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The mandate is in response to President Joe Biden’s executive order that requires vaccinations for employees of federal contractors.

Dr. Keiko Sekino was inducted into Steinway & Sons' Teacher & Educational Partner Hall of Fame.

Wistar Allen and John Edwards were charged by Greenville police on Saturday with simple assault.

Cancer attacked Powell’s plasma cells and left his body’s immune system severely compromised.

In the Book of Genesis, God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah for their wickedness.

An ECU Greek life member linked to a racist social media post, has had his name cleared following an arrest by Greenville Police.

Lee Vernon McNeill’s sister, Tasha Simpson, tells WITN he died Wednesday at Cape Fear Medical Center in Fayetteville.

Two organizations are coming together to host a pop-up street fair in West Greenville Sunday.

The Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award is sponsored by INSIGHT into Diversity magazine, and recognizes colleges and universities that demonstrate “an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.”

ECU says the long-term goal of the grant is to help prevent and address emotional and behavioral problems in elementary school children.

East Carolina University ranks 213th in the country for best colleges and universities, per the U.S. News & World Report.

Jamarcus Patterson was arrested Sunday afternoon on charges of robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon.

The donation came from alumnus Tom Arthur and marks the largest donation in the college’s history.

The event was held at Town Common and featured music from country artists Larry Farris and Cliff Waddell.

Some teachers are keeping parts of virtual learning that they adapted to during the pandemic.

54% of North Carolinians approve of sports gambling, while 46% are against it.

With two weeks until the first day of school, ECU prepares for the threat of COVID-19 and the possibility of fake vaccination cards.

The UNC System President Peter Hans is asking all UNC System Schools to require their faculty and staff to either get vaccinated or get regularly tested for COVID-19.

The university says it comes as the Delta variant has increased cases here in Eastern Carolina.

Fernando Laurens, of Pittsburgh, was charged with three counts of arson to personal property.

A School of Social Work professor at ECU, Monte Miller, made a post on Juneteenth, offending lots of people on social media as well as coworkers and students who are in the department.

Dr. Michael Waldrum will be paid $525,000 by ECU and will continue to be CEO of the health care system.

The university has lifted all social distancing requirements as well as mass gathering restrictions.

Chancellor Dr. Philip Rogers said as of May 1st, only about one-third of staff, excluding faculty, were working remotely.

Not only was Bea Chauncey proficient at playing the flute, but she also was very good at playing the stock market and investing money, according to ECU.

It will be the first actual graduation ceremony at the university since the pandemic began a year ago.

ECU confirmed that the new chancellor and his family have moved into the 8,500 square foot home.

Dr. Philip Rogers will officially take over as the University’s 12th chancellor, Monday.

The ceremonies will be held at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on May 7.

In November, ECU trustees formed an ad hoc committee to review building names on campus who were named after people with controversial pasts.