GREENVILLE, N.C. (10/08/2026) — The East Carolina University Marching Pirates will take center stage in the 101st Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City in 2027.

ECU’s Marching Pirates marching band was selected to perform in the 101st Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City in 2027.

ECU’s first NIH T32 grant funds the new Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Training Program (ECU-BSRT), a scholarship ...

ECU communication faculty member Drew Ashby-King conducts research on generative artificial intelligence and teaches the ...

ECU’s School of Art and Design will host seven visiting artists this fall, featuring artists in painting, graphic design, book arts, printmaking and ceramics. The free, public artist talks begin at 5 ...

Actors Amy Yasbeck and Tyler Ritter of the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health highlight the lifesaving value of early ...

ECU’s award-winning Ed.D. in educational leadership prepares people-first leaders to solve real-world problems and strengthen communities.

Public health vending machines provide free Narcan and other public health supplies to community members without registering. Dr. Lori Ann Eldridge has conducted 60 interviews across six rural ...

Student well-being is driving a new initiative called Pirates Perch. Trained, vetted volunteers from Greenville’s Cypress Glen Retirement Community will sit at a bench on campus to offer a ...

East Carolina University’s Voyages of Discovery Series marks its 20th anniversary with Ada Limón and Bill Nye during the 2026-27 season. The season also includes a fundraising Discovery Ball ...

As a college freshman at East Carolina University, Hailey DeSutter may not have known what she wanted to do for her career. But her mother sure knew. Now, 10 years later, DeSutter serves ECU’s College ...

Abigail Smith, a senior in ECU’s College of Education, is preparing to become a second grade teacher. Smith has built classroom experience through coursework, volunteering and a STEM educator role at ...