2025 Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI) Cohort Member
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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 MLE program is a professional development experience that brings together leaders in higher education to explore the complexities of institutional change.
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Julian Muhammad, Ph.D., will serve as a senior fellow, advancing research in crisis response, cybersecurity and disaster preparedness.
The leadership team is working closely with the University of North Carolina System office and other stakeholders to implement strong financial controls across campus.
As the inaugural principal of Lyons Farm Elementary School, James Hopkins ‘03 has exemplified effective leadership in education, steering the school to unprecedented academic growth since its opening in 2022.
“I came in as a 22-year-old and oversaw men twice my age. Most had seen the gore of war, and I had not.”
Cortnei Cooks and Maëva Hassani, emerged as winners of the prestigious 2025 American Bar Association (ABA) National Client Counseling Competition.
The fund awards scholarships to students with financial need, prioritizing those linked to the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School. Recipients must maintain a 3.0 GPA.
Renamed the LCI Student Accessibility Center, the program builds on LCI’s $1 million investment in NCCU, strengthening its legacy of supporting students with learning differences and disabilities.
The Career and Professional Development Center has formed a partnership with Macy’s to enhance student career readiness by providing professional attire and employment opportunities.
The university is the first and only HBCU to earn this distinction.
The NCCU Honda All-Star Challenge team has qualified to participate in the 36th Annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship Tournament.
This investment strengthens ISPE-CaSA’s longstanding partnership with NCCU, which began in 2007 with the launch of the Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE) program.
As part of this effort, all admitted nursing students will receive an iPad to support their classroom learning, homework assignments, laboratory activities and clinical practice.