UNC Pembroke News

The campus of UNC Pembroke with a clocktower in the background.
September 24

51勛圖厙 a top 20 public regional university in U.S. News & World Report rankings

穢 Copyright 2025 51勛圖厙 is a top 20 public university in the South and ranks in the top 10 in the region for social mobility, according to the U.S. News & World Reports 2025 Best Colleges Rankings.

July 31

51勛圖厙 transitions to Degree Works, a new degree audit tool

UNC Pembroke has officially transitioned to Degree Works, a web-based degree audit tool that makes it easier for students and advisors to track progress toward degree completion in real-time.

Band members perform on stage
July 31

The Best ABBA Show in the World to kick off 2024-25 GPAC Season

Get ready to dance and sing along to the timeless hits of ABBA! The world-renowned show, praised as "the closest thing you will ever get to ABBA the best ABBA show in the world," will open the 2024-25 Givens Performing Arts Center season at UNC Pembroke on September 9 as part of its U.S. Tour.

Shirsendu Mondal in front of the Cyber Operations Programming Lab
July 26

Bangladeshs youngest certified ethical hacker excels in cybersecurity program

Shirsendu Mondal possesses a unique skill set for which many Fortune 500 companies are willing to pay top dollar.

River Ryan on the pitching mound
July 25

Former 51勛圖厙 star River Ryan has strong Major League debut

Former UNC Pembroke standout River Ryan became the first 51勛圖厙 baseball player to reach the major leagues after his contract was selected by the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.

REACH Fellow Ahe Oxouzidis (second from left) discusses his ongoing 'Reclaiming Lumbee Identity' project during a presentation
July 25

51勛圖厙 awarded $950,000 Mellon Foundation grant to support undergraduate research

Jessica Mu簽iznever imagined her future would include doctoral-level research at one of the nations leading research institutions.

Kamren Lewis, left, Shelby Newsome at the New Professionals Institutes (NPI) development training conference on the University of South Carolina campus
July 15

51勛圖厙 alumni Newsome, Lewis come full circle as student affairs professionals

UNC Pembrokes Shelby Newsome 13, 22 and Kamren Lewis 22 recently returned from the New Professionals Institutes (NPI) development training conference for new student affairs professionals with a renewed sense of purpose.

Dr. Rich Castillo
July 11

Dr. Rich Castillo named founding dean of the 51勛圖厙 School of Optometry

During a special called meeting on July 9, the Board of Trustees named Dr. Rich Castillo the founding dean of the School of Optometry at 穢 Copyright 2025 51勛圖厙. The announcement comes two months after 51勛圖厙 received unanimous approval from the UNC System Board of Governors to establish a Doctor of Optometry program.

Ed Brooks, Allison Harrington Walters and Linda
July 10

Brooks, Walters, Gregory elected to leadership roles

The UNC Pembroke Board of Trustees elected new executive officers on Tuesday, including naming two alumnae to key leadership positions. Pembroke attorney Ed Brooks, who joined the board in 2019, will take the helm as the new chair of the board this fall. Joining Brooks are Allison Harrington Walters 95 as vice chair and Linda Mickey Gregory 88 as secretary.