization GROWTH NC.

Nursing Graduate Sheriff Mansaray in front of Eagle General Hospital

Nursing Graduate Persists to the Finish Line

For Sheriff Mansaray, ’22, the injustices he witnessed within the healthcare system in his home country of Sierra Leone in West Africa, inspired his dream to become a nurse.

graduate Christie Smith in front of School of Education

Student Becomes First Graduate of NCCU’s Assistive Technology for Individuals with Visual Impairments Program

On May 7, Christie Smith will be the first graduate of the visual impairment master’s program with a concentration in assistive technology for individuals with visual impairments.

NCCU Law Student Frederick Serrano-Jimenez

Legal Eagle Aspires to Implement Policies to Support Immigrant Families

Frederick Serrano-Jimenez always wanted to go to law school but it was during a gap year after obtaining his bachelor’s degree when he decided he should enroll sooner rather than later.

Entrepreneur Inspired to Grow Business During Hospitality and Tourism Administration Program

Hospitality management has always been Shanae Bryant’s passion. On May 6, 2022, she will receive her bachelor’s degree with plans to pursue her MBA and continue to grow and scale her business.

NCCU Student Named 2022 Transportation Research Board Minority Student Fellow

NCCU graduate student Isabel Gutierrez was recently selected for the Transportation Research Board (TRB)’s 2022 class of Minority Student Fellows.

Message from the Chancellor: Fallen Eagle Student Dominique McKeithan

NCCU remembers Dominique McKeithan, a sophomore social work major from Sanford, N.C., passed away unexpectedly in a tragic car accident on April 10, 2022.