UNC Pembroke News

Members of Alpha Pi Omega perform a traditional swan dance during an Indigenous Peoples' Day event
October 14 Mark Locklear

UNCP Honors Its Roots, Celebrates Resilience During Indigenous Peoples’ Day Event

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, the only four-year university founded by American Indians for American Indians, celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday with a day filled with music, art and cultural traditions honoring Native heritage and resilience.

Nancy Chavis
October 09 Chad Locklear

UNCP Curator Honored with National Award for Advancing American Art

UNC Pembroke’s Museum of the Southeast American Indian director and curator Nancy Strickland Chavis has been awarded the 2025 William Collins Smith Auburn Award for Advancing American Art by the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University.

Commander John B. Herrington
September 15 Mark Locklear

Native American Astronaut John Herrington to Speak at UNC Pembroke

The Museum of the Southeast American Indian at UNC Pembroke will host Commander John B. Herrington, a trailblazing astronaut and member of the Chickasaw Nation, for a special public presentation.

Aerial view of Old Main
September 11 Mark Locklear

UNCP Secures $1.3 Million for Historic Old Main Façade Restoration

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke has been awarded $750,000 through a History of Equal Rights grant from the Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, to restore the iconic façade of Old Main, the most recognizable building on campus and a treasured landmark in the Lumbee community.