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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On Dec. 8, part of Fayetteville Street will be dedicated to a couple with strong ties to North Carolina Central University (NCCU).
In his senior year of high school, Chester Crowder Jr., had a disagreement with a teacher of African American literature. “After the cooling down, he brought me to the side for a one-on-one."
While NCCU encourages undergraduates to complete their studies in four years, sometimes life just gets in the way. In December, Felicia Lindsay will collect her degree 40 years after stepping onto campus.
Sometimes teachers inspire students. For Ashley Pointe, her students inspired her to earn a law degree.
A special call meeting of the NCCU Board of Trustees is scheduled for Dec. 1, 2023, at 2 p.m., via video conference call.
Leland Melvin, the first NFL draftee to have flown in space, will serve as the keynote speaker for the 142nd Commencement Exercises, Dec. 9.
On the morning of Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, NCCU Information Technology Services (ITS) was alerted to a possible cyberintrusion incident on our campus technology systems and began an investigation.
A special call meeting of the NCCU Board of Trustees is scheduled for today, Nov. 13, 2023, at 5 p.m., via video conference call.
A special meeting of the NCCU Board of Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, at 10 a.m., at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
In fall 2022, Yolanda VanRiel, Ph.D., chair of the nursing department, came up with an idea: a food pantry specifically for nursing students.
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Paulin and fellow investigator, Tianduo Zhang, partnered with the Julius L. Chambers Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Institute (JLC-BBRI) at NCCU.
Nine students from NCCU traveled to Belize, where they had the opportunity to learn more about Garifuna culture.