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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NCCU is the first HBCU in the state to be selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice Program.
Famed jazz drummer Greg Hutchinson will perform alongside NCCU percussion professor Thomas E. Taylor at the university’s annual benefit concert on Sunday, Aug. 28.
The NCCU Rock the Lyceum lecture series returns for the 2022-2023 academic year with Eagle alumnus and actor J. Alphonse Nicholson on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 7 p.m., as part of the university’s Eagle Mania events.
NCCU Police Department received a call at approximately 11:44 a.m. reporting a possible suspicious device in the School of Nursing building. An all-clear message was issued at 1:55 p.m.
Grammy and Stellar Award-nominated artist Marcus Anderson ’07, will return to NCCU to celebrate the five-year anniversary of his annual Jazz AND Coffee Escape on July 27-29, 2023.
Alexandra Valladares, director of Community Collaboration, East Coast Migrant Head Start Program, and 2022-2023 SGA President Manuhe Abebe are the newest members of the NCCU Board of Trustees.
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has appointed Jovan Alexander Wilson interim director of University Bands, effective July 22, 2022.
Deanne Cranford-Wesley, Ph.D., has received the 2022 Outstanding CAE Community of Practice in Cyber Defense Service Recognition Award.
Derrick Stanfield, a spring 2022 graduate of North Carolina Central University (NCCU), was named a 2022-2023 Presidential Scholar for the University of North Carolina (UNC) System.
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has named Dr. Mohammad Ahmed dean, College of Health and Sciences, effective July 1, 2022.
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has named Dr. Will Guzmán as the assistant vice chancellor for International Programs and Community Engagement, effective July 1, 2022.