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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After two years of virtual spring elections and campaigning, the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) student body returned to normalcy, as dozens of dedicated students vied for positions in-person on NCCU.
NCCU has named Derrick Magee as the associate vice chancellor of Campus Enterprises, effective June 1, 2022.
NCCU remembers Dwight Butler, a transportation driver in the Division of Student Affairs, who passed away on June 13, 2022.
The NCCU community remembers Arnold George, an assistant professor of music and member of the NCCU Class of 1975, who passed away on May 18, 2022.
North Carolina Central University has named Johnny Bernard Hill, Ph.D., director of Corporate and Foundation Engagement, effective May 2, 2022.
The North Carolina Central University administration invites members of the university community to express their opinion on the matter of renaming the Angus M. McLean Residence Hall.
North Carolina Central University has appointed Stephen W. Fusi as chief brand officer after a competitive, national search. He began his new role at NCCU on May 9, 2022.
Chancellor Akinleye hailed the Spring 2022 graduates as a “distinct class,” noting that they “matriculated and graduated at a time like no other – when a global pandemic interrupted and uprooted our lives.”
When Olesia Headen arrived at North Carolina Central University in fall 2019, she had already earned an associate’s degree in science education.
Community service has always been important to Taylor Dorsey-Flowers, a Durham, N.C., native and co-founder of the nonprofit organization GROWTH NC.
For Sheriff Mansaray, ’22, the injustices he witnessed within the healthcare system in his home country of Sierra Leone in West Africa, inspired his dream to become a nurse.
On May 7, Christie Smith will be the first graduate of the visual impairment master’s program with a concentration in assistive technology for individuals with visual impairments.