Soaring Eagles

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.

Brandon McEachern, '05, founder and CEO of the famed Broccoli City Festival and Think Broccoli LLC, will address NCCU's fall 2022 graduates on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022.

NCCU's 2022 Ultimate Homecoming Experience festivities will kick off Sunday, Oct. 30 through Saturday, Nov. 5 with concerts featuring Ledisi, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Kierra Sheard and Young Nudy.

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.

NCCU graduate students Maya Hamer and Christopher Lawson are the institution's first University Innovation Fellows (UIF) cohorts, joining other college students across the country in the prestigious program.

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.

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.