UNC Pembroke News

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’s next athletics director will begin immediately.

UNCP Mace - red-tailed hawk in gold atop a staff

UNCP announces Chancellor’s, Honors list for Fall 2025

The University of North Carolina Pembroke 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’s (NIEA) annual conference in Spokane, Washington, she wasn’t thinking about the national platform she had just earned —or 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.

Dr. Bryan McLeod in front of a large screen
December 17 Adrielle Cooper

UNC Pembroke professor earns national teaching award for creative use of AI, music and podcasts

UNC Pembroke faculty member Dr. Bryan McLeod has been honored with the 2025 Innovations in Teaching Competition award from the Society for Marketing Advances for his presentation, “Using AI to Reach More Students: Engaging Students Through Music and Podcasts,” at the organization’s annual conference in Las Vegas.

Howard McCleod ’75 and his daughter, Beverly Williams Dockery, celebrate her graduation at UNC Pembroke.
December 17 Chad Locklear

Carrying Forward a UNCP Legacy

A trailblazing alumnus and his daughter share a full-circle moment that spans generations at UNC Pembroke.

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December 13 Mark Locklear

UNC Pembroke’s Historic Winter Commencement Celebrates Graduates, Inspires Them to ‘Go Beyond’

Once quiet and reserved, Andrew Cart arrived at UNC Pembroke focused on his studies and content to stay out of the spotlight — but over time, he found his voice, his confidence and his path.

DNP Hooding Ceremony

UNCP Awards First Doctoral Degrees, Marking a New Chapter in University History

As the lights rise inside Givens Performing Arts Center tonight, eight nurse leaders will step onto the stage and into the history books. Their doctoral hoods, symbols of perseverance, scholarship and service, mark a moment 138 years in the making for the University of North Carolina Pembroke.

Shane Henderson
December 09 Adrielle Cooper

Graduate student, fourth-grade teacher Shane Henderson receives Milken Educator Award

Shane Henderson, a fourth-grade teacher at Pittsboro Elementary School and a graduate student in UNC Pembroke’s Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction program, has been named a Milken Educator Award recipient.