10/03/2025 in College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Business and Economics, Honors College
A junior at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been selected as a 2025-26 Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Human Rights’ John Lewis Young Leaders (JLYL) program fellow.
09/17/2025 in College of Business and Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics will host the Sixth Annual National HBCU (historically Black college and university) Blockchain, FinTech and AI Conference on Friday, Sept. 19 and Saturday, Sept. 20.
08/26/2025 in Alumni, College of Business and Economics
Jason Johnson’s nearly 30-year journey to becoming the 2025 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year began at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University — a place that not only introduced him to higher education, but also ignited his passion for leadership, culture and service.
07/24/2025 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Business and Economics
Research immunologist Radiah Corn Minor, Ph.D., will lead CAES while accountancy scholar Kecia Williams Smith ’95, CPA, Ph.D., will lead the Deese College.
07/11/2025 in Alumni, College of Business and Economics
Janice Bryant Howroyd, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University alumna and trailblazing entrepreneur, has been inducted as an Honorary Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She was honored at the sorority’s 57th National Convention along with seven other distinguished leaders and trailblazers spanning across multiple industries.
04/04/2025 in College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering
Representatives from nearly a dozen historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) recently visited North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s campus to brainstorm ways to advance technology transfer and commercialization.
01/30/2025 in College of Business and Economics
As part of its mission to advance the human condition and facilitate economic growth, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University sponsored this year's Triad Business Journal (TBJ) Economic Forecast event.
10/31/2024 in Students, College of Business and Economics
A junior at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has completed his first year with a program dedicated to creating diversity in the financial services sector at the Milken Institute.
10/16/2024 in Students, College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering
Five North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students competed in the 2024 Moguls in the Making entrepreneurial pitch competition, held Oct. 2-6 in Detroit.
10/08/2024 in College of Business and Economics, College of Health and Human Sciences
e.l.f. Beauty, in collaboration with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has released the “Not So White Paper,” a comprehensive report underscoring the pivotal role that board diversity plays in the success of U.S. publicly traded companies.
08/19/2024 in College of Business and Economics
The Women in Business Leaders student organization in the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will launch its first new student orientation.
07/30/2024 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Business and Economics
The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) will honor North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students and twin brothers, Brandon L. Daye and Bryan L. Daye of Burlington, North Carolina, as it commemorates the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer 1964.
07/23/2024 in College of Business and Economics, Transportation and Supply Chain, The Graduate College
The Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s supply chain management graduate program has been ranked among the top 15 in North America by leading global research firm Gartner.
07/12/2024 in College of Business and Economics
Joseph R. Huscroft Jr., Ph.D., has been named interim dean of the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, effective July 22.
07/03/2024 in Research and Economic Development, College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joined Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday to visit the transportation research facility at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Gateway Research Park North Campus. Gateway North houses a diverse fleet of connected autonomous vehicles and one of the nation’s first rural test tracks for testing and developing autonomous vehicles.
04/22/2024 in College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering
The Center for Advanced Transportation Mobility (CATM) and the Center for Regional & Rural Connected Communities (CR2C2) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University hosted a two-day Joint University Transportation Center (UTC) Symposium April 17-18, marking the final year of funded activities for CATM and the first annual event since CR2C2’s launching.
04/10/2024 in College of Business and Economics, The Graduate College
The Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is the No. 1 business school among America’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), according to U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Colleges” rankings, released Tuesday.
12/12/2023 in University Advancement, College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering
Executives from Walmart Inc. visited North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to meet with groups of students who are benefiting from the Equity in Education Initiative (E²I), established at the university in 2020 and supported by a $5 million investment from the company.
11/15/2023 in College of Business and Economics, College of Science and Technology, The Graduate College
Intelligent.com has ranked North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University among the best for 2024 in eight categories, including three degree programs in the top 10.
11/07/2023 in Alumni, College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering
Molding Kids for Success, a local nonprofit founded and operated by three North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University alumni, recently hosted its first Manufacturing Month at Core Technology Molding Corp.
10/26/2023 in College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering, College of Health and Human Sciences
Three North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University professors have been selected as recipients of the 2023-24 Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Medtronic Research & Development Program Award.
10/16/2023 in Students, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Business and Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students Taylor Crosland and Zaria Gabriel have been accepted into second cohort of the USA Basketball Torch Leadership in Sport Mentoring Program.
09/25/2023 in Employees, College of Business and Economics
Following a nationwide search, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State university has appointed Sean Johnson as professor and director of the Center of Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEE&I).
