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National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame to Honor Trustee Gatling for N.C. A&T

09/26/2025

Alumni Homecoming Concert to Feature Eric Benét Joined by Chanté Moore

09/12/2025 in Alumni

The Foundation for N.C. A&T State University, Inc. is proud to present "An Exquisite Aggie Evening" with Grammy-nominated R&B singer and songwriter Eric Benét, joined by special guest, Grammy-nominated R&B singer and songwriter, Chanté Moore, for the Aggie Alumni Homecoming Concert on Friday, Oct. 10.

STEM Early College at N.C. A&T Once Again Ranks No. 2 Among N.C. High Schools

08/28/2025 in Academic Affairs, College of Education

The STEM Early College is one of four outstanding Pre K-12 schools affiliated with A&T, three of which are located on the university's main campus.

N.C. A&T Alumnus Named 2025 Wells Fargo N.C. Principal of the Year

08/26/2025 in Alumni, College of Business and Economics

Jason Johnson’s nearly 30-year journey to becoming the 2025 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year began at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University — a place that not only introduced him to higher education, but also ignited his passion for leadership, culture and service.

A&T Launches B.S. in Educational Studies to Expand Career Options

07/15/2025 in Faculty, Students, College of Education, Educator Preparation

The College of Education is adding a new bachelor’s degree in educational studies within its Department of Educator Preparation.

N.C. A&T Welcomes New Advisory Council on Alumni Relations Members

07/11/2025 in University Advancement, Alumni

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University announced four new members of the Advisory Council on Alumni Relations, a non-fiduciary, non-governing group that works with the university’s Office of Alumni Relations to provide feedback and counsel that enhances programming for alumni engagement.

N.C. A&T Bluford Library Receives Grant to Launch Library Data Lab

07/03/2025 in Library

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s F.D. Bluford Library has received a $115,557 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the State Library of North Carolina to launch The Library Data Lab.

"Our Blues Make Us Gold" Premieres on Prime Video

06/19/2025 in University Advancement, Alumni

Prime Video chose Juneteenth to launch the acclaimed feature film on North Carolina A&T for U.S. viewers. It's included with a Prime member subscription.

Assistant Vice Chancellor Tapped for NACUBO Fellows Program

06/04/2025 in Business and Finance

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Budget and Planning Chartarra Joyner has been selected for the 2025-26 National Association of College and University Business Officers Fellows Program.

A&T Vice Chancellor Receives Rutgers Distinguished Leader in Education Award

05/23/2025 in Student Affairs

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Christopher C. Catching, Ed.D., received the Distinguished Leader in Education Award from Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) during its spring 2025 convocation.

New Alumna Uses Aggie Experience to Promote Global Education

05/20/2025 in Alumni, Students, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Journalism and Mass Communication

Re'Onna Vines is extending her transformational Aggie experience to others on an international scale.

65th Anniversary of A&T Four Sit In Celebrates the Power of Perseverance

01/31/2025

Eight hundred celebrants, including Maj. Gen. Joseph McNeil, a member of the renowned A&T Four, gathered Friday for the annual program honoring the legendary sit-in protest.

$1.1M Awarded to N.C. A&T Educator Preparation for Special Education Teachers

03/27/2024 in Academic Affairs, College of Education, Educator Preparation

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs has awarded new resources to the tune of $1.1 million to the College of Education.

Explore Summer Camps at N.C. A&T Offering Development, Enrichment and Exploration

03/05/2024 in Academic Affairs, Community Engagement, 4-H and Youth Development

Explore Summer Camps at N.C. A&T

Issa Rae Talks Filmaking, Self-Discovery and Community at Chancellor’s Speaker Series

02/27/2024 in Chancellor’s Speaker Series

Watch Issa Rae at Chancellor's Speaker Series.

Student Civic Engagement Office Earns N.C. A&T Voter Friendly Campus Designation

02/19/2024

N.C. A&T named voter friendly campus.

