N.C. Central University’s online program was ranked No.3 by Forbes magazine among all HBCUs this past June, as NCCU continued its push towards increasing its overall enrollment through online enrollment. Forbes attributed its high ranking of NCCU’s online program to its high retention rate of 75%, low in-state tuition and advantageous location in the Research Triangle. For the fall 2025 semester, 1,885 students enrolled online at NCCU, an increase from 1,395 students the previou...| Campus Echo Online
Tonight, N.C. Central University kicks off its annual Ultimate Homecoming Experience, a week-long celebration that draws thousands of students and alumni to campus. Among this year’s festivities is the Homecoming Countdown, parade, Miss and Mister NCCU Coronation, concerts and the football game. The number of visitors at the football game, the week’s most attended event, often exceeds O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium’s 10,000 person capacity. This year, the Eagles will face Delaware State af...| Campus Echo Online
N.C. Central’s volleyball team faced off against two conference opponents, the Howard University Bison and Norfolk State Spartans, both at home over the weekend. Friday night at the McClendon-McDougald Arena, the crowd watched as the Lady Eagles fell short in a close match against the Bison, losing 3-2 in a five-set match. This match, which ended in scores of 25-23, 25-18, 26-24, 25-18 and 15-10, brings the team to a 5-13 record and marks the 17th consecutive loss to Howard. The first set r...| Campus Echo Online
Two-and-a-half weeks after an unauthorized safety alert was released by the dean of the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, N.C. Central University’s administration and police department has offered little explanation about the alert banning former faculty member, Jason Bowers. Despite repeated attempts to contact university officials, the Campus Echo hasn’t received a statement. The email alert raised questions about safety and whether university protocols were...| Campus Echo Online
Jonathan Paulk returns to N.C. Central University’s volleyball team to lead the coaching staff with more than just unfinished business. He’s stepping back onto the court with a vision to rebuild the team and shape its future. Paulk, who was an assistant volleyball coach at NCCU from 2016 to 2018, said that returning as head coach is a “full circle” moment. “When I was here in 2016 to 2017, I was right out of college completely green. [I] didn’t have a clue what I was doing in ...| Campus Echo Online
The theater department at N.C. Central University is firing up the spotlight this fall with its production of Fame!, running Thursday through Saturday. Originally set in the 1980s but transposed to the 1990s for this production, Fame! follows a group of students auditioning for New York City’s High School of Performing Arts. Those who are accepted quickly learn that talent alone isn’t enough to secure success. Throughout their journeys, the students face serious issues such as illiteracy,...| Campus Echo Online
Incumbent Mayor Leonardo Williams and Anjanee Bell were the top two vote-getters Tuesday in Durham’s mayoral primary election and will face each other in the Nov. 4 general election. Ward 1’s Matt Kopac and incumbent DeDreana Freeman, Ward 2’s Shanetta Burris and incumbent Mark-Anthony Middleton, and Ward 3’s Chelsea Cook and Diana Medoff will also appear on the final ballot for the Durham City Council. Williams received about 56% of votes cast in the mayor’s ...| Campus Echo Online
N.C. Central fell short in two road volleyball matches this past weekend, losing 3-2 to Morgan State and 3-1 to Coppin State, slipping to sixth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference with a 1-3 conference record and 4-12 overall. Kamren Harper led the team in kills across both matches while posting a season high 23 kills against Morgan State, while Manuala Cripa Nasser dished 43 assists. Harper also had a team-high 15 kills against Coppin State, with Allyson Rouse adding 8 kills of her own. ...| Campus Echo Online
Two N.C. Central University students will look to Tuesday’s primary election to determine whether they make it to Durham’s general election ballot. Ashley Robbins, a graduate student and self-proclaimed socialist, joins two other Ward 2 candidates in Durham’s city council race. Durant Long, a 22-year-old freshman and the youngest candidate in the race, says that he wants to bring transparency to the council. Ashley Robbins Ashley Robbins didn’t enter Durham’s City Council race wit...| Campus Echo Online
Durham voters, including registered voters at NCCU, go to the polls Tuesday to choose the top two candidates for mayor and three City Council seats who will square off in the Nov. 4 general election. Polls open at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, including one on the NCCU campus, and close at 7:30 p.m., though anyone in line at that time will| Campus Echo Online
Since N.C. Central University’s Academic Success Center opened in January, the tutoring center’s attendance has steadily increased as more students have learned about its services and location in the Farrison-Newton Communications Building, according to Teah Smith, the director of the center. In just the areas of chemistry, accounting and decision sciences, and math, 77 students have taken advantage of its tutoring services since the Fall 2025 semester, she said. She’s still| Campus Echo Online
North Carolina Central University Police have implemented a new program of signs, road markings, and electronic parking gates in many of the campus parking lots this semester to make the rules clearer after years of parking complaints. “Some of the changes that I’ve made are because students have told me this is a problem,”| Campus Echo Online
North Carolina Central University took a loss in its first home game of the season against the New Hampshire University Wildcats on Aug. 30 with a score of 27-10, leaving N.C. Central with a 1-1 record. The Wildcats’ defense posed a challenge with their strong pass coverage, generating 20 dropped catches by N.C. Central, NCCU football losing it's home opener, pushing the team to a 1-1 record.| Campus Echo Online
N.C. Central University is adding new guidelines to this year's Ultimate Homecoming Experience. Homecoming draws thousands of students, alumni and members of the community onto NCCU’s campus annually. But as safety concerns have grown at NCCU and other HBCUs in the state, Chancellor Karrie Dixon said that the university is implementing “thoughtful and necessary changes.” New Homecoming policies will limit parking, visitation, tailgating and more.| Campus Echo Online
