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In a society where one is considered innocent until proven guilty; for 36 young men and women it was the opposite a few weeks ago. I saw news reports for four days on allegations of hazing against the North Carolina Central University Marching Sound Machine drum line, but only one evening report once they were reinstated. They were innocent victims [...]

N.C. Central University has suspended the drum line of its Marching Sound Machine band while it investigates hazing allegations. The suspension went into effect on Monday, and it means members of the drum line are not allowed to participate in any band-related activities until further notice. Drum lines in marching bands at historically black colleges and universities such as NCCU [...]

Charlie Nelms, former chancellor of North Carolina Central University, wants to send higher education faculty members back to school. Speaking at a panel during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, Nelms stressed the need for college and university professors to “teach people, not content.” Nelms believes that faculty members who went through postsecondary education years or even decades ago are [...]

The Winthrop volleyball team pulled out a thrilling 3-2, five-set victory Friday in its season-opening match over the Hampton University Pirates in the 2012 North Carolina Central Volleyball Invitational. “I’m happy with the win,” coach Julie Torbett said. “We all know that we have work to do to get better, but it was good to see our competitiveness tonight to [...]

North Carolina Central University Chancellor Charlie Nelms will retire from his position effective August 6, 2012. Nelms began at NCCU in August 2007. An interim chancellor will be appointed by University of North Carolina General Administration. Highlights of Nelms’ accomplishments include: Developing and implementing a campus-wide Quality Service Initiative (QSI), which has received national recognition from the College and University [...]

The Tau Sigma National Honor Society was established at Auburn University in 1999. The society is exclusively for  transfer students who have obtained at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale after transferring into a bachelor’s degree program. The society now has chapters at 94 colleges and universities across the United States. Recently the Gamma Chi chapter [...]

The Corporation for National and Public Service has named North Carolina Central University a national finalist for its 2012 President’s Award, which recognizes colleges and universities around the country for their volunteer efforts in the community. The corporation, which has administered the honor roll program since 2006, evaluated 642 schools for their service performance. Of that total, 513 were named [...]

N.C. Central has parted ways with 16-year women’s basketball coach Joli Robinson after a 3-27 season, her fifth straight losing campaign. NCCU won just one conference game in its return to full NCAA Division I and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference status. That left the Lady Eagles in last place at 1-16, 3-27 overall. NCCU athletics director Ingrid Wicker-McCree announced Monday that [...]

NCCU Vocal Jazz Ensemble travel to Monterey, CA and record their performance for a CD & DVD project title, Live at The Next Generation Jazz Festival, as they compete in the Next Generation Jazz Festival, March 31-April 1, 2012. The 16 voices and 4 instrumentalists have been chosen as one of six finalists to participate in this awesome opportunity. This [...]

A North Carolina Central University basketball player was arrested Thursday after Durham County deputies found marijuana and thousands of dollars of cash in his apartment. Deputies searched 5308 Penrith Drive, Apt. F, and found 84 grams of marijuana, $12,008 in cash and drug paraphernalia, authorities said. Landon Christopher Clement, 23, and Kalifa Fletcher, 20, were each charged with possession with [...]

North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University will meet on the gridiron on Oct. 6 in Indianapolis, Ind., inside Lucas Oil Stadium, home of Super Bowl XLVI, for the 29th annual “Circle City Classic” football game, the event hosts Indiana Black Expo, Inc. (IBE) and Indiana Sports Corporation announced Wednesday (Feb. 22). A series of weekend events will [...]

After a report on academic degree duplication last year failed to find concrete proposals for restructuring academic programs, several UNC-system schools are taking on the task themselves. N.C. Central University became the first UNC-system school to approve significant changes to its academic programs Friday. NCCU’s Board of Trustees approved the elimination of four majors and the consolidation of 10 majors [...]

The North Carolina Central University Department of Nursing will host the 16th Annual Helen S. Miller Lectureship and Luncheon on Thursday, March 1, at the Nursing Building, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Dr. Debra J. Barksdale, associate professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is the guest speaker. Barksdale will speak from the topic, “Health Disparities.” A certified family [...]

With just a whiff of dissent, the N.C. Central University Board of Trustees  voted Wednesday to eliminate five degree programs at the school. The  elimination of degrees for a Master of Arts in sociology and for Bachelor of  Arts degrees in sociology, public administration. French and art with a  concentration in teacher education now goes to the UNC system’s Board [...]

  The North Carolina Central Eagles dominated the Florida A&M Rattlers in all aspects of the game to take a 78-61 win at the Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center and Teaching Gymnasium. Yannick Crowder led the Rattlers in scoring with 17 points. Amin Stevens added 15, while Reggie Lewis chipped in 10 points. Stevens completed the double-double with 11 rebounds. [...]

DURHAM, NC— Stewart Fulbright, a trailblazing black educator who piloted a bomber during World War II as one of the Tuskegee Airmen and later served as the first dean of the North Carolina Central University School of Business, has died, He was 92. His son, Edward, says Fulbright died in Durham, N.C., on New Year’s Day after a short illness. [...]

Eugene, Ore. – In a contest that saw eight ties and 13 lead changes, a late second half run was all the Eagles of North Carolina Central needed to finish off the Panthers of Prairie View A&M 69-58 to end the 2011 Global Sports Hoops Showcase with a 2-1 record, giving the maroon and gray momentum heading into the holiday [...]

The public is invited to a dedication Saturday for the fourth Habitat for Humanity home built by volunteers from North Carolina Central University. The keys to the newest Eagle Habitat home will be given to Yopond Helms and her family during a noon celebration at the house at 814 Colfax St., Durham. About 340 students have worked on the house [...]