N.C. A&T Chancellor’s Speaker Series to Feature Investor Robert F. Smith

02/02/2024 in Chancellor’s Speaker Series

A&T will host Robert Smith.

N.C. A&T to Honor and Celebrate Late Astronaut, Physicist and Alumnus Ronald McNair

01/24/2024 in Student Affairs, Alumni

N.C. A&T will celebrate alumnus Ronald E. McNair.

Chancellor’s Speaker Series at N.C. A&T to Feature Producer, Actress, Writer Issa Rae: “Standin’ On Business”

01/16/2024 in Chancellor’s Speaker Series

Issa Rae will be the Chancellor's Speaker Series special guest.

Deese College Student Receives King Endowed Scholarship

12/22/2023 in Students, College of Business and Economics, Management

The Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has awarded Aria Johnson a $10,000 scholarship by way of the Timothy O. King and Marion Leach King Endowed Scholarship.

A&T Alum Shines in Final Scene of Reimagined Movie Musical, “The Color Purple”

12/22/2023 in Student Affairs, Alumni, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

When Aggies hit the movie theaters this holiday season, they'll see a familiar face in the film's final scene: A former Mr. A&T, Reginald Johnson.

N.C. A&T Deese College Professor Johnson Receives Boeing TMCF HBCU Capacity Grant

11/29/2023 in Employees, College of Business and Economics, Transportation and Supply Chain

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University professor Laquanda Johnson, Ph.D., has been awarded the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Boeing HBCU Capacity Grant.

N.C. A&T’s Frederick Receives 2023 North Carolina Internal Audit Award

11/28/2023 in Employees

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University senior internal auditor LaShonna Frederick ‘94 has received the 2023 North Carolina Internal Audit Award of Excellence.

“The Shop” Brings Ibtihaj Muhammad, Aldis Hodge and Darren Brand to N.C. A&T

11/13/2023 in Alumni, Students

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University hosted “The Shop” for the last stop of their HBCU Tour during the university’s 97th homecoming.

N.C. A&T Alumni Lead Molding Kids for Success, Host First Manufacturing Month

11/07/2023 in Alumni, College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering

Molding Kids for Success, a local nonprofit founded and operated by three North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University alumni, recently hosted its first Manufacturing Month at Core Technology Molding Corp.

N.C. A&T Students Accepted into USA Basketball Torch Leadership in Sport Mentoring Program

10/16/2023 in Students, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Business and Economics

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students Taylor Crosland and Zaria Gabriel have been accepted into second cohort of the USA Basketball Torch Leadership in Sport Mentoring Program.

N.C. A&T Student Accepted into Inaugural Milken Institute HBCU Strategic Initiative Cohort

10/09/2023 in College of Business and Economics, Marketing, Transportation and Supply Chain

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University junior Miles Durant has been accepted into the inaugural cohort of the Milken Institute Historically Black Colleges and Universities Strategic Initiative.

N.C. A&T to Host Fall Open House, Prospective Students to Attend

10/02/2023 in Admissions, Academic Affairs

A&T will host fall 2023 Open House.

Kerry Washington Engages with Students at “Finding My Own” Event at Start of Book Tour

09/26/2023 in Chancellor’s Speaker Series

Kerry Washington engaged with students during "Finding My Own" event.

N.C. A&T’s Blue and Gold Marching Machine to Perform at 2024 Tournament of Roses Parade

09/19/2023 in Student Affairs, Students

The BGMM has been selected for the 2024 Tournament of Roses Parade.

49th Fall Career Fair at N.C. A&T Set for Sept. 13; More than 400 Employers Expected

09/11/2023 in Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Alumni, Students

The 49th Fall Career Fair will be held Sept. 13.

N.C. A&T Team Wins First Place in 5th Annual Moguls in the Making Pitch Competition

09/11/2023 in Students, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering

Four North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students won first place in the 2023 Moguls in the Making pitch competition.

