Since graduating from UNC in 2009, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and Morehead-Cain alumnus Ed Perkins has crafted an extensive resume. Perkins’ latest release with Lightbox, “The Princess," is a feature documentary about Diana, Princess of Wales.
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"The Lesshead-Plain Foundation was formed in 1944, one year before the Morehead-Cain. Lenny Lesshead I and Liam Plain created their foundation with five two-dollar bills and a mission to help average UNC students feel successful and appreciated."
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Justin Hadad will pursue a Master of Philosophy in economics at the University of Oxford, where he hopes to continue studying market design. He is the second of three UNC students and alumni to join the Rhodes scholars class of 2022.
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The committee, called the Juvenile Justice Planning Committee, was established on Sept. 25 to advise the Governor's Crime Commission and administer juvenile justice and delinquency prevention grants from the Department of Justice.
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The executive director of the Morehead-Cain Foundation, Chuck Lovelace, is leaving his position at the end of the academic year. Here's how Lovelace feels about his time spent working with the students of the foundation and the impact he's hoping he's made so far.
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The UNC Morehead-Cain Foundation has received an anonymous $10 million pledge from a former scholar and hopes the contribution will be matched by other alumni with a $20 million fundraising goal.
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A petition surfaced that demanded reform to the way the UNC system is governed, especially in the wake of several administrative departures.
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Politicians like N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper and U.S. Rep. David Price, D-N.C., were involved in a variety of campus extracurriculars during their undergraduate careers at UNC, which set them on their political careers. “There’s no set pathway to get into any career, but especially with politics it’s so liquid to get to that point,” UNC sophomore Serena Singh said. Singh, who was recently elected co-chairperson of Multicultural Affairs and Diversity Outreach Committee in the Undergraduate Executive Branch, said having political role models is beneficial because it shows you don’t have to go to law school to go into politics.
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Monday marks the ten year anniversary of the death of Eve Carson, a former UNC student body president and Morehead-Cain scholar. Eve's legacy is still remembered today through the Eve Carson scholarship and an annual 5K hosted by the Pi Beta Phi and Phi Delta Theta sororities.
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At the University Day ceremony Tuesday, Chancellor Carol Folt announced a campaign called Give For Good that aims to raise $20 million for scholarships and grants in the next year.
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Sasha Seymore traversed the basketball court at UNC and is now traversing the world.
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For Morehead-Cain Scholars Larry Han and Max Seunik, the opportunity to complete a master’s program in China will serve as a springboard for global career options.
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About two weeks ago, Kristen Gardner and other Morehead-Cain students and alumni started a petition to allow undocumented students to receive the scholarship.
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Andrew Crabtree, a UNC sophomore, died Saturday after a two-and-a-half-year battle with synovial sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. He was 19.
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Laura Rozo, a UNC junior and Morehead-Cain Scholar, died Thursday afternoon after a long battle with cancer. She was 20.
Read More »Georgia native Audrey Horne is afraid that she might never again walk into the dusty geology building or cheer among a sea of fervid Carolina blue fans at the Smith Center after this year.
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