UNC Pembroke News

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January 23 Mark Locklear

UNC Pembroke Launches State-of-the-Art Iris Air Photo Booth

UNC Pembroke鈥檚 Career Center is taking professionalism to the next level with the arrival of a state-of-the-art Iris Air Photo Booth.

Rhyane Jacobs (left) and Ellie McPherson are finalists for the NCCAT Beginning Teacher of the Year Award.
January 23 Chad Locklear

UNCP Graduates Named Finalists for NCCAT Award

Two recent UNC Pembroke School of Education graduates have been named finalists for the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) Beginning Teacher of the Year Award, a statewide honor for exceptional early-career educators.

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January 22

Weather Advisory 鈥 Potential Winter Weather This Weekend

Forecasts indicate the potential for winter weather across parts of North Carolina this weekend, Jan. 23-25. According to the National Weather Service, conditions remain unsettled, with the possibility of a wintry mix in portions of the state.

Dr. Ben Bahr with members of his research team
January 22 Mark Locklear

UNC Pembroke Research Published in World鈥檚 Leading Alzheimer鈥檚 Journal

A research team led by Dr. Ben Bahr, the William C. Friday Chair and Distinguished Professor at UNC Pembroke, has achieved a significant milestone in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease research with a new study published in Alzheimer鈥檚 & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer鈥檚 Association, widely regarded as one of the most prestigious and selective journals in the field.

A portrait of the Reese family in front of Old Main and an American Indian graduate
January 21 Chad Locklear

Susan Bird Reese makes $100,000 gift to UNC Pembroke

UNC Pembroke alumna Susan Bird Reese 鈥79 has made a $100,000 gift to her alma mater in loving memory of her late husband, Arthur 鈥淩andy鈥 Ray Reese 鈥77.

UNCP Athletics Director Dick Christy, left, with Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings, right, both holding large silver trophies.
January 08 UCM Staff

UNC Pembroke Launches National Search for Next Athletics Director, Building on 13 Years of Championship Leadership

UNC Pembroke announced today that after 13 seasons at the helm, Dick Christy will step down as director of athletics at the conclusion of the spring semester. A national search for the university鈥檚 next athletics director will begin immediately.

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UNCP announces Chancellor鈥檚, Honors list for Fall 2025

The 果冻视频 has released the Chancellor's list and Honors list for Fall 2025

Kelvin Sampson
January 05 Morgan Sheehan

UNCP Alumnus Kelvin Sampson to be Inducted into the NC Sports Hall of Fame

The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame is proud to announce its 2026 induction class. The new members, listed alphabetically, are Chip Beck, Heather Bergsma, Louis Breeden, Leonard Hamilton, Tyler Hansbrough, Richard Huntley, John Isner, Norvell Lee, Eddie Pope, Kelvin Sampson and Jerry Winterton

Lydia Mansfield
January 05 Mark Locklear

UNCP Senior Elected to National Indian Education Association Board of Directors

When Lydia Mansfield heard her name announced at the National Indian Education Association鈥檚 (NIEA) annual conference in Spokane, Washington, she wasn鈥檛 thinking about the national platform she had just earned 鈥攐r even about the historic responsibility now in her hands.

NC SHAPE Convention
December 17 Adrielle Cooper

UNCP students earn statewide recognition at 2025 NC SHAPE Convention

UNC Pembroke health and physical education students and faculty recently stepped onto a statewide stage at the 2025 NC SHAPE Convention, presenting original sessions and earning top honors at the professional gathering for health and physical education educators across North Carolina.