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Alumnus Derrick Stanfield standing in front of Shepard statue

Alumni

NCCU Graduate Selected as UNC System Presidential Scholar

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.

Student

Aspiring Forensic Toxicologist Earns Chemistry Degree in Three Years

When Olesia Headen arrived at North Carolina Central University in fall 2019, she had already earned an associate’s degree in science education.

Graduate Taylor Dorsey Flowers in front of Dent Human Sciences Building

Student

Human Sciences Graduate Leads Non-Profit to Support Youth

Community service has always been important to Taylor Dorsey-Flowers, a Durham, N.C., native and co-founder of the nonprofit organization GROWTH NC.

Nursing Graduate Sheriff Mansaray in front of Eagle General Hospital

Student

Nursing Graduate Persists to the Finish Line

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.

graduate Christie Smith in front of School of Education

Student

Student Becomes First Graduate of NCCU’s Assistive Technology for Individuals with Visual Impairments Program

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.

Student

Legal Eagle Aspires to Implement Policies to Support Immigrant Families

Frederick Serrano-Jimenez always wanted to go to law school but it was during a gap year after obtaining his bachelor’s degree when he decided he should enroll sooner rather than later.

Student

Entrepreneur Inspired to Grow Business During Hospitality and Tourism Administration Program

Hospitality management has always been Shanae Bryant’s passion. On May 6, 2022, she will receive her bachelor’s degree with plans to pursue her MBA and continue to grow and scale her business.

Faculty

NCCU Professor is Driving Force Behind Citizen-Scientist Project

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.

Faculty

NCCU professor, her father give back to alma mater with endowed scholarship

Dr. Siobahn Day Grady, assistant professor of information sciences, and her father Sherwin Thomas Day are the first father-daughter duo to endow a scholarship at NCCU.

Faculty

NCCU Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Digital Humanities Initiative

Two NCCU English professors have been awarded a two-year, $98,420 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities that will enable the duo to digitize the university’s history.

Faculty

New Study Finds Survivors of Weather-Related Disasters May Age at Accelerated Rates

Findings published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences show how severe weather may affect the health and aging process in rhesus macaques.

Faculty

NCCU Awarded National Science Foundation Grant to Establish Environmental Justice Hub

NCCU is among seven institutions of higher learning and 12 community groups that have been awarded a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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NCCU Graduate Selected as UNC System Presidential Scholar

Aspiring Forensic Toxicologist Earns Chemistry Degree in Three Years

Human Sciences Graduate Leads Non-Profit to Support Youth

Nursing Graduate Persists to the Finish Line

Student Becomes First Graduate of NCCU’s Assistive Technology for Individuals with Visual Impairments Program

Legal Eagle Aspires to Implement Policies to Support Immigrant Families

Entrepreneur Inspired to Grow Business During Hospitality and Tourism Administration Program

NCCU Professor is Driving Force Behind Citizen-Scientist Project

NCCU professor, her father give back to alma mater with endowed scholarship

NCCU Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Digital Humanities Initiative

New Study Finds Survivors of Weather-Related Disasters May Age at Accelerated Rates

NCCU Awarded National Science Foundation Grant to Establish Environmental Justice Hub

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