Protest or ‘freedom songs’ were an essential part of the ‘classical’ period of the Civil Rights Movement, bookended by the Montgomery bus boycott of 1954 and the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Criminal justice students saved more than $283,000 this year thanks to free learning resources and accelerated paths to graduation.
At NCCU’s 145th Commencement Exercises, speakers urged 1,011 graduates to stand up, stand out and stand on purpose - ready to lead with truth, grit and grace in a world that urgently needs their voices.
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The work of Bryan Collier, an author and children’s book illustrator, will be featured at the NCCU Art Museum beginning Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020.
Fashion innovator and haberdasher Dapper Dan will be the featured speaker at NCCU's Rock the Lyceum lecture series at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19.
Returning to Durham was not only nostalgic but also an honor for famed actress and former NCCU student April Parker Jones.
NCCU will compete in the National Qualifying Tournament of the 31st annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, America’s premier academic competition for HBCU students.
The NCCU Big Band Jazz Ensemble will participate in its annual Valentine’s Day performance alongside musicians from Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
NCCU will commemorate Black History Month with a series of events that are free and open to the public.
The NCCU National Alumni Association, Inc. and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina are sponsoring a Community Food Distribution for Triangle residents on Feb. 1, 2020.
NCCU Department of Theatre will bring the Tony award-winning musical “Dreamgirls” to the Durham community.
NCCU and Vance-Granville Community College leaders signed an agreement Jan. 28, 2020, opening the doors for more students to earn a bachelor's in pharmaceutical science.
NCCU's Division of Enrollment Management will introduce an interactive campus map in late January to support student retention, engagement, and awareness of university programs.
Brenda S. Faison, Ph.D., has been appointed director for the NCCU Art Museum.
Alumna Rahesha Harrison’s model of cultivating and developing leaders has elevated the academic and social profile of a New York education district.