DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 5 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * Ariel Germain Honored with Janet B. Royster Memorial Staff Scholarship * North Carolina Central University's (NCCU) Ariel Germain '06, 17, director of marketing and communications for the Division of Student Affairs, has been awarded the Janet B. Royster Memorial Staff Scholarship. The scholarship, established in 2011 in memory of UNC-TV leader Janet B. Royster, supports professional develo more PR

ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina, Dec. 6 -- College of the Albemarle issued the following news release: * * * COA Truck Driving Program Maintains Compliance and Continues to Serve Regional Workforce College of The Albemarle (COA) is pleased to reaffirm the stability and compliance of its truck driving program following recent national reports about federal investigations involving training providers nationwide. While many programs are being reviewed for issues related to curriculum, testing pra more PR

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, Dec. 5 -- East Carolina University issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Miami Marlins manager Clayton McCullough to deliver commencement address Former East Carolina University baseball player Clayton McCullough, manager of the Miami Marlins and a World Series winning coach, will deliver the keynote address during fall commencement on Dec. 19 at Minges Coliseum. McCullough, a Greenville native whose parents still live in the area, will address  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 6 -- The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * State Auditor's Office Recognizes Universities, Community Colleges, and State Agencies with Award of Excellence The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (OSA) has established a new Award of Excellence for state entities that meet strict eligibility criteria in preparing financial statement and federal compliance audits. "As our team conducts audits, more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 6 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * State Health Plan Outlines 2025 Highlights, Lays Out Strategies, Challenges for 2026 The State Health Plan (Plan) has completed a difficult year, but now is projecting that the massive deficit it was facing on Jan. 1 has been addressed. Today the State Health Plan (Plan) Board of Trustees heard from Plan staff and consultants on where things stand now and strategies u more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 5 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * NCCU Law Students Provide Virtual Assistance Through the NC Free Legal Answers Clinic * At North Carolina Central University (NCCU) School of Law, students are expanding access to justice, not only from a courtroom, but from their laptops as well. Through the NC Free Legal Answers Clinic, a remote, tech-enabled pro bono, NCCU law students are helping North Carolinians navigate civil legal i more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 5 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * REMINDER: State coastal agency extends comment period regarding Wilmington Harbor 403 Dredging Project to Dec. 20 * The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Coastal Management (DCM) continues to accept public comments through Dec. 20 on the review of a federal request to deepen and widen the Wilmington Harbor. The comment period for re more PR

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Dec. 5 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: * * * Student spotlight: Senior Alexis Shafir writes grant for local school's printing press * By Cam Adams Alexis Shafir rolls paint over a slab of wood she etched into art. She takes it over to the printing press in Bardo Arts Center, presses it down onto a surface and delights in the result on her paper, fabric or whatever else her imagination desires. As an art education major, Shafir has done more PR

PEMBROKE, North Carolina, Dec. 6 -- The University of North Carolina-Pembroke issued the following news: * * * UNC Pembroke Welcomes Dr. Daniel LaDu as Adolph Dial Distinguished Scholar of American Indian Studies By Mark Locklear As UNC Pembroke strengthens its role as a leader in American Indian education, the university recently appointed archaeologist and scholar Dr. Daniel LaDu as the Adolph L. Dial Distinguished Scholar -- a milestone that signals new opportunities for collaboration, re more PR

PEMBROKE, North Carolina, Dec. 6 -- The University of North Carolina-Pembroke issued the following news: * * * UNCP faculty featured in statewide historic sites video project By Adrielle Cooper Two UNC Pembroke faculty will appear in new video materials produced for North Carolina State Historic Sites. Nancy Strickland Chavis, director of the Museum of the Southeast American Indian and Dr. Jaime Martinez, chair of the Department of History, recorded interviews at the Rowland train depot for more PR