A Journey of Perseverance: One Student’s 37-Year Quest for a Diploma

Jun 21, 2024

A Journey of Perseverance: One Student’s 37-Year Quest for a Diploma

Meet Bob Schwartz, a student who returned to NC State 37-years later to receive his diploma.

The Williams Courtyard will be renovated into an outdoor wellness space for NC State students.

Jun 6, 2024

Leaving a Legacy

NC State’s 2024 graduating senior class is giving the university its first senior gift in the last several years by renovating the Williams Courtyard outside Williams Hall near the Free Expression Tunnel into an outdoor wellness space.

Messiah Williams graduated from NC State at 18 years old in May.

Jun 3, 2024

A Historic Graduation

Eighteen-year-old Messiah Williams is one of the youngest African-American male graduates in NC State history.

The historic brick smoke stack on central campus

May 22, 2024

NC State Leaders Recognized on ‘Power 100’ List

The chancellor, a dean, two directors and more than 40 alumni were featured on Business North Carolina’s annual list.

A closeup of the Reds and Whites art installation at the Susan Woodson Plaza on Centennial Campus.

May 6, 2024

Reds and Whites: A Work of Art Anchors Centennial Campus

Thanks to an NC State connection, a masterwork by world-renowned artist Larry Bell is cementing a sense of place on the university’s Centennial Campus.

Three chancellor's aides walk arm-in-arm away from the Memorial Belltower wearing their graduation gowns.

May 3, 2024

Our 2024 Graduates’ Stories

Every student’s NC State story is unique — and we’re here to celebrate all of them. Get to know members of the graduating class of 2024 from as many of our colleges and programs as we could pack into a single page.

Spring 2024 commencement speaker Dr. David W.C. MacMillan

Apr 17, 2024

David MacMillan, Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Will Address Spring 2024 Graduates

Nobel Prize-winning chemist David W. C. MacMillan will deliver the spring 2024 commencement address.

Demarcus Williams does the Wolfie in the Free Expression Tunnel

Apr 15, 2024

Designing an Inclusive College Experience

For College of Design alumnus Demarcus Williams. giving back is about helping current and future students have the same experience or one that’s even better.

Mar 22, 2024

New Records and Extraordinary Impact on NC State’s Sixth Day of Giving

Donors gave 21,920 gifts, setting a record for the second year in a row and raising $46.6 million in support of students, faculty, programs, facilities, Extension, research and more.

The Kivett family on the sidelines at the 2022 ACC tournament

Mar 20, 2024

Ecstatic — Yet Subdued — Family Celebration

The Kivetts of Lewisville, North Carolina, have five NC State degrees and almost 100 years of volunteering at the Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball tournament between them. None of them, however, had ever seen the Wolfpack win an ACC men’s title — until now.

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