N.C. A&T Alumna Creates HBCU Legacy Fashion Brand

09/07/2023 in Alumni

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University alumna Cheylaina Fultz ’08 has sewn her legacy in the HBCU fashion industry with her brand, HBCU Legacy Fashion.

Kerry Washington to be Featured in Chancellor’s Speaker Series, Sept. 21

08/23/2023 in Chancellor’s Speaker Series

The Emmy Award-winning actor, activist and now author will take part in a conversation with A&T alumna Danya Bacchus, a national correspondent for CBS News.

A&T Scores High in Social Mobility, Innovation and Economic Diversity in U.S. News Rankings

09/13/2021 in Academic Affairs

N.C. A&T's commitment to serving students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds and setting them on a lifelong path to success earned significant recognition in the newest annual edition of U.S. News & World Report’s widely followed “Best Colleges” issue.

Simmons University President Appointed to N.C. A&T BOT; Three Members Reappointed

05/11/2021 in Alumni

Lynn Perry Wooten, Ph.D., president of Simmons University and an alumna of N.C. A&T, is the newest member of the N.C. A&T Board of Trustees

Sixty-One Years Later, N.C. A&T Continues Honoring A&T Four for Igniting Sit-In Movement

01/26/2021 in Student Affairs, Alumni, College of Science and Technology, Physics

More than six decades ago, four N.C. A&T students took bold, non-violent steps against segregation and sat down at a whites-only Woolworth’s lunch Counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, sparking a national movement. On Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, at noon, the university will commemorate their courageous acts through a virtual tribute: “It’s About Us.”

N.C. A&T Alumna named to Forbes 30 Under 30 List

01/14/2021 in Alumni, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Liberal Studies

Alumna Shelby Ivey Christie ’15, has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Art and Style.

N.C. A&T Taps Chance the Rapper as Guest for Chancellor’s Speaker Series

10/19/2020 in Chancellor’s Speaker Series

N.C. A&T will host indie recording artist and activist Chance the Rapper as the featured speaker for the last installment of the fall Chancellor’s Speaker Series – The Power of Your Vote. The virtual event will take place Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m. via www.ncatchancellorsspeakerseries.com.

N.C. A&T Names Washington State’s Paula G. Price Dean of College of Education

04/24/2020 in Academic Affairs, College of Education

N.C. A&T has tapped Washington State University administrator and professor Paula Groves Price, Ph.D., as the next dean of the College of Education (CEd).

N.C. A&T Issues Travel and Health Advisory in Proactive Measure Regarding Novel Coronavirus

03/01/2020

In advance of any potential threats, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has issued a travel advisory to its campus community and developed a new coronavirus information website, for reference and bookmarking.

U.S. Ambassador Rice to Keynote Spring Undergraduate Commencement; Alumna & Physician Rankins, Graduate

02/25/2020 in Academic Affairs

N.C. A&T has tapped former U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice and physician, alumna Nicole Calloway Rankins M.D. ’98 to keynote the 2020 spring undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies, respectively. The undergraduate ceremony will take place Saturday, May 9, 8:30 a.m., and the graduate ceremony at 1 p.m., both at the Greensboro Coliseum.

N.C. A&T to Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Sit-In; Roland S. Martin to Keynote

01/09/2020 in Students

In celebration of the courageous and brave acts of Jibreel Khazan (formally Ezell Blair Jr.), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David Richmond – known collectively as the A&T Four – N.C. A&T will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Feb. 1, 1960 Sit-In with it Commemorative Program, beginning at 7 a.m., Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, with special guest speaker, Roland Martin.

Largest HBCU Welcomes International Students

12/10/2019 in Students, College of Science and Technology, Chemistry, Energy and Environmental Systems

Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs, are facing declining enrollments as are many other American universities. But North Carolina A&T, the country's largest HBCU, has boasted of growth as it continues to welcome international students to its campus. In Greensboro, Esha Sarai has more.