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.
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To the cheers of their families and friends, some 450 graduate and law students at NCCU received master’s and Juris Doctor degrees on Saturday morning, May 7, 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.”
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NCCU student London Harper has received the 2022 Student Award for Travel and Mentorship in Non-Animal Toxicology Award from the PETA Science Consortium International e.V.
Nina Smith, Ph.D., human sciences associate professor, will help the newly-established National African American Child and Family Research Center funded by a $1.8M grant to Morehouse School of Medicine.
NCCU announced a gift of $1.5 million from Lowe’s Companies, Inc. for the university’s School of Business. The award will name the auditorium in the School of Business’ new facility and a new academic program.
NCCU announced veteran athletics administrator and university alumnus Dr. Louis “Skip” Perkins as the next Director of Athletics concluding a competitive national search.
NCCU has joined the Volcker Alliance Next Generation Service Corps (NextGen Service), a ground-breaking initiative that draws diverse, talented young people into government careers.
NCCU School of Library and Information Sciences Dean Jon Gant, Ph.D., has been named to the Federal Communication Commission’s Communication Equity and Diversity Council.
NCCU remembers Walter Matthew Brown, Ph.D., '48, '55, who passed away on Feb. 12, 2022, at the age of 94.
Dr. Nina Smith, associate professor of human sciences, is working to improve the lives of Black Americans affected by COVID-19 thanks to a grant from the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory.
NCCU raised more than $1.02 million during its 2022 Day of Giving that began on March 1, 2022, and concluded on March 2, 2022.
NC GlaxoSmithKline Foundation has awarded NCCU a $1.85 million grant for a new initiative focused on educating and increasing the number of students pursuing careers in pharmaceutical and life sciences.
NCCU will commemorate Women’s History Month with a series of virtual events that are free and open to the public.
Julie Horvath, Ph.D., research associate professor of biological and biomedical sciences, is studying rhesus macaque monkeys to learn how a myriad of factors affect human health.