09/18/2023 in Admissions, Students, College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering
That elite ranking was one of multiple categories in which A&T moved up, as the university's growth and development begins to factor prominently in such lists.
09/11/2023 in Students, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering
Four North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students won first place in the 2023 Moguls in the Making pitch competition.
07/31/2023 in College of Business and Economics, Transportation and Supply Chain, College of Engineering
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has concluded another successful Summer High School Transportation Institute (STI).
07/13/2023 in Academic Affairs, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Business and Economics, College of Science and Technology
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University recognized the accomplishments of the 2022-23 academic year during its annual Celebration of Faculty Excellence.
05/02/2023 in College of Business and Economics, Economics, Honors College
Kennedy Reid has been named North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s first Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program recipient.
02/22/2023 in College of Business and Economics, Transportation and Supply Chain, College of Engineering, College of Science and Technology
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State has been selected to initiate the Center for Regional and Rural Connected Communities (CR2C2) using a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for up to an additional four years of support, totaling $15 million.
02/17/2023 in Academic Affairs, College of Business and Economics
PowerUp is partnering with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Center of Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEEI) to host a venture ideation and pitch workshop for the university’s students, faculty and staff.
12/16/2022 in Academic Affairs, College of Business and Economics, The Graduate College
Intelligent.com has named North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University its Best Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in North Carolina for 2023. Intelligent.com also ranked A&T at No. 18 on its list of the nation’s 49 Best Online MBA in Human Resources Programs for 2023.
12/07/2022 in College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will receive $250,000 in grant funds from the Baker Hughes Foundation to provide financial support for a variety of STEM programs, professional certifications, scholarships and career readiness and curriculum development initiatives.
07/26/2022 in College of Business and Economics
A department chair and associate dean of the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been named interim dean of the college, effective Aug. 1, 2022.
04/29/2022 in Alumni, College of Business and Economics
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) announced Willie A. Deese ’77 as the newest member of its board of trustees. The Blue Cross NC board consists of community leaders across North Carolina with varied backgrounds in health care, education, business and finance.
03/29/2022 in College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering, College of Science and Technology, The Graduate College
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University continued its ascent in the U.S. News & World Report graduate program rankings, showing up with national rankings in four key academic areas.
02/14/2022 in College of Business and Economics
The Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will host Tellis Bethel on Thursday, Feb. 17, to kick off its spring 2022 Closing Bell Speaker Series.
01/13/2022 in Academic Affairs, College of Business and Economics, College of Science and Technology
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been awarded a four-year investment from HanesBrands to provide opportunities for underrepresented minorities and build a pipeline of diverse future talent.
12/20/2021 in College of Business and Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics is one of the nation’s top 10 online economics degree providers, according to ZDNet.
11/26/2021 in College of Business and Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s MBA Program is among the top 25 in the nation with no GMAT or GRE requirement in 2022, according to College Consensus.
11/15/2021 in College of Business and Economics
The Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will host David Gitlin on Thursday, Nov. 18, to conclude its fall 2021 Closing Bell Speaker Series.
10/12/2021 in College of Business and Economics
The Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will host Philip Snow on Oct. 21 as part of its fall 2021 Closing Bell Speaker Series.
10/07/2021 in Research and Economic Development, College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering
A team at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University received a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to implement a digital badge program which seeks to increase the competitive science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skillsets of students entering the transportation workforce and transportation graduate school programs.
09/08/2021 in College of Business and Economics
The Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will host Ron Everett on Sept. 16 to kick off its fall 2021 Closing Bell Speaker Series.
08/27/2021 in Strategic Partnerships and Economic Development, College of Business and Economics, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Science and Technology
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and Corning Incorporated kicked off their five-year partnership with a day-long, on-campus event Friday, Aug. 27, highlighted by the introduction of the 53 new Corning Scholars and Fellows at America’s largest historically Black university.
06/01/2021 in College of Business and Economics
Four first-year North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students in the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics have earned a third-place finish in the inaugural Goldman Sachs “Market Madness: HBCU Possibilities” Program case study competition.
05/28/2021 in College of Business and Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s MBA program in Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics is featured in a report about business schools and colleges with better employment rates than Harvard Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business.
05/13/2021 in College of Business and Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics is partnering with Synchrony on the company’s Education as an Equalizer initiative.
04/09/2021 in College of Business and Economics
The Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is the nation’s No. 1 graduate business school at a public historically Black college or university, according to U.S. News & World Report.
03/05/2021 in College of Business and Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics is among the nation’s “Best Business Schools for Women 2021,” according to College Consensus.
