Initiative Targets Disparities in Rural N.C.

A first-ever effort to marshal the combined resources of 12 ECU colleges and schools, 14 centers and institutes and university partners behind a single, coordinated campaign, the “Rural Prosperity Initiative,” was launched today by Chancellor Cecil P. Staton.

East Carolina University is focusing its extensive research and engagement expertise on finding solutions to the extraordinary disparities in health, education and economic development in rural and coastal North Carolina communities.

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