North Carolina Central University is a historically Black university in Durham, North Carolina, founded in 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard — initially as the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua for the Colored Race. NCCU became a public institution in 1923 and today is a comprehensive research university offering more than 100 programs across liberal arts, law, education, business, and the sciences. The campus is located in the Research Triangle, between Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, giving students access to one of the nation's most vibrant ac…