Life paused his college journey, but not his dream. After 25+ years, Dion Chavis returns to college through NCCU Online, proving to his daughter, and himself, that it’s never too late.
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“I was a latch key kid. My parents invested heavily in my education.”
Jose decided to study law in the interest of promoting fairness. “Law does tend toward that,” he said. “It makes me kind of angry when things aren’t fair.”
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The NCCU community remembers Jordan Thomas, a junior online business administration major, who passed away on Sunday, Jan. 26.
Keysight Technologies donated cutting-edge equipment to boost hands-on learning for students in its 3-plus-2 dual degree program.
These funds will be used to support NCCU’s inaugural Black Male Mental Health Summit, scheduled for Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in the NCCU Student Center.
NCCU will hold its annual Leadership and Research Summit on Feb. 7-8, 2025
The program will provide micro-grants to undergraduates in their senior year with unpaid tuition and fees, ensuring they can graduate on time.
NCCU will operate under Condition 1 through 10 a.m.
“It will allow us, in a manner of speaking, to bring these people back to life,” Johnson said. “People in the community who were important and contributed to the community.”
The university ranks among top institutions in state and nation for bachelor’s programs in business and for veterans.
Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer and conductor Derrick Hodge will lead a masterclass at NCCU on Friday, Jan. 24, at 2 p.m. in the B.N. Duke Complex Jazz Band Room.
NCCU remembers Dr. Mabel Royal, faculty member in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences department, who passed away on Jan. 14, 2025.
The center will provide collaborative study spaces, peer tutoring, a language learning lab and TSI Tools workshops.
Volunteers from the university and Durham communities will team up to prepare meal packages, diapers, and create blankets and reading mats.