Originally coming to Campbell University with hopes of going on to dental school, Paul Kim’s career path changed to follow his passion.
Kim, `08, graduated with a pre-dental Biology major and a minor in studio art. After Campbell, Kim was accepted into the Medical Illustration Graduate Program at the Medical College of Georgia, class of 2011.
“I [...]

Four ECSU students who presented their research at the ECSU Biannual Health Symposium as part of the Health Concepts class requirements were awarded full travel awards to present their work at the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Americans in Science (SACNAS) Conference, held September 28th – October 2nd in Anaheim, California.
Dwight Carrington, an [...]

Saint Augustine’s College will celebrate the official opening of the academic year during its 144th Fall Convocation on Thursday, Sept. 23, in the Martin Luther King Jr. Mall area. Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph will deliver the convocation address.
Ralph has earned acclaim for her roles on stage, television and film. She earned a Tony Award nomination [...]

North Carolina Central University received kudos for the university’s efforts at educating and retaining students in a lengthy article this month in Washington Monthly magazine.
The small but highly respected public policy magazine publishes an annual ranking of the worst colleges in the nation and held up NCCU as a model for how they could do [...]

DURHAM — North Carolina Central University students can gain management experience in the field of home health care for the elderly, thanks to a $100,000 gift to the university.
Innovative Senior Care Home Health of Durham made the contribution this month. Proceeds from the gift are to go specifically to the university’s College of Behavioral and [...]

DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central University welcomes its largest and best-prepared freshman class ever this week.  The class contains approximately 1,400 students, up from 1,348 last year.  Their average GPA in high school was 3.0, up significantly from last year’s 2.85.

The new students enter an institution with a relentless emphasis on student success [...]

DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central University Chancellor Charlie Nelms became the first official to pass the gates at the newly opened Latham Parking Deck, the university’s first high-rise parking structure.
Latham, a $15-million, 750-space parking deck, opened on scheduled at 7 a.m. Monday. Spaces in the deck cost $450, and entitle purchasers to a reserved, [...]

DURHAM, N.C. — For the second consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report ranked North Carolina Central University as the top public historically black university in the nation.
In its annual listing of top postsecondary schools, U.S. News placed NCCU 11th among the more than 100 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) founded for African-Americans. All the [...]

DURHAM – The Women’s Center at North Carolina Central University will host “Woman of Note Jazz Fete,” on Friday, Sept. 10, at the Marriott – Durham Civic Center at 6:30 p.m.  Unsung Leader Awards and Heroine Awards will be presented to six deserving women.
Three women will receive the Unsung Leaders Award.  This award honors NCCU [...]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida A&M University (FAMU) family is mourning the loss of one of its legends, Dr. William P. Foster, who was known as the “Dean of America’s Band Directors.”
Foster, who was also called The Law and The Maestro, was the creator of the noted FAMU Marching “100.”  He served as the band’s [...]