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Dr. Russel Cook was the most caring, toughest, humble man anyone could meet. Born in Rocky River, Ohio, he moved to North Carolina in 1969 to attend Duke University and Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Published: Thursday, May 1st, 2025 @ 7:19 am
By: Announcements
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Chris Cooper, professor of political science at Western Carolina University, analyzes the early work of the 2023 N.C. General Assembly.
Published: Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 @ 11:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Jackson County Has Over $4 Million Awaiting Claims in Department of State Treasurer's NCCash Program
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2022 @ 1:29 pm
By: ENC NOW
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper presented Coach Mike Krzyzewski with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the State’s Highest Honorary Society, for his significant impact on the State of North Carolina during his tenure as Men’s Basketball Coach at Duke University
Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 @ 11:57 am
By: Governor's Office
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Two Western Carolina University (WCU) students who work as Resident Assistants (RA) for the school say they have been mocked by faculty and received death threats after they spoke out against the school’s “woke” racial and gender training.
Published: Friday, January 21st, 2022 @ 12:23 am
By: Daily Wire
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Music, giveaways, free food, exclusive merchandise and of course, flu shots, will highlight the first FluFest, a two-day outdoor event at East Carolina University.
Published: Monday, November 29th, 2021 @ 8:15 pm
By: ECU News Services
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A new study from researchers at the University of Arkansas and Western Carolina University finds that a Democrat-backed budget bill pending in Congress would slash an average of $1,131 per student in resources for charter schools.
Published: Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 @ 7:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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East Carolina fell behind by 16 points in the first nine minutes and never recovered on its way to suffering a 70-56 loss to Tulsa on Wednesday night.
Published: Saturday, February 15th, 2020 @ 5:13 pm
By: ECU Sports
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Freshman RHP Logyn Estes picked up her first collegiate win in the circle and added a home run for good measure as East Carolina defeated Campbell 4-1 Sunday afternoon to close out the Kickin' Chicken Classic at St. John Stadium on the campus of Coastal Carolina University.
Published: Thursday, February 13th, 2020 @ 5:42 am
By: ECU Sports
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When you think of art and music, computer science may be the furthest thing from your mind. East Carolina University College of Education’s iCS4All project aims to change that.
Published: Saturday, November 30th, 2019 @ 2:42 pm
By: ECU News Services
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If it were a film, North Carolina’s subsidy program wouldn’t be a box office smash. A recent study from the Western Carolina University Center for the Study of Free Enterprise says the $400 million North Carolina taxpayers have invested in film subsidies has failed to pay dividends.
Published: Friday, July 26th, 2019 @ 2:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The University of North Carolina System Board of Governors on Thursday, April 25, named Kelli Brown chancellor of Western Carolina University.
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2019 @ 9:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Enrollment at Western Carolina University is at a record high now that a low-tuition plan for select University of North Carolina schools is in effect
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 @ 11:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The chairman of the University of North Carolina System's Board of Governors says board members are still dealing with communication challenges and "high emotions," but he didn't offer details
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2018 @ 9:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The relationship between the University of North Carolina's president and Board of Governors is strong, not strained, the board's leading member said after the withdrawal of UNC President Margaret Spellings' nominee for the open chancellorship at Western Carolina University
Published: Friday, September 28th, 2018 @ 1:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two former members of the university's board of trustees recommended Tom Fetzer as interim chancellor at Western Carolina University, Fetzer told Carolina Journal after the UNC Board of Governors July 27 meeting in Chapel Hill
Published: Tuesday, August 7th, 2018 @ 10:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The search for a new chancellor at Western Carolina University is exposing a growing and contentious divide between the University of North Carolina's Board of Governors and UNC President Margaret Spellings
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 11:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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University of North Carolina President Margaret Spellings announced today that Dr. Alison Morrison-Shetlar has been named acting Chancellor of Western Carolina University
Published: Thursday, November 30th, 2017 @ 4:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Millions of people in the U.S. take statins, a class of drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol, reducing the risk of heart disease and other health problems
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2017 @ 2:49 am
By: ECU News Services
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Students will soon be able to apply for the Cheatham-White Scholarship, a newly established merit-based scholarship program for incoming freshmen attending North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University or North Carolina Central University beginning in the fall of 2018
Published: Saturday, August 19th, 2017 @ 3:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Saturday, April 8, Mayor Allen Thomas will kick off PirateFest day two by welcoming the crowd and the Play for Peace performance by East Carolina University athletic bands and Kappa Kappa Psi, the honorary service fraternity for music
Published: Monday, April 3rd, 2017 @ 7:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Kick off the 11th Annual PirateFest Friday, April 7 at the Buccaneer Bash with the band Purple Masquerade. Their music will fill the streets of Uptown with the greatest hit songs of the notorious musician, Prince.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 @ 9:46 am
By: A User
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Thanks to a recent donation to the College of Business, the Student Pirate Investment Fund is set to go live
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2017 @ 12:39 am
By: ECU News Services
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Like hospital "superbugs" that grow increasingly deadly and difficult to kill, cheating by college students keeps morphing into new and more virulent forms
Published: Wednesday, October 12th, 2016 @ 3:49 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Following his efforts to make college more affordable, Governor Pat McCrory has applauded the inclusion of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and East Carolina University in a new national rankings list for best value
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2016 @ 2:57 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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As students begin the fall semester, four new police officers will begin their careers at East Carolina University.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2016 @ 2:29 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Chasing June bugs, examining abandoned mud dauber nests and collecting tree droppings highlighted the first few hours of a weeklong East Carolina University summer institute for elementary school science teachers
Published: Monday, September 5th, 2016 @ 6:09 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Western Carolina University senior Tyann Stubbs juggles two on-campus jobs to help pay her own way through school. And she loves her work
Published: Thursday, August 25th, 2016 @ 1:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Chasing June bugs, examining abandoned mud dauber nests and collecting tree droppings highlighted the first few hours of a weeklong East Carolina University summer institute for elementary school science teachers.
Published: Tuesday, August 16th, 2016 @ 4:47 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Payne credits her determination to a moment she says helped her to take control of her life. During the first semester of her senior year of high school, she received a rejection letter from East Carolina University, the only university she had set her sights on.
Published: Tuesday, May 24th, 2016 @ 4:33 am
By: ECU News Services
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On the eve of one of the biggest home football games this fall, the East Carolina University Board of Trustees entered its fourth quarter of discussions on the planned Heritage Hall.
Published: Thursday, October 1st, 2015 @ 12:57 am
By: ECU News Services
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Making progress on the establishment of two new schools, an enrollment of 30,000 students and the largest fundraising campaign in school history are among East Carolina University's priorities for this academic year, according to Chancellor Steve Ballard.
Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 @ 12:53 pm
By: ECU News Services
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As undergraduate students begin a new semester at East Carolina University, they will need to be aware of recent changes to several academic rules.
Published: Monday, August 24th, 2015 @ 10:43 pm
By: ECU News Services
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An agreement among five universities has confirmed the multi-institutional mission of the University of North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute and established East Carolina University as the administrative campus of the state university system's program to better understand the North Carolina coas
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2015 @ 6:12 am
By: ECU News Services
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New rules by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) imposing unprecedented restrictions on electric power plants will drive up energy bills and cost North Carolina tens of thousands of jobs, according to a study conducted by the Beacon Hill Institute of Suffolk University and released by the Civi
Published: Saturday, February 7th, 2015 @ 4:39 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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