Soaring Eagles

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).

NCCU alumna Hellena Huntley Tidwell and her sons, William DeVane Tidwell and Damion Lamar Tidwell, made the largest single contribution to create the university’s first named academic program.

NCCU welcomes Aerial Ellis, Ed.D., as its Wells Fargo Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor for the NCCU Department of Mass Communication.

Environmental Earth and Geospatial Sciences assistant professor Christopher Zarzar, Ph.D., has received a three-year, $250,000 water quality research grant in collaboration with two other N.C. universities.

A conference room in the NCCU School of Law was dedicated on Nov. 10, 2021, to recognize a significant university supporter The Honorable A. Leon Stanback, Jr.

Joseph M. Green, Ph.D., dean of NCCU’s University College has been named to the board of trustees for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.

North Carolina Central University will launch an interdisciplinary Health Communications Core (HCC) to meet the growing demand of research and innovation in health information and communication.

Senior commercial executive David Schmoock will join the NCCU School of Business faculty as its first executive-in-residence. Schmoock has 20 years of experience in the technology sector leading global teams.

NCCU nursing major Ashley Sherman has been recognized for outstanding leadership and service by the North Carolina Campus Compact.

Leonardo Williams, ’05,’15, was recently elected to the Ward III Durham City Council seat. Williams hopes to translate first-hand entrepreneurial experience into positive change for Durham.

NCCU provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, David H. Jackson Jr., Ph.D., was recently named a FAMU National Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni for his influential contributions to education.

Christicel Okeke, the daughter of Nigerian immigrants who desired to provide a better life for their children, always wanted to make her parents proud by applying the education given to her in the U.S.