UNC Pembroke News

Alicia Thomas sitting on a bench shows off her museum award
May 01 Mark Locklear

UNCP’s Alicia Thomas Earns Statewide Museum Professional Award

Alicia Thomas, curator of museum education and community engagement at the Museum of the Southeast American Indian at UNC Pembroke, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Emerging Museum Professional Award by the North Carolina Museums Council.

Tonya Holy Elk
February 26 Mark Locklear

Tonya Holy Elk Named 2026 Lloyd Oxendine Artist in Residence

The Museum of the Southeast American Indian (MSAI) at UNC Pembroke has named Tonya Holy Elk, ’18, as the 2026 Lloyd Oxendine Artist in Residence.

A portrait of the Reese family in front of Old Main and an American Indian graduate
January 21 Chad Locklear

Susan Bird Reese makes $100,000 gift to UNC Pembroke

UNC Pembroke alumna Susan Bird Reese ’79 has made a $100,000 gift to her alma mater in loving memory of her late husband, Arthur “Randy” Ray Reese ’77.

Dr. Jaime Martinez
December 05 Adrielle Cooper

UNCP faculty featured in statewide historic sites video project

Two UNC Pembroke faculty will appear in new video materials produced for North Carolina State Historic Sites.