Emerging Voices Blog

Featuring stories from IEI interns, students from across the state and other up-and-coming voices about issues that matter to North Carolinians.

Emerging Voices

Education and Play: How do they affect our listening?

IEI Community Initiatives Intern Eva McDonald examines how education and play as children can help improve listening skills, and ways that adults can improve these skills later in life.

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Spotlighting North Carolina Change Agents

IEI Communications Intern Adam Sichel highlights some of the change agents across the state who are working everyday to improve North Carolina’s talent pipeline and connect underutilized communities to well-paying, meaningful jobs.

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College, Financial Wellness and the 2024 Emerging Issues Forum

IEI Communications Intern Adam Sichel talked to four other college students across the state about their financial wellness and perspectives on the topic of the 2024 Emerging Issues Forum. This is part of the Emerging Voices blog series.

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Food Security in North Carolina

The Emerging Voices blog features stories from IEI interns, students from across the state and other up-and-coming voices about issues that matter to North Carolinians. This blog by Policy Intern Brodie Smith focuses on food security in North Carolina.

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What Does the NC State Budget Mean for Workforce Development?

IEI Communications Intern Adam Sichel provides a high-level overview of the North Carolina State Budget items that relate to workforce development. This is the first post in the Emerging Voices blog series.