Graduate programs ranked
ECU’s master’s and doctoral programs in allied health sciences, medicine and nursing earned high national rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Graduate Schools, released April 8. U.S....
Crystal Baity Archives
A Journalism Journey
The East Carolinian, East Carolina University’s student-run newspaper, has had several names and operated from different campus buildings. But its core mission — to provide real-world media training for students...
The Blueprint
Somewhere above the shifting sands of the Outer Banks, a drone hums in the Atlantic winds, documenting the migration of North Carolina’s fragile barrier islands. On the state’s coastal plain,...
ECU recognized in new national rankings, guidebook
ECU’s commitment to service and social mobility has earned it a top spot in a national ranking by Washington Monthly. Another organization, The Princeton Review, has included ECU in its...
Online master’s programs in business, criminal justice, education and nursing nationally ranked
ECU’s online master’s degree programs in business, criminal justice, education and nursing are among the best in the nation in rankings by U.S. News & World Report in Feburary. Nursing...
Wings of the Purple and Gold
East Carolina University has sent nearly 200,000 alumni out into the world – and more than a few into the skies above. Over the next few pages, they take you...
Navigating the Numbers
Campaign ads and stump speeches signal the start of another election cycle that will be watched closely in East Carolina University’s Center for Survey Research. Six years ago, with seed...
Glass Class is in Session
STORY BY CRYSTAL BAITY Glass Class is in Session IN AN OLD FARMVILLE GAS STATION, RAW MATERIALS PLUS FIRE EQUALS ART The golden hour arrives in Farmville, where the sun...
Book chronicles travels around country to watch Pirate football
Carl Davis’ seats in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium inspired the title of his first book, but it was the trips to away games that provided many of his stories. Davis ’73 has...
Student snapshot
Hometown: High Point, North Carolina Class: First-year doctoral student Major: Audiology Career goals: Travel audiology, own my own private practice, work alongside Doctors Without Borders overseas Grace Bellamy is turning...