Soaring Eagles

At the age of 22, Brittany Reaves has made history as being one of the youngest students to ever graduate from the law school, earning degrees from the joint juris doctor/ Master of Arts in History program.

Netanya Dennis, a chemistry and psychology double major, will be the first Eagle to begin Yale University’s Ph.D. program in interdepartmental neuroscience in fall 2023.

With a week left to the grand finale of the NCCU spring semester, mass communication major Victoria Cooper-Thompson has already achieved her goal of becoming a news reporter before earning her degree.

NCCU wasn’t biomedical sciences major Andrew Barber’s first choice, but given his family’s strong legacy at the university, he knew that the Eagles would provide him with top-notch resources to help him soar.

For Jesse White, obtaining his bachelor’s degree was once a dream too good to be true. But on May 6, his wish will become reality.

Asia Skyers has always wanted to be a lawyer, and with good reason as she had wonderful models in the legal field to look up to.

Led by Dr. Rachelle Gold, associate professor of English, the $500,000 project will explore the contributions of NCCU alumnae in the U.S.

Students received the Best Student News Brief and Best Student Feature Reporting awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas on Nov. 12, 2022.

Becoming a physician has always been Eduardo Castaneda’s goal. But the road for the Guatemala native to achieve his dreams included multiple stumbling blocks.

When Erica Wade ,'22, loss her daughter to a rare genetic condition in May, she wanted to leave the nursing program. But with support from her husband and NCCU community, she will earn her degree on Dec. 10.

It was Tyler Fisher’s humble beginnings that inspired him to soar beyond limits when he arrived at NCCU in Fall 2018. He and his family experienced homelessness and Fisher was committed to succeeding.

When Patricia Whitfield enrolled at NCCU in the fall of 1979, she was excited to join a legacy of changemaking Eagles. Unfortunately, her journey at the Nest was suddenly disrupted during her senior year.