02/25/2021 in College of Business and Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has entered a three-year partnership with Charlotte-based Direct ChassisLink Inc. to provide scholarship support, internship and other opportunities to the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics.
02/22/2021 in Strategic Partnerships and Economic Development, College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has received a $2.1 million gift from 3M in support of the university’s Equity in Education Initiative (E²I).
02/18/2021 in College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering, Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering
Charlotte-based Dentsply Sirona announced the company will partner with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to create the Dentsply Sirona Scholarship Fund for Innovation and Leadership.
02/16/2021 in College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students Amanda Gray, Aliyah McCray, Felicia Park, Patrick Stanley, Miles Staton and Erica Thompson participated in the 2021 Transportation Research Board (TRB) annual meeting, which was held online Jan. 5-8 and 25-29.
01/14/2021 in College of Business and Economics, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Science and Technology
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University announced today a $5.5 million gift from Corning Incorporated to prepare students for careers in STEM and education.
12/21/2020 in Research and Economic Development, College of Business and Economics
The Center of Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEE&I) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has established an Executive Advisory Board.
12/18/2020 in College of Business and Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s MBA Program is among the nation’s top 10 for best value in 2021, according to College Consensus.
11/23/2020 in College of Business and Economics
Preliminary results of a study under way by researchers in North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics show the impact COVID-19 is having on the Piedmont Triad economy.
11/19/2020 in Students, College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering
The retail giant is investing $5 million in the nation's largest and top-ranked HBCU to enhance equity on campus and in the workplace.
11/13/2020 in College of Business and Economics
Huan Li, Ph.D., and Arim Park, Ph.D., of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics, have received a $10,000 grant from The FinTech Center at Morgan State University for their research in blockchain and sustainability.
11/13/2020 in College of Business and Economics, College of Science and Technology
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has established a five-year partnership with Arch Mortgage Insurance Co. (Arch MI) to provide scholarship support, internship and fellowship opportunities to students in the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics and the College of Science and Technology (COST).
03/06/2020 in Research and Economic Development, College of Business and Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Center of Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics offer a series of counseling sessions designed to assist students who own a business or are thinking about starting one.
02/26/2020 in College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Journalism & Mass Communication English, College of Business and Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Live Nation Urban and Piedmont Triad native and Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul, through the Chris Paul Family Foundation, have teamed up to establish a formalized internship pipeline between the university and the company.
12/18/2019 in Admissions, College of Business and Economics, Business Education, College of Science and Technology, Computer Systems Technology, The Graduate College
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has the nation’s best Master of Science in Information Technology program offered by a historically black college or university, according to Intelligent.com.
11/19/2019 in Academic Affairs, Employees, Students, College of Business and Economics
Ninety-five students, faculty and staff members of the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics (CoBE) volunteered during First Book’s Literacy Day at Doris Henderson Newcomers School for International Children on Friday, Nov. 15.
10/24/2019 in Academic Affairs, Alumni, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Journalism & Mass Communication English, College of Business and Economics, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Health and Human Sciences, College of Science and Technology
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University celebrated its annual Fall Convocation program Thursday, Oct. 24, in Harrison Auditorium. The program recognized student athletes for their academic and athletic accomplishments and welcomed back alumni for “The Greatest Homecoming on Earth” celebration.
10/22/2019 in Academic Affairs, Alumni, College of Business and Economics
In recognition of his numerous philanthropic contributions, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will name its College of Business and Economics (CoBE) after Willie A. Deese.
09/26/2019 in Academic Affairs, College of Business and Economics
About 200 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students spent Wednesday afternoon in a demonstration of a Harvard Business School course that may be added to the College of Business and Economics (CoBE) curriculum, thanks to the efforts of Piedmont Triad native and Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul.
07/18/2019 in Research, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering, College of Science and Technology
Faculty researchers at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University earned $64.37 million in contracts and grants in 2018-19, school leaders revealed today.
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05/01/2017 in College of Business and Economics
Dr. Beryl McEwen has been named to the 2017 class of Triad Business Journal’s Outstanding Women in Business list. McEwen is the dean of the College of Business and Economics (COBE) at N.C. A&T State University.
03/23/2017 in College of Business and Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is expanding its capacity to meet that demand by launching a new Master of Business Administration (MBA) Online degree program through the College of Business and Economics (COBE).
03/21/2017 in College of Business and Economics
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has selected Dr. Lisa Owens-Jackson to receive the 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award for N.C. A&T State University.
