North Carolina Central University

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April 2013

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North Carolina Central Campus Locked Down After Alleged Dormitory Incident

Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in North Carolina, North Carolina Central University

North Carolina Central University has locked down its campus after an undescribed incident in a residence hall. The incident took place just hours after an alleged man with a rifle on the North Carolina A&T campus activated a campus lockdown. From the alert:

NCCU Police are keeping the campus on lockdown following a reported incident in a residence hall. Please stay indoors, away from windows and keep all doors locked. Additional updates will be provided when they become available.

Stay tuned for more details.

***UPDATE*** University Police have lifted the campus lockdown and given the all clear. Campus activities can now resume.

Report of armed robbery on NCCU campus abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?sec…

— DJ Rell E Rell(@Rell_E_Rell) April 12, 2013

Friday

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March 2013

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Could North Carolina Close a State-Supported HBCU?

Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Breaking News, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, Politics, Winston-Salem State University

WRAL.com today reports on substantive changes coming to the University of North Carolina System of Higher Education. State Governor Pat McCrory has called for more than $130 million in cuts to higher education, and some lawmakers have suggested that 16 campuses in its system may be too many.

Of concern in this dialogue is the potential impact on the state’s historically black colleges and universities. No public statement has been made about planned or potential closure for any of the state’s five public HBCUs – Fayetteville State, North Carolina Central, North Carolina A&T, Elizabeth City State and Winston-Salem State. The rational is that the historic neglect of these institutions and their resulting struggles with enrollment, retention, fundraising and influence on state industry will eventually yield a proposal that may add one of the big five into talks about closure.

Signs to watch for – talks about programmatic duplication, merging or underperformance. Elizabeth City State was the last HBCU confronted with this kind of discussion, thanks to the rhetoric about the viability of its joint pharmacy program with UNC Chapel Hill. Today must begin the campaign against any of these schools being placed in discussions for closure – alumni and supporters cannot wait until a name is called out in the NC legislature to react.

Thursday

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March 2013

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NC College (NCCU) Basketball Icon Harold Hunter Dies

Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Alumni, Breaking News, North Carolina, North Carolina Central University, Sports

Harold Hunter, the first African-American to sign an NBA contract and to coach an Olympic basketball team, died today at the age of 86, the Charlotte Post reports.

Hunter, who was also the first black man to coach the U.S. Olympic basketball team, played guard at N.C. College (now N.C. Central University), where he led the Eagles to the 1950 CIAA tournament championship. On April 26, 1950, Hunter signed an NBA contract but was cut during training camp and never played a regular-season game. The first African American to play in an NBA game was another CIAA standout – West Virginia State’s Earl Lloyd.

A legendary coach at Tennessee State University, Hunter compiled a 172-67 record in national over a nine-year career in Nashville. He was inducted into the NCCU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984.

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On Feb. 6, 1960, an organizing meeting was held in the freshmen bowl on the campus of NCC with the purpose of breaking, “the major racial barrier which exists in Woolworth stores.” When asked about the sit-in protests, he remarked the protests would be “hurting the cash register, and when you hurt the cash register you are bound to get results.” On Monday, Feb. 8, 1960, Streeter along with Callis Brown and Robert Kornegay led 17 North Carolina College students and three students from Duke University as they converged upon the lunch counter of Woolworth’s, sat in the vacant seats, and asked to be served.

Thursday

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January 2013

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MEAC Men’s Basketball Leaders Won’t Meet in Regular Season

Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Norfolk State University, North Carolina, North Carolina Central University, Sports, Virginia

Wednesday

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January 2013

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Audit: NCCU Employee Wrongly Received $60K in Extra Pay

Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in North Carolina, North Carolina Central University, Staff

North Carolina Central University is seeking to collect almost $60,000 in improper payments given to an IT and facilities manager at the North Carolina Central University School of Law between 2005 and 2012.

According to a state audit released yesterday, Gregory Clinton received several bonuses for his oversight of a temporary move of the school and installation of smart classrooms on campus, according to a state audit released yesterday. From WRAL.com:

The dean gave Clinton a $7,500 bonus, and Clinton asked his successor for similar payments when the renovations were complete and the law school returned to campus, the audit states. The new dean told auditors that Clinton told him that the former dean had already agreed to provide the payments, so another $15,000 was approved.

In 2010, N.C. Central officials asked Clinton to oversee the installation of electronic classrooms across the university, and he was paid $19,165 in fiscal 2011 and $17,606 in fiscal 2012 for his work on the project, according to the audit.

Tuesday

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January 2013

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Howard Cruises Past North Carolina Central 56-30

Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in North Carolina, North Carolina Central University, Sports, Washington DC

By: Ariel V. Germain, Assistant Sports Information Director
Howard University

DURHAM, N.C. (www.howard-bison.com) – January 21 – The Howard University women’s basketball team extended its Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference win streak to three games with a 56-30 win over the Lady Eagles of North Carolina Central University on Monday, Jan. 21 in the McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium on the NCCU campus.

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Monday

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January 2013

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NCCU’s Dominique Sutton Wins NBA D-League Dunk Contest

Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Alumni, North Carolina, North Carolina Central University, Sports

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North Carolina Central University alum Dominique Sutton won the 2013 NBA Development League Slam Dunk contest. Watch his dunks here.

Thursday

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December 2012

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VIDEO – NCCU’s Rashawn King Featured on ESPN

Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in North Carolina, North Carolina Central University, Sports, Students

Monday

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November 2012

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North Carolina Central Honors Veterans, Opens Service Center

Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in North Carolina, North Carolina Central University

Courtesy: North Carolina Central University

North Carolina Central University observed Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 12, in two ways.

In the morning, nearly 50 NCCU military veterans — students, faculty and staff — were honored with speeches and a flag ceremony in front of the statue of university founder James E. Shepard at the heart of the campus. The gathered crowd saluted the veterans with a hearty round of applause.

The afternoon brought a less formal but more substantive indication of gratitude: the grand opening of NCCU’s new Veterans Center, a meeting place and source of services for the university’s growing contingent of veterans.

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