Tag: North Carolina Central University
Six HBCUs Awarded Grants From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The grants ranging from $800,000 to $1.4 million will assist these schools in their efforts to create more engaging science classes.
North Carolina Central University to Host Summer Business Academy for Teens
Twenty high school students will spend two weeks on the NCCU campus learning about business operations, visiting area corporations, and participating in other activities in an effort to show them opportunities in the field of business.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
New Online Archive of the Papers of the Founder of North Carolina Central University
James E. Shepard established the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua for the Colored Race. The first classes were held in 1910.
In Memoriam: LeRoy Tashreau Walker (1918-2012)
Chancellor emeritus at North Carolina Central University, he was the first African American president of the U.S. Olympic Committee.
North Carolina Central University to Offer Criminal Justice Degree at a Satellite Campus
NCCU has announced plans to offer bachelor's degree program in criminal justice on the campus of Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh.
Four African American Men Appointed to New Posts in Higher Education
F. Carl Walton, Everett Mitchell, Marvin Dawkins, and Timothy Bellamy are taking on new duties in higher education.
Three African American Men Win Higher Education Honors
Ira T. Wiggins, C. Garnett Henning, and Geoffrey Canada are honored.
African American Academic Phenom to Speak at Voorhees College Convocation
Ty Hobson-Powell is the youngest person to graduate from the University of Baltimore. Now in law school, he plans to go to medical school.
North Carolina Central University Establishes Chapter of Honor Society
The Tau Sigma National Honor Society, established at Auburn University in 1999, is for transfer students who achieve academic success.
Historic Lunch Counter Gets a New Home at North Carolina Central University
In February 1961, students at North Carolina Central began their lunch counter protest a week after a similar event in Greensboro.
New University Positions for a Half Dozen African Americans
Here is news of six African Americans who are assuming new duties in higher education.
Wynetta Lee Is the New Dean of the School of Education at North Carolina Central University
She was the dean of the College of Education at Grambling State University in Louisiana.
Cambridge College Appoints a New Provost
Elwood L. Robinson has served as a professor of psychology and dean at North Carolina Central University.
In Memoriam: Stewart B. Fulbright (1919-2012)
He was the first dean of the School of Business at North Carolina Central University in Durham.
Carlton Wilson Elected to Key Post
The North Carolina Central University professor joins the board of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
Two Universities to Co-Sponsor Conference on Literacy of Young Black Males
The conference, entitled Building a Bridge to Literacy for African-American Male Youth, will be held this spring on the campus of the University of North Carolina.
North Carolina Central University Premiers New Website on Community Engagement
The site offers news and a calendar of upcoming events at the university that deal with its community outreach efforts.
North Carolina Central University to Offer New Ph.D Program
The historically black university has not awarded a doctoral degree since 1964.
North Carolina Central University Says No to New Center Funded by Conservative Foundation
The center was to be established with $600,000 in start-up funds from the John William Pope Foundation.
Unique Archive of Black History Now Available for Researchers
Duke and North Carolina Central universities have archived more than a century of documents from the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Two New Deans at North Carolina Central University
Keith Pigues and Ontario Wooden are the new appointees.
Grants and Gifts
• Historically black North Carolina A&T State University and North Carolina Central University are participating in a five-year, $25 million research project to understand and...
New Provost at North Carolina Central University
Debbie Thomas was appointed provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at North Carolina Central University in Durham.
